Kendal at Oberlin, a nonprofit life plan community in Oberlin, Ohio, has announced that Seth Vilensky will join the community as Chief Executive Officer on January 29, 2024. He was selected following a nationwide search, led by the organization’s Board of Directors. Seth has most recently served

On exhibit through August 14th, in all three Kendal Galleries, is “Kendal Creates,” the works of 50 resident artists.   The show includes over 120 pieces in numerous mediums, including painting in oil and acrylic, watercolors, drawings, photographs, lithographs, collage, ceramics, crewel

Kendal Silver Anniversary Award for 2018 As a founding medical partner, Georgia Newman has brought a passion for excellence in geriatric care and medical innovation to Kendal at Oberlin. Georgia has served as an attending physician from the day Kendal opened their doors in 1993. In all of these 25

Published: June 22, 2017 Before moving to Kendal, Sue and Joe Colucci lived in a rustic cottage in Michigan, and the décor was unsuited for fragile, elegant art work. But one day at an art show, the couple was drawn to a glass sculpture bowl, both fragile and elegant. “And affordable,” Sue says

Published: April 7, 2016 “I don’t have a creative bone in my body.” Bet you know someone (maybe the face in the mirror?) who has voiced this sentiment, or carries it around like a talisman. “Balderdash!” says best-selling author Elizabeth Gilbert, who challenges Ted Talk listeners to replace

Published: May 24, 2023 For years Maggie Stark sat across a table at Kendal talking to prospective residents about the importance of planning their retirement while they were healthy and had options. “Fail to plan, plan to fail,” the former marketing director would say, encouraging them to paint

Published: December 21, 2022 Singing international Christmas carols, celebrating the longest night of the year, reading aloud beloved children’s books and lighting the menorah candles. These and other holiday celebrations at Kendal at Oberlin are as diverse and creative as the men and women who

Following are some of the resident stories behind “Kendal Collects – 2017,” a biennial art show at Kendal at Oberlin that featured over 80 cherished artworks from residents’ private art collections. This year, a series of blogs and videos highlight some of the personal connections residents have

Published: July 2, 2015 Kendal at Oberlin is home to some amazing people from all walks of life. One of those individuals is Robert Taylor, a Kendal resident since 2003. Robert is 75 years old and has led an interesting life before finding his way to Kendal at Oberlin. Life Before Kendal Robert