Kendal at Oberlin has a rich tradition of utilizing its main auditorium to the max. Professors and musicians from Oberlin College lectured or performed in Heiser Auditorium. Ditto for Kendal residents, many who are former professors and musicians. Community residents showed up to talk about

designed and built soon after Kendal opened in 1993. “Kendal Founders Toni and Bill Renfrow and Ken and Gretchen Roose, good tennis friends in Oberlin, wanted to be sure we had two soft-surface courts to attract and retain tennis players who would play together. Both Ken and Bill were phenomenal

With book clubs, monthly newsletter articles, a memory enhancement course and dementia awareness training, Kendal at Oberlin residents and staff have been “re-imagining dementia” for some time, which helps explain why they were invited to present at the Dementia Action Alliance’s “Re-Imagining

Kendal at Oberlin Resident Walks to Celebrate 80th Birthday Kendal resident Jim Walsh walks regularly for exercise around and near the KaO campus, but he’s planning to “step it up” a notch as he approaches his 80th birthday. Jim will walk 10 miles per day for 8 days – a total of 80 miles – just

On Wednesday, March 19th, Kendal at Oberlin, along with representatives of Kendal at Home, hosted a delegation from Japan representing the Mitsubishi Research Institute (MRI), a leading think-tank in that country. They are part of the Platinum Society, an association of members within MRI

, but Kendal at Oberlin is a resident-led community. What does that mean? In addition to the Kendal at Oberlin Residents Association (KORA), Kendal residents form and participate in committees – they currently have more than 90 – on topics of interest and concern from horticulture and art, to music

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 questions. “I know every single resident like I know my own grandmother,” she says. Working in resident’s homes means

suitcase, make each piece count.) support such nonprofits as Habitat for Humanity ReStore, Little Free Library and Goodwill by donating items no longer needed. Kendal Recycling & Other Sustainability Initiatives In 1993, Kendal at Oberlin was founded on many Quaker values, including a foundation

the world. “The Wii is ancient now,” says Michele Tarsitano-Amato, creative arts therapy director who introduced Tover to Kendal residents this spring.   The game, which contains a high-quality projector, infrared sensors, a loudspeaker and a processor that projects interactive games onto a table