Wesley Community Services Inc

TO PROVIDE OLDER ADULTS IN-HOME SUPPORTIVE HEALTH AND WELLNESS ASSISTANCE, REGARDLESS OF THEIR MEANS

WESLEYLIFE BELIEVES EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE A LIFE OF CONTINUED GROWTH, EXPERIENCE, ENGAGEMENT, AND MEANING, REGARDLESS OF PHYSICAL, SOCIAL, OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES. WITH THAT IN MIND, WCS WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2005 TO SERVE INDIVIDUALS THROUGH HOME HEALTH SERVICES; NON-MEDICAL HOME SERVICES SUCH AS COOKING, CLEANING, SHOPPING, AND ACCOMPANIMENT TO APPOINTMENTS; HOSPICE CARE; NUTRITIONAL ASSISTANCE VIA WESLEYLIFE MEALS ON WHEELS; AND TRANSPORTATION VIA WESLEY WHEELS (THIS SERVICE CLOSED IN 2021). WE ALSO OFFER ADULT DAY SERVICES IN DES MOINES AND NEWTON. CLIENTS PAY FOR WESLEYLIFE AT HOME SERVICES PRIVATELY, OR THROUGH MEDICARE OR MEDICAID. GRANTS AND OTHER FUNDING SOURCES ARE OFTEN AVAILABLE FOR THOSE WISHING TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR ADULT DAY PROGRAMS. WESLEYLIFE IS THE SOLE MEMBER OF WCS AND OF AN AFFILIATE COMPANY, WESLEY RETIREMENT SERVICES, INC. (WRS), WHICH PROVIDES HOUSING, SERVICES, AND CARE TO ADULTS 55 AND OLDER. AS TRENDS IN SENIOR LIVING CONTINUE TO CHANGE, WE HAVE RESPONDED AS A HEALTH AND WELL-BEING ORGANIZATION WITH AN ARRAY OF SERVICES DESIGNED TO ENHANCE A SENSE OF PURPOSE AND MEANING IN THE LIVES OF THOSE WE SERVE. WITH OUR ROBUST NETWORK OF SERVICES AND A COMPREHENSIVE ARRAY OF WELL-BEING PROGRAMS, OUR GOAL IS ALWAYS TO EXCEED OUR RESIDENTS', CLIENTS', PARTICIPANTS', AND TEAM MEMBERS' EXPECTATIONS.ORGANIZATIONALLY, WE BELIEVE OUR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY EXTENDS TO THE CITIES AND GREATER COMMUNITIES IN WHICH OUR CAMPUSES ARE LOCATED. WE ARE GUIDED BY OUR CORE VALUES TO PROVIDE QUALITY SERVICES, DEMONSTRATE INTEGRITY, MAINTAIN DIGNITY, FOSTER COMMUNITY, AND DELIVER RESPONSIBLE STEWARDSHIP, AND WE SERVE WITH COMMITMENT TO QUALITY, EXCELLENCE, HOSPITALITY AND INNOVATION IN ALL WE DO. IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO BE TRUSTED STEWARDS OF OUR RESIDENTS AND CLIENTS' RESOURCES, EMPLOYING THOSE RESOURCES IN WAYS THAT WILL BETTER THE LIVES OF THOSE WHO PLACE THEIR TRUST IN US. AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, WE UNDERSTAND OUR OBLIGATION IS TO OPERATE WITH TOTAL TRANSPARENCY, HONESTY, AND INTEGRITY IN PROVIDING THE HIGHEST-QUALITY SERVICES. BELOW REFLECTS SOME OF OUR COMMUNITY BENEFITS FROM 2021: IN 2021, 198 VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED 8,023 HOURS TO THE MEALS ON WHEELS PROGRAM THROUGH DELIVERY, COMPANION CALLING AND ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS. WITH THIS SUPPORT, WE SERVED MORE THAN 240,000 MEALS TO MORE THAN 1,000 MEALS ON WHEELS CLIENTS. OF THIS TOTAL, 202 PEOPLE WERE SERVED OVER 39,077 MEALS THROUGH MEDICAID ELDERLY WAIVER. IN ADDITION TO THE MEDICAID ELDERLY WAIVER MEALS, WE COLLABORATED WITH OUR LOCAL POLK COUNTY ADULT SERVICES AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE 38,955 MEALS TO 180 OF OUR MOST VULNERABLE COUNTY RESIDENTS LIVING IN FOOD INSECURITY (POLK COUNTY INCOME GUIDELINES ARE STRICTER THAN MEDICAID). 82.9% OF MEALS ON WHEELS CLIENTS (1,552 OUT OF 1,873) RECEIVED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR THEIR MEALS. NO ONE IS TURNED AWAY FROM THIS PROGRAM BECAUSE OF THEIR INABILITY TO PAY, ALTHOUGH WAITING LISTS MUST OCCASIONALLY BE IMPLEMENTED WHEN FUNDING IS NOT AVAILABLE. THE PROGRAM COLLABORATES WITH AND MAKES REFERRALS TO PARTNER AGENCIES TO IDENTIFY FUNDING WHEREVER POSSIBLE.OUR HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES ARE DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF PEOPLE WHO DEPEND ON US TO MEET SOME OF THEIR MOST BASIC HUMAN NEEDS, AND TO ENABLE THOSE WHO WISH TO STAY IN THEIR HOMES AS THEY AGE TO DO JUST THAT. THESE PROGRAMS ENABLE MANY TO STAY IN THEIR OWN HOMES FOR MANY YEARS, DELAYING OR ELIMINATING THE NEED FOR INSTITUTIONALIZATION. THE MOST COMMON SERVICES INCLUDED: VOLUNTEERS CALL OLDER ADULTS AND DISABLED CLIENTS REGULARLY TO ENCOURAGE SOCIALIZATION AND COMPANIONSHIP. CLIENTS AND PARTICIPANTS OF WESLEY COMMUNITY SERVICES RECEIVED $370,205 OF CHARITABLE CARE AS SUPPORTED THROUGH SCHOLARSHIPS TO HELP SUPPORT THEIR INDEPENDENCE, HEALTH AND WELL-BEING AT HOME. THE WCS HOSPICE PROGRAM HAD A VOLUNTEER BASE OF 18 TRAINED VOLUNTEERS WHO CONTRIBUTED MORE THAN 500 HOURS OF ASSISTANCE TO HOSPICE CLIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES.