, “I am met by instant, defensive hostility: ‘But do you know how old I will be by the time I learn to really play the piano/act/paint/write a decent play?’ Yes…the same age you will be if you don’t.” Many older adults, especially those living in retirement communities such as Kendal at Oberlin where

Kendal at Oberlin residents share many values, including creativity, resiliency, love of learning and concern for others. So, when the pandemic hit, residents came up with many ways to combine all of them.  One of these efforts is a 30-minute video featuring four residents who shared stories about

Americans; an abolitionist hotbed and a major stopover on the Underground Railroad; active in reform movements, including women’s rights. This nearly two-century tradition of supporting diversity continues today in the city and college, and, since 1993, at Kendal at Oberlin. Preserving the city’s

Update to residents on 6/27/2023 July Health Services Forum on July 5 Our next Health Services Forum will be held next week on Wednesday, July 5 at 4pm in the Auditorium and via KOTV. Topics will include: Pain Management Maximizing the Kendal Health and Wellness Clinic Benefit Managing Medical

there is a constant stream of students in there. A little purring is a great stress-releaser,” says Nancy Garver, a CATSS volunteer and Kendal resident. You may also be interested in: Kendal at Oberlin Celebrates National Volunteer Week >>>   Kendal at Oberlin Volunteer right here at Kendal at Oberlin. We

You arrive at Kendal at Oberlin for your first visit and don’t know a soul. That’s likely to change soon after you arrive. Welcome to Kendal at Oberlin Expect staff and residents to warmly greet you as you walk into the Heiser Community Center, eager to answer your questions and share “local

On Wednesday, March 18th “Eyewitness on a Path Less Taken” an exhibit of the works of photographer, Robert Studzinski, opened in the Kendal Gallery.  The show runs through May 17, 2015. Robert Studzinski has spent more than thirty years in the wilds documenting the cultural past, alive

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Ohio teacher Kurt Russell was named 2022 National Teacher of the Year on Tuesday, April 19th. Russell is a history teacher at Oberlin High School and was interviewed by resident Kathy Hazelton at Kendal on Thursday, April 14th, when he was still a finalist for the recognition. The interview