I was a volunteer with Iona as a "friendly visitor" to a retired 87-year old lady who was frail and had very few community ties. She had been found passed out on the floor of her apartment by the janitor. When she then got connected to Iona, she had a nurse case manager, home-delivered meals, home visits from her doctor, and rides to the dentist. Iona was a life-saver for her, and I got to know their highly professional and caring staff. A lot of old people in DC are alone. I don't know what they would do without Iona.
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- EIN 52-1039553
- (202) 966-1055
- 4125 Albemarle St Nw Washington DC 20016-2105 USA
- www.iona.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Alzheimers Disease, Food, Health, Human Services, Nutrition, Senior Centers, Seniors
Mission: To serve as a respected and trusted provider of essential services for washington dc elders, their families and the community.
Programs: Consultation, care management, and counseling: iona's core programs are built around the needs of older adults and family caregivers who are facing difficult transitions, isolation, loss of family and social supports, and/or serious health challenges that impact their safety, well-being, and ability to remain in the home of their choice. Through the consultation, care management, and counseling programs, compassionate and highly trained social workers, psychotherapists, and registered nurses provide intensive, customized, person-centered support and solutions to older adults and families, helping them navigate complex challenges. See schedule o for continuation
harry and jeanette weinberg adult day health, wellness, and arts center: iona's harry and jeanette weinberg adult day health, wellness, and arts center is an award-winning, state-of-the-art adult day health program that provides holistic, individualized care and robust programming, including art therapies for older adults in a safe, medically-supervised and social community. Iona's trained and experienced staff members care for and engage older adults living with alzheimer's or parkinson's disease, diabetes, stroke, and many other chronic conditions and/or physical and intellectual disabilities, while providing support and respite to their family caregivers. See schedule o for continuation
information, referral, and community programming: in addition to the 3,000 older adults and family caregivers annually who are directly helped by iona to cope with the complex challenges of aging, iona reaches 20,000 people with information from its website and free resource guide. In fiscal year 2017, 3,934 calls to iona's helpline from 2,500 people were answered by expert staff comprised of social workers and nurses who connect people to resources at iona and beyond. See schedule o for continuation