Our Quaker Values
Like every Kendal community, Kendal at Hanover is rooted in the traditional Quaker values. Some of these basic principles that guide our work include:
- The Principle of Equality
- The Principle of Peace
- The Principle of Simplicity
- The Principle of Integrity
- The Principle of Community
Kendal at Hanover and the Kendal system are independent and are not part of, or sponsored by, any religious or other social institutions. The Kendal system was founded, and continues to grow, with intentional regard for the principles of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers).* While the majority of residents at Kendal at Hanover are not Quakers, that tradition of genuine respect and concern for human beings is alive and flourishing here.
What accounts for the unique character of Kendal at Hanover?
In part, it is our affiliation with The Kendal Corporation of Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. A not-for-profit organization, Kendal has been a leader in the Continuing Care Retirement Community industry with over 30 years of experience in the development and operation of communities and services for older persons. Kendal at Hanover opened its doors in July, 1991 and operates as an affiliate of the Kendal system. While we are wholly committed to the core values and philosophy of The Kendal Corporation (as outlined in Kendal Corporation's published document, Value and Practices), our mission statement, reflects our community's particular history and individual circumstances.
Statement of
Mission:
Kendal at Hanover is a not-for-profit continuing care retirement community characterized by mutual respect, integrity and a concern for each other’s welfare that fosters the independence, vitality, health and security of older persons and in which residents and staff may exercise their talents in a supportive environment.
Vision:
Kendal at Hanover is a community inspired by a high regard for the worth and dignity of each person. We value affirmative relationships among residents, staff and Board members as together we improve our quality of life, attract new residents and foster individual growth and personal development. We offer the services needed to ensure a vigorous independence. We acknowledge this independence by conducting our business in a manner that includes our entire constituency and respects all opinions. We seek to ensure a diversity of ages over 65 and that we are economically, culturally and racially inclusive. The Quaker values of our founders continue as living forces for us, through the creation of a cheerful, open, and positive environment and through our continuing alliance with The Kendal Corporation and our fellow Kendal affiliates.
Kendal at Hanover is financially sound and practices flexibility in the development and implementation of contractual arrangements, exercises imaginative leadership in care of the aging, and maintains a mix of residents with varying needs for support. We provide for supportive services, health care, leadership in issues dealing with end-of-life care, and activities to meet recreational needs, both as a way to preserve wellness and as a symbol of life here.
Kendal at Hanover seeks to be a good neighbor, with both the organization and its individual members contributing to activities of the area. We seek to cooperate with other service institutions and agencies, especially in matters relating to housing and health for the aging. We seek to be an exemplary employer. In a still wider context, on our own and in concert with others, we seek to take an active role in local, state, regional, and national leadership in geriatric service benefiting the broader society.
*Kendal Corporation “Values and Practices” 2009 |