Retirement Community

Friends are like family. I count on my friends. Friends brighten my day. I cherish my friendships. Do those comments ring true for you?

Kendal’s first spelling bee in July was so successful, with gregarious and conscientious participants and fastidious organizers, that it will probably be an annual occurrence.

Many of my childhood family photographs include a glimpse of a painting of Mount Adams, a picturesque hilltop community in downtown Cincinnati. My aunt painted the vivid oil, and it…

True or False? You know you are from Kendal when: Your calendar is crammed full of meetings, volunteer projects and other appointments. Your trash can is barely full because almost…

One woman was an exquisite seamstress. Another an aspiring artist. A third had a keen eye for design. These women, deceased mothers of three Kendal residents, are part of a…

We all know that moving can be a major stressor, especially when the move involves leaving a longtime residence for a much smaller home. Downsizing can be daunting.  

Deb Lindner has been a housekeeper at Kendal at Oberlin for 14 years. As she cleans apartments in the Stephens Care Center, she chats with residents, sharing stories and answering…

A home with fewer rooms and less square footage, a one-car garage and no basement sounds like it should cost less than maintaining a spacious family house. Not always, though.

Before moving to Kendal, Sue and Joe Colucci lived in a rustic cottage in Michigan, and the décor was unsuited for fragile, elegant art work. But one day at an…