Seniors

WASHINGTON - An 89-year-old Korean War veteran – who was a victim of financial elder abuse - is coming home to some new surroundings on Monday. With some help from Purple Heart Homes, Thomas Pressley’s previously condemned home has been…

At age 60, Deborah Johnson thought her child-rearing days were behind her. But when hardship struck her family, she found herself raising her grandsons in a cramped, two-bedroom apartment in southeast D.C.

Meet Margaret Norwood. This 104-year-old woman voted in D.C.’s general election on November 6 at UDC Bertie Backus, according to a post from D.C. Mayor Bowser’s Instagram page. As Bowser’s post points out, when Norwood was born, women did…

It’s supposed to rain again on Friday, and all Carlton Moxley can think about is his stuff: several guitars, drums, clothes, and irreplaceable family jewelry lying under the swollen, fire-damaged, caved-in roof at the Arthur Capper Senior…

Cynthia Brown-Thomas’s job requires her to rise before the sun. It pays a meager stipend of $2.65 an hour. An exhausting display of patience is a must. She credits the job with saving her life. The 64-year-old retiree, who has survived two…

It was nearly a month ago that fire drove about 160 residents from their homes at the Arthur Capper Senior Apartments near the Navy Yard, and the displaced seniors are yearning to know where they'll have new places to call home.

One case of Legionnaires’ disease has been confirmed at a retirement home in upper Northwest Washington, the D.C. health department said Monday. According to the department, the disease is serious, but can be treated successfully with…

A major fire broke out at an apartment complex for seniors in Southeast Washington on Wednesday afternoon, forcing firefighters, bystanders and Marines to rescue residents, officials said. The fire sent flames and black smoke shooting from…

On Thursday, the District and developers opened the inaugural affordable housing project in the city to contain apartments designated for “grandfamilies,” or households headed by grandparents who are raising grandchildren. Plaza West, as…