Published: February 5, 2018 Carl and Barbara Whitehouse visited Kendal at Oberlin and a half-dozen other life plan communities before deciding to make Kendal their new home. The couple knew little about Ohio, having spent their years in Vermont and Canada, and knew no one at Kendal. But during

Published: September 25, 2024 The Woodshop at Kendal has been a fixture at the life plan community since it opened its doors in 1993. In earlier years residents arrived with home tools in hand, which made it easy and inexpensive to outfit the Woodshop. Residents paid a nominal membership fee

Kendal at Oberlin, a vibrant Ohio life plan community (also known as a continuing care retirement community, or CCRC), is pleased to announce that Fitch Ratings has affirmed the organization’s Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at ‘A+’ and the rating outlook is stable. According to the report from Fitch

Published: February 13, 2018 One of the cornerstones of Kendal at Oberlin is a rich intergenerational atmosphere that provides residents with lots of opportunities to engage with younger generations. Residents volunteer at the Early Learning Center, an early childhood program located on Kendal’s

Published: November 8, 2023 For several years Kendal has been offering workshops about the importance of talking with loved ones about end-of-life decisions. At the start of the workshop residents often comment, “My family isn’t ready for this,” but return after having the conversation to say, “I

depressed I had been. I came home exhausted, but I was smiling again, I had hope again,” Liz told Kendal at Oberlin residents and friends at a post-march forum held at Kendal.    In all, about two dozen Kendal residents, staff, board and family members, attended the D.C. march. Many others from Kendal

website or app in 2016, double the 2013 ratio. Others find love next door, meeting each other while living at a retirement community. In celebration of Valentine’s Day, JoDee Palmer, admissions assistant at Kendal at Oberlin, decided to highlight several couples who met at Kendal  in a display

November 13th, 1:30pm EST Join us in-person or virtually* for a resident-written play called Pleasant Ponds Locked Down, a comedic satire on life during the pandemic and hear from Barbara Thomas, CEO about the future of Kendal at Oberlin. Light refreshments will be served. *Zoom details

hangings and windows. Stand a little farther than arm’s length from the wall. Face the wall, lean your body forward and place your palms flat against the wall at about shoulder height and shoulder-width apart. Bend your elbows as you lower your upper body toward the wall in a slow, controlled motion