Healthy Aging

While COVID has curtailed many activities this year, mother nature continues her show and, in the Lexington, and Rockbridge County area, there’s plenty to see. Kendal at Lexington is located…

Most people associate grief with physical death. But a loved one developing dementia or Alzheimer’s evokes a similar sense of loss. As journalist and political commentator Candy Crowley so poignantly…

Therapy services at Kendal at Lexington has one driving focus; help residents keep or achieve as much independence as possible. Physical therapy covers a wide spectrum of care when it…

Published: September 25, 2020 Avid gardeners are working double time in 2020. Not only are they busy weeding, watering, and harvesting their blooms and veggies, but they’ve been engaged with…

Sept. 4, 2020—"The labor of love in Kendal's work and in the work of so many of our brothers and sisters across our field has always been there, but it's been on full display over these last six months in particular. It shows up in a kind gesture, lending a hand, words of appreciation, a listening e

Published: August 19, 2020 For many of us, learning is lifelong, and today that means mostly virtual and unending. Pick a topic, let’s say birding. Well, you’ll have to be…

Now more than ever, people are missing human connection, seeing their friends and family, hearing the laughter of their grandchildren and enjoying the company of those they love the most.…

There are few conversations more difficult than the one between adult children and their aging parents about moving into a care-centered living environment. This is the case in so-called “normal”…

For many, there is nothing better than spending time in the summer sun. Whether you simply enjoy taking walks throughout nature, exploring the many parks or outdoor activities, fishing, boating…