Healthy Aging

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Act for Older Americans

July 22, 2020—“We are calling on all Americans to contact Congress to Act for Older Adults! #Act4OlderAdults The #COVID19 pandemic is NOT over, we need the federal government to better protect older adults from the #coronavirus NOW."

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Over 400 Kendal at Lexington Staff, Nursing Center and Assisted Living Residents Test COVID-19 Negative

Kendal at Lexington residents and staff have received excellent news following recently completed campus-wide COVID-19 testing. “I want to let you know that we received all the COVID test results…

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Staying Fit While Staying Inside

Whether you stay indoors and knock out a few squats and bicep curls, or take to the walking trails around Kendal’s campus, you’re doing something priceless for yourself.

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The Many Benefits of Gardening

Whether it’s planting a few potted flowers or an expansive plot of land, one might say there are nearly as many benefits of gardening, particularly for seniors, as plants themselves…

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Personal Strategies for Navigating Changing Times

More than 140 prospective residents of Kendal communities gathered online Thursday morning, May 28, to learn how to draw on their untapped strengths from an expert in the aging services…

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The Real Cost of "Aging in Place"

“I just can’t believe how much this will cost me,” John muttered while standing in line at the pharmacy. “There are a lot of things I can’t believe when it…

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A Resident Founder Shares His Story

Kendal at Oberlin resident Elizabeth Hole heard many wonderful stories when visiting fellow residents who now live in the Stephens Care Center. She decided to record and share some of…

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How Mindfulness Improves Well-being

Mindfulness in Retirement Communities Over the past decade, residents and staff in Kendal senior living communities have adopted a variety of mindfulness-based practices—including meditation, yoga reiki and tai chi—to reduce…

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How to Ask My Aging Parent to Stop Driving

In a perfect world your aging mother or father realizes that their eyesight, reaction time or concentration is failing and they voluntarily and kindly hand you the car keys. Unfortunately,…

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