Now headquartered on the University of Delaware’s STAR Campus, Kendal Corp., a national support organization for a network of senior living centers, is seeking to bring its expertise and partnerships to the First State.

The 50-year-old, Quaker-founded organization signed a 3,000-square-foot lease in the new FinTech Innovation Hub, moving about 35 central administration staff from Kennett Square, Pa. It plans to add six or seven additional workers in Newark this year, helping to push innovative approaches to serving those late in life.

“Innovation and senior living don’t always go together, but we’re figuring that out. And that is really the intent to move down to UD,” said Steve Bailey, chief strategy officer for Kendal.

Kendal has a network of 12 communities in nine states, focusing primarily in the Mid-Atlantic and in New England, all of which are independently owned and operated. They pay annual fees to the central organization, which provides central services, consultation and innovation that benefits the members and residents.

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