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 is why they were invited to present at the Dementia Action Alliance’s “Re-Imagining Dementia

After Judy Riggle’s stroke in 2018, she moved from her cottage to the Stephens Care Center at Kendal at Oberlin. Her husband Tom and cocker spaniel Susie visited daily, sometimes more than once. But when the pandemic forced Kendal to close the care center to visitors in March, Tom and Susie’s

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Walking around an exhibit hall at an NAEYC conference, Kendal Early Learning Center Director Jeni Hoover came across a Conscious Discipline (CD) booth. She was curious, explored deeper and it didn’t take long for her to “catch” the CD “fever.” Now, 12 years later, this adult first self-regulation

, was diagnosed with dementia and spent her last year at Kendal.  This sparked her interest in this opera for winter term at the Conservatory. Professor Stunkel and Michele Tarsitano-Amato, Kendal’s Creative Arts Therapy Director and Certified Dementia Specialist, collaborated in this intergenerational

and dance activities for residents. Programs are adapted for people with limited mobility, and others are disease-specific, such as Dance for PD® for those with Parkinson’s disease. Kendal is On the Move Every Sunday residents, and occasionally staff, gather in Kendal at Oberlin’s main auditorium

community.  A Vibrant Community Designed for Older Adults Like other Life Plan or Continuing Care Retirement Communities, Kendal at Oberlin is physically designed so older adults can safely and comfortably age in place, while enjoying the vibrant lifestyle of an engaged and active community. The majority

nearby and what is the quality of that care? For instance, Kendal at Oberlin is a short drive from North East Ohio’s top-ranked hospitals, with services and satellite offices throughout Lorain County. Transportation Options? Most people arrive at a Life Plan Community driving their own car

that often falls by the wayside as we age is dancing. But dancing shouldn’t be pushed aside because it offers lots of benefits for older adults, Kendal Wellness Coordinator Jill Tvaroha told Kendall residents during a recent Zoom gathering. And dancing is for everyone. “One of the most damaging