in the education of African Americans; an abolitionist hotbed and a major stopover on the Underground Railroad; active in reform movements, including women’s rights. This nearly two-century tradition of supporting diversity continues today in the city and college, and, since 1993, at Kendal

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

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

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

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

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

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

year’s proclamation. Indigenous peoples’ movement at Kendal  Addressing the myriad of issues surrounding the mistreatment of Indigenous peoples has gained traction at Kendal and in January residents decided to form the Indigenous Peoples Interest Group. The group’s mission is “to educate our community

+ 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