Wesley Des Moines

Lyn

Wesley Des Moines was lovely. I liked that all of the apartments that we saw were brand new, and they were spaced beautifully. They had lovely ceilings. And they had a church there on site, which was just lovely. They had a snack bar on the premises. It was just neat, and I liked it. The staff who gave us the tour was very helpful and let us make decisions. She didn't do a big sale. She introduced us to the place and then let us make decisions and pointed out some of the things. She didn't push, and I liked that. You could have your meals there. Each unit that we saw had a complete kitchen, which appealed to me. They had a lovely organ that had been donated. They were going to build a pool, which I believe is under construction now, for water aerobics. They had a lot of activities for men, like woodworking and that sort of thing. It was just a complete package of retirement needs. The only thing we didn't know until after we looked was that it was a buy-in. The fees were not mentioned so much, or perhaps we didn't do our homework.

Frank the tax man

We moved in to an 1800+ sq ft 3 bedroom apartment (the biggest they have) in the new Garden building 30 March 2023. We are both 78 years old and used to living independently. Our reason for selling our house and moving was to guard against the eventuality of a health crisis that forces the move at a time when we were least prepared to do it. The apartment is beautiful, new and very functional. The kitchen is better than the one we had in our 4 bedroom house. The staff is friendly and helpful and the people we have met are friendly and personable but we find we are some of the youngest people in the building and do not have much in common with our neighbors. One of our major objectives was to meet and get to know people our own age and so far, that has been difficult. The dining room hours run 4PM to 7Pm and the vast majority of people eating in the dining room are finished by 6:15PM. We seldom find anyone to eat with between 6-7PM. Our biggest disappointment is the food. It is not bad but if you got this food in a restaurant, you would not return. It is everyday ordinary, nothing special. We find we eat a few meals a week, go out at least once and cook 2-3 times. We often use our meal points in the Bistro for lunch. We expected a lot better for $8,800 a month. $650 of that is for the second person so at best, they are budgeting $20 a day per person for food. Food tends to be bland and we often add our own spices and flavorings. Soups are very good but salads are consistently forgettable. We hope to meet some people who share our common interests and we have made sure that management knows how disappointed we are with the food but we plan to stay. It is a nice place in spite of its shortcomings.

Ann

We found Wesley Des Moines. It's close to our doctors and the area that we're familiar with. It had a lot of activity and everything going for it. They all seemed great. We just liked the location of it. We tried the food. It was lunch time, and we just had a sandwich. We're planning to move when there's a spot available that is what we want.

Holy Moly

This facility is NOT consistently checking visitors for Covid vaccination proof, nor is it requiring masks. This lack of attention to mandates puts all of its residents at risk. Shameful.

Mark

We chose Wesley Homes Des Moines for Mom. They give her lots of opportunities, lots of good care, and oversight. They have a good library, social activities like board games, Bingo, and excursions. They also have their own activities on the site as well, like little fairs and family days. I like the food. It's well prepared, healthy, and there's a good variety. They have the full range of care, from independent living, all the way up to nursing care. The staff is very well organized and competent. They have the widest range of activities of all the facilities I've seen. It's such a large facility.

Mari

My mom was in independent living in Wesley Homes Des Moines. Her apartment was really nice, and they had quite a few activities. I would say that the food is average, but my mom didn't enjoy the food as much as she does at her current community. They had everything that I can think of, like a library, gym, and a bistro if you don't want to go to the dining room. It was not as friendly as the other senior place, but it was very clean and well maintained, and everything was upgraded. They're really good on maintenance. It's a huge facility with beautiful flowers and rose gardens, and the grounds were impeccable. There were places to walk and wheel around and a gardener kept it up.