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Kendal Creates

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Published: June 7, 2023 Every two years Kendal spotlights residents who are painters, photographers, fiber artists, woodworkers, ceramicists and the like. The exhibit is called Kendal Creates and fills all three Kendal galleries until Aug. 14. This year the 57 artists include a handful of new

Why Music Matters

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are intentional and structured, as in music therapy. Let’s explore both, which by the way, resonate throughout the Kendal community. Music therapy 101 Here’s the definition from the America Music Therapy Association: Music therapy is the clinical & evidence-based use of music interventions to accomplish

Meet Kendal Residents: Larry & Betsy

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Community. They visited Kendal in May 2018 and by Thanksgiving had moved in.  “It was love at first sight,” Betsy says. Adds Larry, “We couldn’t find anything we didn’t like.” Downsizing: Think Small Rodent Unlike most people who spend a couple years or more on the Priority List before deciding to move

Kendal’s Woodshop is Humming

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Published: September 25, 2024 The Woodshop at Kendal has been a fixture at the life plan community since it opened its doors in 1993. In earlier years residents arrived with home tools in hand, which made it easy and inexpensive to outfit the Woodshop. Residents paid a nominal membership fee

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

ABCs of Collecting

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the types of things and intensity run the gamut, as illustrated by Kendal Collects, a biennial exhibit in which residents display paintings, pottery, photograph, quilts and more from their “collection.” (More on this later). First, let’s take a look at collecting, whether casual or serious. “Nostalgia

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

Tech Savvy Seniors: Kendal's Collaboration with Candoo Tech

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to wing it solo. That’s why Kendal at Oberlin decided to partner with Candoo Tech, a company that provides tech support and training specifically designed for older adults.  “We’re very excited to pilot Candoo here in Oberlin! It represents a significant solution offering residents timely technical

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