Gear Up and Get Outside!
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, the latter which sells Patagonia, North Face, Columbia and other outdoor brands. Both outlets offer lots of expert advice too, like how to choose base layers and winter coats, even “how to go to the bathroom in the woods.” Good walking shoes or boots are always important, but especially in icy and cold
Contact Tracing: What and Why
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the time the patient was isolated. This includes people who were wearing a face covering, which is meant to prevent someone from transmitting the disease and not to protect someone from becoming infected. How do I know the contact caller is legit? Good question. According to the Ohio Department of Health
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
FAQ: 5 Questions About the COVID-19 Vaccine
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provider for assistance. About Kendal at Oberlin: Kendal is a nonprofit life plan community serving older adults in northeast Ohio. Located about one mile from Oberlin College and Conservatory, and about a 40 minute drive from downtown Cleveland, Kendal offers a vibrant resident-led lifestyle
Holiday Meals: Think Small & Outside the Box
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not be as festive as years past, try to include a side dish that feeds your heart too. Kendal resident and retired Professor of Religion Malcolm Peel will be serving up kindness in three flavors. “I expect to pass through life but once. --- If, therefore, there be any kindness I can show, any good
Let's Talk About Loneliness
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a COVID pod or bubble, such as several dozen Kendal at Oberlin residents have done. Kendal residents have also been creative and come up with fun ways to be with others, such as playing music outdoors and in garages and putting together videos to share with family. "Ideally, what we want to do is find