Kendal At Oberlin

Programs: Kendal at oberlin opened in 1993 and has provided services to over 785 residents from 36 states and the district of columbia. Kendal at oberlin is a life plan community (also known as a continuing care retirement community), an accredited organization under the carf standards and has been identified as a 5 star rated nursing home by cms (center of medicare and medicaid services). Kendal at oberlin has also received a special designation as a person centered long term care community and as a dementia care speciality program by carf. (continued on schedule o)kendal at oberlin is committed to social responsibility by providing leadership in the greater community and making kendal's campus spaces and onsite programs accessible to the larger community. Some of the ways kendal connects with the larger community include:-kendal welcomes the public to art gallery talks, lectures, theatrical and musical performances free of charge. -our meeting rooms were made available to over 30 nonprofit organizations free of charge. -more than 100 neighboring older adults are served annually in kendal's rehabilitation and fitness programs. -more than 100 local students from nursing, rehabilitation and vocational schools were provided clinical training at kendal at oberlin to prepare them professionally. -more than 30 area families use kendal's accredited 5-star early learning program (rated by the state of ohio) from toddlers to pre-kindergarten children. -kendal at oberlin recently received a program of distinction from generations united for its intergenerational programming offered through kendal's early learning center, involvement with high school and college level students in programming throughout the campus community. -the city of oberlin was also recognized as being one of the 5 best intergenerational communities. -kendal at oberlin has made real estate tax payments of over $5. 3 million since 2000. This has resulted in significant economic impact to the city of oberlin and the local school system. -kendal at oberlin has approximately 250 employees which have provided over $271 million of economic benefit in the last two decades to lorain county from the payroll dollars paid to employees. -kendal at oberlin residents, staff and board of directors have volunteered 62,416 of recorded service hours on an annual basis that benefit over 80 different nonprofit organizations in lorain county. These volunteer hours have an economic value of over $1. 5 million per year for a cumulative impact of approximately $15. 9 million over the past 2 decades. -kendal at oberlin is a leader in the field of aging services and has been instrumental in supporting both the national and state leadership academy programs through staff leadership. -leading age and leading age ohio (national and state aging services organization) has recognized kendal at oberlin for the following programs that are considered model practices:1. Human resources approach of recruiting from within, which has successfully recruited and retained current employees;2. The falls at risk program which has reduced the number of resident falls and injuries;3. Received the public trust award for kendal at oberlin's publicity plugs program for providing positive publicity for oberlin schools;4. Recognized for achieving excellence in survey results;5. Rated as a 5 star rating by the centers for medicare and medicaid services which is the highest rating possible and places kendal at oberlin among the top skilled nursing facilities in the state of ohio;6. Leadingage ohio awarded kendal at oberlin's molly kavanaugh the excellence in communications award for promoting a positive image of senior services. -in addition, kendal at oberlin's residents and staff actively contribute and engage in a variety of community events such as the "walk to end alzheimer's", united way, family promise and oberlin community services to name only a few. Kendal at oberlin continues to be committed to providing a high quality program in service to the residents, is a leader in the field of aging services and committed to providing outreach to the larger community. "together, kendal at oberlin is transforming the experience of aging".