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Kendal at Oberlin: Memories of World War II

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Published: May 22, 2021 Kendal at Oberlin residents share many values, including creativity, resiliency, love of learning and concern for others. So, when the pandemic hit, residents came up with many ways to combine all of them.  One of these efforts is a 30-minute video featuring four residents

Oberlin Tours for Everyone

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to Oberlin, which is why Kendal resident Kathy Hazelton decided to organize an outing for 16 Kendal residents and 2 staff members. “My husband and I joined Kendal a few months before the pandemic hit and didn’t have time to explore Oberlin much before that.  As we were coming out of the restrictions, I

COVID-19 Brings Technology Advances at Kendal

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restructure personal and community life because their older adult residents are most at risk of getting seriously ill and dying from COVID-19. Even before the pandemic, Kendal at Oberlin strived for state-of-the-art technology but since COVID, the retirement community has really ramped up its offerings

Voice Assistants Connect Older Adults

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Published: January 29, 2021 After Judy Riggle’s stroke in 2018, she moved from her cottage to the Stephens Care Center at Kendal at Oberlin. Her husband Tom and cocker spaniel Susie visited daily, sometimes more than once. But when the pandemic forced Kendal to close the care center to visitors

Aging in Place in Community: Design for Future Needs

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in place in a life plan community.  A Vibrant Community Designed for Older Adults Like other Life Plan or Continuing Care Retirement Communities, Kendal at Oberlin is physically designed so older adults can safely and comfortably age in place, while enjoying the vibrant lifestyle of an engaged

Cybersecurity Awareness Month

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offers many free online resources and guides. Hands-on Help Many companies, such as Best Buy Geek Squad, TechtoUs and Candoo Tech offer tech support and training for businesses and individuals. Candoo’s training is designed for older adults, which is why Kendal at Oberlin decided to offer Candoo

A Special Illumination Night at Kendal

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not just for the college it’s a time for the whole community to come together,” says Kim Preston, Oberlin College alumna (1970), Oberlin resident and Kendal Social Services associate. An Idea to Keep the Lights Shining With the 2020 commencement virtual due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Kim came up

Lifelong Learning Online Opportunities for Seniors

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courses are free to audit.) Other sites for college and industry-taught courses are Udacity and edX. Lifelong Learning Programs For years lifelong learning programs have been offering low-cost courses for older adults at colleges, continuing care retirement communities like Kendal at Oberlin

Celebrating Black History Month - 2021

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+ features five family movies for Black History Month. Kendal residents have put together a “civil rights film festival” that they can watch from the safety of their home. Also in keeping with ASALH’s Black family theme, the February issue of Kendal’s monthly resident newsletter, The Kendalight