Creating Art Kits For Area Preschool Children Kendal at Oberlin artists have been busy unleashing their creativity on designing art kits for local preschoolers. It’s a pandemic outreach program coordinated by Firelands Association for the Visual Arts in Oberlin (FAVA) and Kendal at Oberlin’s Art

Work Anniversaries Recognized at Kendal at Oberlin Each year, Kendal at Oberlin celebrates staff who have reached milestones in terms of years working at Kendal. In 2024, eighteen staff members were recognized for having reached 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 years of service to the community

that Matt Baloun and his team at Kendal at Oberlin were going to see drastic drops to their overall caseload and residents might be at risk of isolation and functional declines. This simply wasn’t the case. Matt got creative in his scheduling approach and presented a plan which allowed dedicated clinicians

Published: March 28, 2025 Walk by the Kendal at Oberlin Fitness Center on a Friday afternoon and you’ll see about 20 Oberlin College students and Kendal residents dancing and moving playfully to music and prompts as they laugh and chatter. It’s called “Creative Movement,” but the Oberlin Dance

. Yes, we need more STNAs and nurses and geriatricians, but also physical therapists, fitness instructors, grief counselors and creative arts therapists. Add to the mix the popularity of retirement communities such as Kendal at Oberlin and the demand for cooks and servers, housekeepers and grounds

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

Published: August 18, 2023 Walking around an exhibit hall at an NAEYC conference, Kendal Early Learning Center Director Jeni Hoover came across a Conscious Discipline (CD) booth. She was curious, explored deeper and it didn’t take long for her to “catch” the CD “fever.” Now, 12 years later

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

Published: January 23, 2020 Oberlin College students Mikaela de Lemos and Marika Mortimer-Lotke embarked on a 30-hour class project about the benefits of intergenerational learning. They visited Kendal at Oberlin’s Early Learning Center and interviewed both community residents and parents