Sustainable Dining on the Menu at KaLex
Providing residents with a variety of delicious, healthy meal choices is an amenity that is an integral part of the community. “Kendal Values and Practices” also emphasizes a commitment to…
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Dining Robot Serves Up Help and Fun
There is someone new in the dining room at Kendal at Lexington. He’s about three and a half feet tall, speaks with a French accent, and follows directions very well.…
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KaLex Residents Blaze the Trail for Walking Adventures
Bruce Dwyer, Wick Walker, Bruce Summers, and Vic Crane have cleared trees, moved dirt, and leveled ground to forge new paths in a breathtaking network of hiking trails on the…
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Meet the Culinary Team’s New Robot Helper
Kendal at Lexington has begun programming and testing a new service robot designed to increase efficiencies and enhance dining service in the main dining room and, if all goes well,…
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Annual Holiday Arts & Crafts Fair, a Hands-On Event
“The hands of Kendal” is how KaLex resident Ruth Tafel describes the Kendal Holiday Arts and Craft Fair she has helped organize since its inauguration in 2020. The Arts and…
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Dementia Support Group Offers Help
“Through education, we are better preparing caregivers for the future,” said Brittany Camden-Smith, resident services coordinator for residential and assisted living at Kalex and one of two dementia capable care…
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Duplicate Bridge Brings Fun and Challenge to the Table
When Sue Piepho moved into Kendal at Lexington after years in the academic community of Sweet Briar College, she felt right at home. “Kendal felt like me,” said the former…
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Howard, Jr., and Patricia Piggee
A strong diverse community, (within easy commuting distance to their daughter’s family in College Park), was a key requirement for Howard Piggee, Jr. and his wife, Patricia, when they first started their search.
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Years After Winning a Promising Innovations Grant, Red Feather Development Group Continues to Help Native American Elders Age in Place
In 2016, Kendal Charitable Funds awarded a $25,000 grant to Red Feather Development Group as part of the Promising Innovations Fund, which was created to positively impact the lives of…
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