to collect all this information is by visiting the community often, staying for a meal or activity, and talking to residents, families and staff, from housekeepers to human resources. And do your homework, just like you did years ago.   Molly Kavanaugh frequently wrote about Kendal at Oberlin for the Cleveland Plain Dealer, where she was a reporter for 16 years.

mindfulness,” she says, adding, “My experience has been that those participants who are more guarded find a lot of tranquility in coloring an image. It feels safer and it creates containment around their process."   Molly Kavanaugh frequently wrote about Kendal at Oberlin for the Cleveland Plain Dealer, where she was a reporter for 16 years.

: How Baby Boomers Are Changing the Way We Think About Work, Community, and the Good Life.”  “People are using different phrases such as meaning and money, passion and a paycheck, and this notion of reimagining and rethinking."     Molly Kavanaugh frequently wrote about Kendal at Oberlin for the Cleveland Plain Dealer, where she was a reporter for 16 years.

likely to eat well -- and when older people are living alone their diet often suffers," according to social epidemiology researcher, Annalijn Conklin.     Molly Kavanaugh frequently wrote about Kendal at Oberlin for the Cleveland Plain Dealer, where she was a reporter for 16 years.

one thing led to another and Bill and I are getting married next month--as soon as we can find a clergyman who is willing to let a dog stand in as the best man!"   Molly Kavanaugh frequently wrote about Kendal at Oberlin for the Cleveland Plain Dealer, where she was a reporter for 16 years.  

on a highway with a 25-foot vehicle behind you? You might want to rent an RV for a week or so to test the waters.   Please share your experiences on the road with a RV, good and bad.      Molly Kavanaugh frequently wrote about Kendal at Oberlin for the Cleveland Plain Dealer, where she was a reporter for 16 years.

voice because this distorts the words. Express complex ideas in a chain of simple sentences. Repeat the main point or say it again another way -- don't just assume that the older person won't get it. The rule of thumb when communicating with seniors is -- one size does not fit all.” At Kendal, the issue

, especially around April tax filing.     Molly Kavanaugh frequently wrote about Kendal at Oberlin for the Cleveland Plain Dealer, where she was a reporter for 16 years. 

and Palliative Care Organization provides free forms for each state.    Make copies of the directives and give to family members, doctors, your local hospital and anyone else might be involved in your health care.     Molly Kavanaugh frequently wrote about Kendal at Oberlin for the Cleveland Plain Dealer, where she was a reporter for 16 years.