{
  "id": 9965447,
  "title": "I'm 72 and don't want to move to a retirement home. So I built a tiny home in my yard for a future live-in caretaker.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/im-72-and-dont-want-to-move-to-a-retirement-home-so-i-built-a-tiny",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-26T11:07:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Insider",
    "slug": "business-insider",
    "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/built-tiny-home-caretaker-instead-of-retirement-home-2026-9"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Jerry and Kathie Schwartz, both in their 70s, were facing challenges navigating their three-story home in Truckee, California. After watching friends and family members pass away, Kathie made a promise to herself that she would never put Jerry into a retirement home. This led them to explore downsizing their home and building a tiny house in the backyard for potential future use as a live-in caretaker's residence. Initially, they considered retirement communities, but found the idea off-putting. They eventually moved into a smaller, single-story house in Petaluma, but still felt the need to address their aging concerns. Through inspiration from a friend's tiny home project, the Schwartzes hired Studio Home to build a 480-square-foot tiny house, which was completed in 2022. The tiny home serves multiple purposes: as a guest house, a space for mahjong classes, and potentially for future live-in care. This decision has provided them with flexibility and additional value to their property while enabling them to age in place without the need for a retirement community.",
  "summary": "Kathie Schwartz and her husband don't want to live in a retirement community. Instead, they built a tiny home in their yard for a future live-in caretaker.",
  "key_points": [
    "Jerry and Kathie Schwartz, both 70s, avoid retirement homes.",
    "Build 480 sq ft tiny house in backyard for future caretaker.",
    "Tiny home serves guest house, mahjong classes, potential care."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}