Leadership Training at Kendal
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Published: October 5, 2023 For nearly 30 years Kendal at Oberlin residents and staff have been creating community in ways big and small. As the community prepares to celebrate its 30th birthday this fall, we’ll explore how the 110-acre campus, home to hundreds of residents over the years, creates

Music Matters for Kendal at Oberlin
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The Kendal at Oberlin community has a deep appreciation for music. And now, thanks to the generosity of a former resident and the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music, that affection has been enhanced with the recent acquisition of two Steinway pianos. The Gift of Music Professional pianist Marian

Kendal at Oberlin - 5 Years in Mather Age Well Study
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A 5-year study of health and wellness among more than 8,000 residents of life plan communities across the country found that residents are doing quite well compared to older adults living in the community at large. The findings from the Mather Institute “Age Well Study” are not surprising to Kendal

Artistic Transformation: Reusing Old Chairs
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Raising Money to Support Oberlin Community Services Wooden chairs donated by vendors at Main Street Antiques, repaired and whimsically decorated by Kendal at Oberlin residents, to be sold at the upcoming Firelands Association for the Visual Arts (FAVA) art fair means financial support for Oberlin

A Green Life Plan Community
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Published: April 26, 2023 When it comes to trees and all things green, Kendal at Oberlin has a lot to be proud of this Arbor Day! Kendal residents and staff are all for enhancing and preserving plant life on its 110-acre campus. Since its inception 30 years ago the community’s focus on preserving

Kendal at Oberlin Names a New Director of Nursing
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Kim Leek is Promoted Kendal at Oberlin is pleased to announce that Kim Leek, who has been most recently serving as the community’s Interim Director of Nursing, has accepted and been promoted to the position of Director of Nursing for the Stephens Care Center (SCC). Kim has been a nurse in the field

Happy Work Anniversary: Quinn Barbee
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This month Quinn Barbee is celebrating his 13-year anniversary as a Kendal employee. During his tenure at Kendal he has worked in Facility Services – three years in Transportation and the last decade in Maintenance. “I love being able to give the residents the support they need and to treat

John Bartram Arboretum is II
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Published: November 4, 2022 Take 100+ acres of diverse habitat, add 500+ environmentally engaged Kendal residents and staff and the result: The John Bartram Arboretum at Kendal at Oberlin. Now seven years later the arboretum has reached a “major milestone.” It is now a Level II facility, joining

The Care and Nurturing of an Arboretum
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Published: March 17, 2025 One of the cornerstones of Kendal at Oberlin is its inviting natural environment. The campus encompasses The John Bartram Arboretum, with over 100 acres of diverse habitat, more than 1,100 trees and eight ponds. With the grounds now accredited as a Level II arboretum
