Senior citizens living in Georgetown soon might have a new way to stay in their homes rather than moving to retirement communities or assisted-living facilities, thanks to a nonprofit co-op called a “village.”

Eighteen such villages have sprung up in the Washington area over the past several years, making it a hot spot for the movement that started in Boston a decade ago.

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