Community Update for Week of 7/4/2022
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and on Zoom. To join via Zoom, use this link: https://kendal-org.zoom.us/j/87479090692. Meeting ID: 874 7909 0692 The Health Services Forum is also on KOTV (but not on Zoom.) Topics will include Managing Health Care Costs Through Home Health, Medical Companion Options, Transitions in Care Scenarios
Recognition for Opera “Strawberry Fields”
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, was diagnosed with dementia and spent her last year at Kendal. This sparked her interest in this opera for winter term at the Conservatory. Professor Stunkel and Michele Tarsitano-Amato, Kendal’s Creative Arts Therapy Director and Certified Dementia Specialist, collaborated in this intergenerational
Kendal Staff and Residents Present at Dementia Action Alliance
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With book clubs, monthly newsletter articles, a memory enhancement course and dementia awareness training, Kendal at Oberlin residents and staff have been “re-imagining dementia” for some time, which is why they were invited to present at the Dementia Action Alliance’s “Re-Imagining Dementia
New Board Leadership for Kendal at Oberlin
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Every two years the leadership of the Kendal at Oberlin Board of Directors changes hands. Liz Burgess, owner of Ginko Gallery and Studio in Oberlin, stepped down as chair in December 2020 and was succeeded by Joan Villarreal, former Senior Vice President with Lorain National Bank. “I was so proud
How to Grow an Urban Arboretum
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The John Bartram Arboretum at Kendal at Oberlin’s second annual Arbor Day celebration was a day of education, with Alan Siewert, Ohio Department of Natural Resources Regional Urban Forester. Barbara Thomas, CEO of Kendal at Oberlin, opened the event with remarks in which she stated, “The arboretum
Community Update for Week of 9/12/2022
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Update to Residents on 9/13/2022 Survey to be sent out to determine how may Independent Living Residents will be getting their Next COVID Booster Here at Kendal at Oberlin CVS in Oberlin is partnering with Kendal in providing the next COVID Booster Clinic. We are looking at dates in the first week
Kendal at Oberlin Residents Get the COVID-19 Vaccine
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Today, Kendal at Oberlin welcomed pharmacists from Walgreens to the campus. And it was a very warm welcome for sure! They arrived with the first round of vaccines for Kendal residents and staff. As a community that includes some of the most vulnerable older adults, residents have been sheltering
Community Update for week of 4/24/2023
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normal” starting later in May, when the Government has declared an end to the COVID Pandemic. We’ll also have a brief look at some of the key deliverables by being a part of the Kendal System. We have many residents who have arrived in the 6-8 years unfamiliar with the benefits we gain by not being
Oberlin is One of Kiplinger's "Smart Places to Retire"
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A feature article posted July 3 on the website of Kiplinger Personal Finance includes Oberlin, Ohio on its list of “12 Smart Places to Retire.” Proximity of Oberlin College and a vibrant Kendal life plan community in the town of Oberlin are noted as reasons to consider this a retirement destination
