Iona in the Press

Click the links below to read news articles featuring Iona.

2023

• Press release: “Iona Senior Services Launches Age Well Live Well Volunteer Program with Grant Awards from Community Care Corps and Uber,” December 12, 2023 
• Press release: “Iona Senior Services Awarded Lead Agency Grants for Wards 2 and 3 by D.C. Department of Aging and Community Living (DACL),” August 23, 2023
• Press release: “Iona Senior Services Awarded $1 Million Federal Grant to Serve People Impacted by Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD),” July 27, 2023
• Press release: “Iona Senior Services Launches Supportive Amenities Program at Regency House,” March 7, 2023

2022

• Press release: “Iona Senior Services Launches Social Support Pilot Program for Older Adults,” August 2, 2022
• Press release (DC Coalition on Long-Term Care): “District Seniors and People with Disabilities Face Reduced Access to Care Due to Shortages of Direct Care Staff,” July 13, 2022
• Leading Age: “An Information Lifeline for Those Lacking Networks of Support,” June 9, 2022
• New York Times: “V.R. Reminiscence Therapy Helps Seniors Relive the Past,” May 6, 2022
• Press release: “Iona CEO Joon Bang Joins Board of Directors of American Society on Aging,” April 27, 2022

2021

• Washington City Paper: “D.C. Has the Highest Percentage of Senior Hunger in the Nation. Can New Legislation Help?” November 30, 2021
• Press release: “Iona Senior Services Partners with Uber to Giver Older Adults Free Vaccine Rides in DC Area,” November 9, 2021
• The Washington Post: “How one facility east of the river offers older adults welcome support and friendship” by Tara Bahrampour, September 13, 2021
• TODAY Show: “‘It gives me a reason to get up in the morning’: How virtual reality tech is helping seniors cope with depression,” May 20, 2021
• The Washington Post: “LGBTQ people face higher COVID-19 risks. But no one knows the true toll on the community” by Samantha Schmidt, February 17, 2021

2020

• The Washington Post: “Pandemic isolation has killed thousands of Alzheimer’s patients while families watch from afar” by William Wan, September 16, 2020
• The Washington Post: “Art is helping seniors piece together snippets of their past” by Tara Bahrampour, Feb. 21, 2020

2019

• The Washington Post: “At 94, she was ready to die by fasting. Her daughter filmed it,” by Tara Bahrampour, Nov. 03, 2019 
• The Washington Post: “‘Well, that was a weird moment’ and other signs of dementia family members should watch for” by Susan Berger, July 13, 2019
• The Washington Post: “For some with memory loss, patriotic songs spark recollections of Fourths long ago” by Cortlynn Stark, July 3, 2019
• The DC Line: “New Iona East day center to serve seniors east of the river, replicating successful Ward 3 program” by Diane Gross, June 17, 2019
• The Washington Post: “Middle-income seniors risk falling through cracks in housing market” by Tara Bahrampour, May 28, 2019

2018

• The Current Newspaper: “Letter to the Editor: Living well while aging well,” commentary by Peter Fitzgerald, Feb. 7, 2018

2017

• The Current Newspaper: “Letter to the Editor: Adult day centers are a valuable resource for senior citizens,” commentary by Sally S. White, Oct. 25, 2017

2016

• The Washington Post: “Free to a good home: a $4,000, 250-pound hospital bed,” by Tara Bahrampour, Aug. 16, 2016 
• The Washington Post: “More money sought to fight bedbugs, hoarding in the District,” by Tara Bahrampour, Feb. 7, 2016

2015

• The Washington Post: “My deaf neighbor wrote, ‘Mother is dead.’ Many more notes would follow,” by Kitson Jazynka, Dec. 3, 2015
• WAMU: “As D.C.’s Cost of Living Rises, So Does Hunger Among Seniors,” by Armando Trull, July 3, 2015
• The Washington Post: “Aging doesn’t always come naturally. Classes are teaching boomers how,” by Fredrick Kunkle, May 29, 2015
• NPR: “At Day Center for the Elderly, ‘They Have Everything,’” by Scott Simon, May 23, 2015

2014

• The Washington Post: First Person Singular interview with Iona’s Leland Kiang, Mar. 6, 2014
• The Washington Post: “As Americans age, families are critical to nation’s health-care system,” by Tara Bahrampour and Nikki Kahn, Mar. 4, 2014

2013

• The Washington Post: “Elderly D.C. residents demand more funding,” by Tara Bahrampour, Apr. 29, 2013
• The Washington Post: “Sandwich generation vents about struggle to care for aging parents, still-needy kids,” by Petula Dvorak, Feb. 28, 2013

2012

• The Diane Rehm Show: “Tackling Alzheimer’s Disease,” Jan. 18, 2012

2011

• WAMU: “Honoring the Art of Caregiving,” commentary by Sally S. White, May 17, 2011