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“Given that she has dealt with health issues for some time and I've been relatively healthy, she would always say, 'What are we doing to do if something should happen to you first?' That was her worst nightmare, and I'll tell you, I thought we were there this week. I had no idea what would become of her care. And now, here we are in this beautiful place.”

“It was such a blessing that she came. My dad lives alone, and was trying to get something in the kitchen, and had fallen into his walker — then landed on the floor. I wouldn’t have gotten there until later on that day, and who knows what shape he would have been in. I’ll always be grateful that the driver heard him and helped him.”

“I would like to repeat how impressed I was with the staff, nurses, Erin, and PT staff. Everyone was so helpful and eager to make our stay as easy as possible.”

“My dad's experience in short-term rehabilitation at Edgewater could not have been better. The therapists made him feel as though getting better was his job, and they motivated him to work hard so he could go home. At the end of his time there, he wanted to stay longer!”

“The people I care most about in this world are my family members. I have somewhere I can turn to for quality care for Jim. It's a wonderful, positive, rich way of life.”

“The simple fact that he was safe was such a blessing to me, and it was icing on the cake that he actually enjoyed his time there and participated in so many activities. I was able to hang on to my work, which was something that I needed for a sense of normalcy as well as income. It's much easier for a caregiver when you can hang on to some little bit of life outside of the house — and outside of the illness.”

“I loved the care I received. The team was friendly, caring, and helpful. Everything was super, and I really enjoyed it.”

“This is the best community to live in. I'm happy I chose to be here.”

“No matter who you are — whether you need cooking or cleaning, whether you need help with pain, or you need assistance to eat right — WesleyLife has something that will help you. If you are wealthy, if you are poor, they can help you.”

“I appreciate the team members' skills. They have realistic expectations for people with dementia, and they are able to balance my mother's needs with dignity.”

“I was able to do things I could never have dreamed I could do. I went from being moved from bed to bed on a sheet to being able to stand in no time. The physical therapists were awesome and taught me different ways to do things, and those things were attainable and made me feel independent again.”

“I am so grateful for the skilled nursing care and therapy my husband received in Edgewater in West Des Moines. Because I was able to spend so much time with him there, I feel more prepared to assist him as he moves back home.”

“We are so appreciative of the wonderful care our mom receives in Wesley on Grand. Most team members treat Mom like she is their family member — what a testament to compassion!”

“Christi comes every other Friday, and I usually have a list of things with which I need assistance: getting groceries, putting groceries away, changing my sheets, and occasionally turning my mattress. She knows me so well that she can usually anticipate what I need before I even ask.”

“The team members went out of their way to welcome my father and make him feel his new apartment was a home, surrounded by 'family' who care about him.”