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Meet the New Collington Artists-in-Residence

Graduate students strengthen intergenerational partnership through music Mitchellville, Maryland, Oct. 29, 2019— Two graduate students from the University of Maryland School of Music are living and working as artists-in-residence at…

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Kendal Vision 2025

The stories shared in this Annual Report remind us to ‘not judge books by their covers’ and for me, they all add to a reservoir that is brimming over with…

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Code Girls, once sworn to secrecy, honored publicly for their service

In this week’s Sunday Closer, NBC’s Rehema Ellis meets some of the last remaining women who helped break Japanese and German military codes during World War II. Watch Video

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How 2 young musicians are living in perfect harmony with seniors

The 3rd hour of TODAY spotlights Melissa Morales and Ria Yang, two musicians and graduate students residing at Collington, a senior retirement community outside Washington, D.C. There, they share their…

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Collington’s skilled nursing area receives highest rating

Mitchellville, Maryland (July 15, 2019) — Collington, a not-for-profit continuing care retirement community in suburban Washington, D.C., garnered a “deficiency-free” grade on a recently completed annual survey of its skilled…

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Ann E. Gillespie Named Collington’s CEO

She brings wide-ranging leadership experience in senior living to the role June 6, 2019 — Collington’s Board of Directors has selected Ann E. Gillespie, an aging-services professional with more than…

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Collington resident awarded Congressional Gold Medal

Feb. 28, 2019—Elsie Seetoo, a Collington resident who served in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps as a first lieutenant during World War II, was awarded a Congressional Gold Medal Feb.…

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Marvell Adams Jr. Named Kendal COO

Oct. 10, 2018, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania — Marvell Adams Jr., Executive Director/CEO of Kendal’s metro Washington, D.C.-area affiliate Collington, has been named The Kendal Corporation’s Chief Operating Officer. He will…

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Collington Welcomes 2 New Artists in Residence

Sept. 11, 2018—In partnership with the University of Maryland School of Music (SOM), Collington is hosting two new graduate students as its 2018-19 Artists in Residence. Melissa Morales and Ria…

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