Wesley Retirement Services

Wesley Retirement Services was established in 1947 as a faith-based non-profit organization and has since dedicated itself to providing housing, healthcare, and support Services to older adults in ways that enhance the well-being of those we serve. Wesleylife is the sole member of wrs and of Wesley community Services, Inc. (wcs), which provides home and community-based Services. Wrs is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that owns and operates eight communities for healthy living that offer a full continuum of wellness Services. Those communities are: Wesley on grand 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.our community benefits from 2022 include:- across the organization, over 200 residents who depleted their financial resources through no fault of their own received a total of $4,376,783 in charitable assistance through good samaritan or good shepherd funds to allow them to remain in their apartments or townhomes. - in 2022, in increasing our reach to underserved community members, medicaid days increased by 13% over last year to 54,385 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. - more than 330 volunteers provided more than 11,000 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.