A center dedicated to young children, an empty dining room and a community full of vibrant older adults?  Put them together and you’ll find young and old enjoying a favorite book or holiday celebration with sweets and treats. Welcome to Kendal at Oberlin, where intergenerational activities

Oberlin, Ohio (6/11/2023) – Kendal at Oberlin is happy to announce its designation as a “LGBTQ+ Long-Term Care Equality High Performer” in the Human Rights Campaign Foundation and SAGE’s Long-Term Care Equality Index (LEI). The LEI is the nation’s foremost benchmarking survey of residential long

Old and Young in 5 Cities to discuss White House Conference on Aging Key Issues On May 28, Kendal is partnering with its local PBS-TV station to webcast live, intergenerational discussions about the four themes of the upcoming White House Conference on Aging: retirement security, healthy aging

face as they age and move into long-term care communities. A panel discussion will be held at 4 p.m. on Thursday, June 28. Several LGBT residents will share their personal stories, experiences at Kendal and concerns about aging. The week will conclude with the film “Cloudburst” on Saturday, June 30

basket raffle (basket organizers pictured below).                                                  This year, they also had a physician come to campus to speak about the communication challenges those with dementia face, and opened the talk to the public. This fall, Kendal boosted its annual United

, 76. This month is Older Americans Month, which means you’ll be hearing a lot about the lives of older adults, both their successes and the challenges they face. According to the Administration for Community Living (ACL), which leads this national observance every May: “When Older Americans Month

painting its cloudy, misty scenes,” she says. Sheila, co-curator of “Kendal Creates,” has three pieces of artwork in this summer’s exhibit. The biennial show alternates with “Kendal Collects” and is on display in Kendal’s three galleries through Aug. 20. In all, 40 Kendal residents contributed original

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the courage to face the world as it is, and to be unrelenting in their desire to see it change. To that end, this upcoming year I will establish a Presidential Initiative for faculty and students that seeks to address issues of violence, police-community relationships, and racial injustices. One could imagine