Gay and Growing Old
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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)
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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
LGBT Pride Month Conversations in Oberlin
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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
On the Road with Road Scholar
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Published: October 27, 2021 During Maggie Stark’s 27-year tenure working at Kendal at Oberlin she heard countless residents rave about their travel experiences with Elderhostel, now called Road Scholar. “When you retire you have to sign up for a trip,” they often told Maggie. So when she retired
National Poetry Month
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is hard — all the more reason to memorize it. Ask students to write a paper on Wordsworth, and once they turn it in, they consign the text to oblivion. But if they memorize his lament, years from now — perhaps while they are cleaning up their child’s chocolate-smeared face after birthday cake
Kendal at Oberlin Celebrates Pride Week
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. 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 in Action: Welcoming Diversity
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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
The Artists of Kendal Creates: 2021
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Published: June 16, 2021 Kendal is home to many creative people and every two years, their artwork is front and center. This year’s “Kendal Creates” exhibit features more than 50 residents and 80 pieces of artwork, from paintings and photography to quilts and ceramics. Although this year’s exhibit
Yoga Teacher Training: Never Too Old
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would force me to face a long-held fear of speaking in front of a group. For most of my life I had been able to avoid being in front of a room, but I grew weary of standing back when there was something I really wanted to say. Early on I came across a quote from marathon runner John Bingham
