We sat down with Artist in Residence Nancy Fève and Special Guest Artist Phil Brown to learn more about their creative processes. Check out their a…
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Meet our Gallery at Iona Artists: Winter 2015
November 9, 2015
Kris Laurenti Found a Way to Make DC More Affordable — and You Can Too!
September 15, 2015
Like many of the District’s 100,000+ seniors, Kris Laurenti had a problem — how to “age in place” in an increasingly unaffordable Washingt…
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Meet our Gallery at Iona Artists: Fall 2015
September 9, 2015
We sat down with Artist in Residence Carol Bouville and Special Guest Artist Barrie Ripin to learn more about their creative processes. Check out th…
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Pride. No Matter Your Age.
August 16, 2015
When it comes to aging or caregiving, it’s common to feel anxious, confused, and overwhelmed. Now imagine those concerns heightened by the fear …
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Iona Pop-Up Market a “Dream Come True” for Low-Income Older Adults
August 1, 2015
A colorful flag hangs across the doorframe to an otherwise gray basement room. Inside, you’ll find red-checkered tablecloths, trays of yellow squ…
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“My life looked very passive…”
July 8, 2015
Louise’s story is one many older adults can relate to. Loneliness. Financial concerns. Anxieties about aging. Now living in Friendship Terrace, a …
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Celebrating 20 Years Making Change
June 2, 2015
Advocating for you and your neighbors since 1995, the DC Coalition on Long Term Care — one of the advocacy groups Iona hosts — turned 20 in 2015…
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You Will be Impressed by the Diversity of Achievement
February 11, 2015
Tears of joy and remembrance flowed freely at Iona’s Wellness & Arts Center during the recent Celebration of Achievement. We are so proud of…
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“Take Charge/Age Well Classes Put a Positive Perspective on Aging”
October 8, 2014
“At my retirement luncheon, one of my colleagues said that based on my endorsement of Iona’s Take Charge/Age Well classes that she would be callin…
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People with Parkinson’s May Find Movement a Challenge, but When They Dance, Their Spirits Soar with Ease
October 8, 2014
“I have Parkinson’s and sometimes I have dyskinesia (involuntary movement) from the medicine. The dance teachers say every movement is a dance. So…
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