Kendal Celebrates the Holidays
Singing international Christmas carols, celebrating the longest night of the year, reading aloud beloved children’s books and lighting the menorah candles. These and other holiday celebrations at Kendal at Oberlin…
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Faces of Kendal: Helene Aarons
Kendal is home to more than 300 men and women in their 60s and well beyond. They come from near (Oberlin and Cleveland) and far (Hawaii, Canada and elsewhere). The…
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Oberlin’s Rich History of Diversity
An historical marker at 73 ½ Professor Street in Oberlin describing the 1833 founding of Oberlin College and the surrounding community sets the stage: The statement includes such phrases…
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Aging Well No Matter Your Age
We’ve been hearing a lot lately about our aging political leaders, specifically the current and former U.S. presidents, and what that means in terms of their physical and mental health.…
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Faces of Kendal: Barb Davis
Kendal is home to more than 300 men and women in their 60s and well beyond. They come from near (Oberlin and Cleveland) and far (Hawaii, Canada and elsewhere). The…
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Entertaining 101
Pre-pandemic when it came to entertaining, many older adults mostly thought it meant fine china, dinner and dessert, and matching table decorations. The pandemic taught us a lot about of…
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John Bartram Arboretum is II
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…
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Living Well with Dementia
The theme of this year’s Dementia Action Alliance Conference was “living well with dementia” and the Kendal residents and staff who attended the Indianapolis conference saw countless examples of…
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Voting 101
Your constitutional right to vote is really a two-part exercise: physically voting and informed voting. Let’s tackle the first part. The midterm election is Tuesday, Nov. 8. According to…
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