Published: December 13, 2019 Holiday celebrations at Kendal at Oberlin are diverse, creative and lively, just like the people who live here. The celebrations reflect various cultural, ethnic and religious backgrounds. And they feature activities for young and old, with ample opportunities

into it, and was shocked by what she found. Instead of communities where ailing men and women sat around she discovered places full of active and healthy older adults. Eventually the couple selected Kendal at Oberlin and this spring moved into a two-bedroom cottage with their dog Bodhi. “Family members and friends who

A Homecoming/Reunion Special Event Sponsored by Kendal at Oberlin What? Learn more about Karamu House, recognized as the oldest producing African American theatre in the nation. The theater is located in nearby Cleveland, and was founded over 100 years ago by a pair of Oberlin College alumni

. In these communities there is the spirit of shared responsible for health and strength of the institution and of each other. In a conversation with Sean Kelly, Kendal Corporation CEO, he told me that maybe as many as 90% of senior living communities trend toward the cruise ship model, leaving only about 10

Published: October 28, 2022   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 people doing just that. From board members and presenters who introduced

. In the next year or so they plan to redo the median strips and plant new trees. Kendal residents and staff recently formed an American Chestnut Tree Interest Group to help bring attention to the challenges of restoring this once prolific hardwood tree. Kendal recently planted three saplings on the grounds

Published: June 28, 2024   When Jeni Hoover meets someone and says she works with children at Kendal at Oberlin she often hears this reply – “what are you doing with kids at Kendal?”  “I can’t even tell you how many times I’ve heard that,” says Jeni, who has been director of the Kendal Early

Generations United recently renewed Kendal at Oberlin’s intergenerational programming for another three years as a Program of Distinction.  The Program of Distinction designation serves as the U.S. benchmark for intergenerational programs and is based on the criteria that underpin the effectiveness

Published: January 9, 2018 Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life. Pablo Picasso Any tour of Kendal at Oberlin usually includes a visit to the Creative Art Studio, where Don and Joyce Parker are often found at work and play, following Picasso’s mantra. Don is a watercolor painter