Gay and Growing Old
https://blog.kao.kendal.org/gay-and-growing-old
to consider the challenges older gay men and women face. Gay and growing old Because many LGBTQ adults often don’t identity their sexual orientation in surveys and elsewhere, SAGE and others rely on estimates. Of the 2.7 million to 3 million LGBT adults over age 50, one-third live at or below

Kendal at Oberlin Earns Recognition in Inaugural Long-Term Care Equality Index (LEI)
https://kao.kendal.org/news/kendal-at-oberlin-earns-recognition-in-inaugural-long-term-care-equality-index-lei/
Oberlin, Ohio (6/11/2023) – Kendal at Oberlin is happy to announce its designation as a “LGBTQ+ Long-Term Care Equality High Performer” in the Human Rights Campaign Foundation and SAGE’s Long-Term Care Equality Index (LEI). The LEI is the nation’s foremost benchmarking survey of residential long

A Community Responds with Pain and Purpose
https://kao.kendal.org/news/a-community-responds-with-pain-and-purpose/
the courage to face the world as it is, and to be unrelenting in their desire to see it change. To that end, this upcoming year I will establish a Presidential Initiative for faculty and students that seeks to address issues of violence, police-community relationships, and racial injustices. One could imagine

LGBT Pride Month Conversations in Oberlin
https://blog.kao.kendal.org/lgbt-pride-month-conversations-in-oberlin
Published: July 1, 2021 Conversations about gay rights have been going on at Kendal at Oberlin for years, but in recent times the conversations during Pride Month have been more deliberate as both gay and straight residents come together to talk, learn and support each other. A watershed event

Kendal at Oberlin Celebrates Pride Week
https://blog.kao.kendal.org/kendal-at-oberlin-celebrates-pride-week
. At the annual opportunity fair featuring Kendal committees, the LGBTA+ set up a table. Residents shared stories about grandchildren and other relatives who are gay and the challenges they face and asked how they can help. “The best thing to say is ‘I love you just the way you are,’” resident Nancy

Values: High Quality Work Experience
https://blog.kao.kendal.org/careers-in-aging-services
Published: August 24, 2022 Kendal at Oberlin, and Kendal Corporation’s other affiliates are independent and not part of, or sponsored by any religious or social institution, but they were founded and continue to grow with intentional regard for the principles of the Religious Society of Friends

Values in Action: Welcoming Diversity
https://blog.kao.kendal.org/values-in-action-welcoming-diversity
Published: July 27, 2022 Kendal at Oberlin, and Kendal Corporation’s other affiliates are independent and not part of, or sponsored by any religious or social institution, but they were founded and continue to grow with intentional regard for the principles of the Religious Society of Friends, also

Kendal Values and Practices
https://blog.kao.kendal.org/kendal-values-and-practices
Published: January 12, 2022 Men and women interested in moving to or working for Kendal at Oberlin learn early in the process about the values and practices that have guided the community since its inception in 1993. The Values and Practices, outlined in a 24-page booklet that is given

Values in Action: Intergenerational Engagement
https://blog.kao.kendal.org/values-in-action-intergenerational-engagement
Published: March 31, 2022 Kendal at Oberlin, and Kendal Corporation’s other affiliates are independent and not part of, or sponsored by any religious or social institution, but they were founded and continue to grow with intentional regard for the principles of the Religious Society of Friends
