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Cardinal Gregory celebrates our sesquicentennial with us

August 19, 2021
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from the Catholic Standard Cardinal Wilton Gregory celebrated a Mass on Aug. 14, 2021 to mark the 150th anniversary of the arrival in Washington, D.C., of the Little Sisters of the Poor, an order whose service to the elderly poor in the nation’s capital began just after the Civil War […]

Celebrating the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly with Family Reunions

August 9, 2021
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We celebrated the first World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly with the Residents’ families at an outdoor celebration. A playful photo studio invited fun family photos and a local entertainer got everyone singing … and more than a few dancing!

A BIG thank you to our staff, angels among us

August 9, 2021
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In preparation for the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly on July 25 Residents helped make a giant banner thanking our staff for being our angels during this difficult months of the pandemic. We used the collage techniques of Eric Carle, the famous children’s book illustrator who passed away […]

Our men had a great Father’s Day!

June 21, 2021
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Father’s Day was enjoyed by everyone at the Home this past Sunday. In the afternoon we enjoyed a performance by Nancy Leonard, Washington’s “Queen of the Accordion.” What a great musician and a real live wire of a personality! In the evening the men were treated to a supper of […]

Everything’s Coming Up … Cherry Blossoms!

April 13, 2021
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Every year we usher in spring with Washington’s annual Cherry Blossom Festival. This year we jumped into a new featured event, the Petal Porch Parade, decorating the front of our building with cherry blossoms and kites. We registered our Home on the official Porch Parade website so it was included […]

Bringing Out the Good

December 8, 2020
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Bringing Out the Good From a Difficult Situation We were delighted this morning when Kathy Luongo, a Resident’s daughter, along with his granddaughter, stopped by to deliver handmade gifts for each of our employees – a colorful array of more than 100 jars of bath salts in lavender, eucalyptus, and […]