Wesleylife

SUPPORT THE INDEPENDENCE, HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF OLDER ADULTS, WHEREVER THEY CALL HOME.

WESLEYLIFE WAS ESTABLISHED IN DECEMBER 2010 AS A SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION FOR WESLEY RETIREMENT SERVICES, INC. (WRS) AND WESLEY COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC. (WCS). WRS WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1947 AS A FAITH-BASED NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION AND HAS SINCE DEDICATED ITSELF TO PROVIDING HOUSING, HEALTHCARE, AND SUPPORT SERVICES EXCLUSIVELY TO OLDER ADULTS IN WAYS THAT ENHANCE A SENSE OF PURPOSE AND MEANING IN THE LIVES OF THOSE WE SERVE. WCS WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2005 TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO OLDER ADULTS AS WELL AS THOSE IN FINANCIAL NEED THROUGH HOME HEALTHCARE, NON-MEDICAL IN-HOME SERVICES, NUTRITION, TRANSPORTATION, AND HOSPICE SERVICES. WE ALSO OFFER ADULT DAY SERVICES IN TWO MARKETS: DES MOINES AND NEWTON. A THIRD ADULT DAY CENTER, IN WASHINGTON, IOWA, CLOSED IN 2021. OUR TRANSPORTATION SERVICE, WESLEY WHEELS, CLOSED IN 2021 AS WELL. WESLEY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES WAS CREATED IN FEBRUARY 2011 TO PROVIDE MARKET RESEARCH AS WELL AS PROJECT DESIGN, MANAGEMENT, MONITORING, AND MARKETING RELATED TO NEW COMMUNITIES FOR WESLEYLIFE AND ITS AFFILIATES. AS TRENDS IN RETIREMENT LIVING CONTINUE TO CHANGE, WE HAVE RESPONDED WITH SERVICES AND PROGRAMMING DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF A YOUNGER, MORE ACTIVE CUSTOMER. WESLEYLIFE CURRENTLY OWNS AND OPERATES EIGHT COMMUNITIES FOR HEALTHY LIVING IN IOWA THROUGH WESLEY RETIREMENT SERVICES, INC. (WRS) THAT OFFER A FULL CONTINUUM OF SERVICES. THOSE COMMUNITIES ARE: WESLEY ACRES IN DES MOINES; HALCYON HOUSE IN WASHINGTON; HERITAGE HOUSE IN ATLANTIC; THE VILLAGE IN INDIANOLA; PARK CENTRE IN NEWTON; EDGEWATER IN WEST DES MOINES; HEARTHSTONE IN PELLA; AND BRIO OF JOHNSTON IN JOHNSTON, IOWA. IN 2021, WRS AND WCS PROVIDED HOUSING AND SERVICES FOR NEARLY 10,000 OLDER IOWANS VIA MORE THAN 1,800 DEDICATED AND PASSIONATE TEAM MEMBERS. GUIDED BY OUR ORGANIZATIONAL CORE VALUES OF QUALITY, EXCELLENCE, HOSPITALITY AND INNOVATION, WE ARE COMMITTED TO RESPONSIBLE STEWARDSHIP OF OUR RESIDENTS' RESOURCES TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF THOSE WE SERVE. AS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, WE UNDERSTAND OUR RESPONSIBILITY AND OBLIGATION TO OPERATE WITH TRANSPARENCY, HONESTY, AND INTEGRITY IN ALL WE DO. COMMUNITY BENEFITS FROM 2021 INCLUDE:- WESLEYLIFE PROVIDED $4,390,852 IN BENEVOLENT CARE TO OUR RESIDENTS, PARTICIPANTS AND CLIENTS. RESIDENTS WHO DEPLETED THEIR FINANCIAL RESOURCES THROUGH NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN RECEIVED $2,307,925 OF CHARITABLE ASSISTANCE THROUGH EACH COMMUNITY'S GOOD SAMARITAN OR GOOD SHEPHERD FUND TO ALLOW THEM TO REMAIN IN THEIR APARTMENTS OR TOWNHOMES. CLIENTS AND PARTICIPANTS OF WESLEY COMMUNITY SERVICES RECEIVED $370,205 IN CHARITABLE DONATIONS TO HELP THEM REMAIN INDEPENDENT AT HOME. - IN 2021, IN INCREASING OUR REACH TO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY MEMBERS, MEDICAID DAYS INCREASED BY 5% OVER LAST YEAR TO 74,147 DAYS. - COMMUNITY MEMBERS PARTICIPATED IN VARIOUS SUPPORT GROUPS OFFERED AT OUR COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING GROUPS FOR THOSE LIVING WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND OTHER DEMENTIAS AS WELL AS CANCER AND PARKINSON'S DISEASE, AND SEVERAL OF OUR COMMUNITIES ALSO OFFER ROCK STEADY BOXING, A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED CURRICULUM THAT CAN SLOW THE PROGRESSION OF PARKINSON'S. GROUPS ARE ALSO OPEN TO RESIDENTS' CAREGIVERS AND LOVED ONES.- WE OFFERED LUNCH-AND-LEARNS AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING DESIGNED TO PROMOTE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING AMONG OUR RESIDENTS, CLIENTS, AND TEAM MEMBERS. - WE PROVIDED NEARLY 18,000 VOLUNTEER HOURS TO RESIDENTS, CLIENTS, AND TEAM MEMBERS. - AS WE ARE INTEGRATED MEMBERS OF THE GREATER COMMUNITIES IN WHICH WE ARE LOCATED, OUR IMPACT DOES NOT STOP AT OUR DOORS. WE COLLECTED AND DONATED CLOTHING, COATS, BOOKS, HOUSEHOLD AND CLEANING SUPPLIES, PET FOOD AND MORE TO AREA CHARITIES.