Wesley Homes Grieves with Family
The Wesley Homes community is saddened by the death of one of its longtime residents as reported on several local TV News stations.
“Our staff is extremely distraught by the incident,” said Kevin Anderson, President and CEO of Wesley Homes. “We are grieving with the family and urging the media to be respectful of their privacy.”
An investigation is in progress and Wesley Homes is cooperating with the Des Moines Police Department and the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS).
“To lose a valued member of our community is a tragedy for Wesley Homes,” Anderson said. “We are all praying for the family and their loss.”
Updates will be posted here on the Wesley Homes blog as they are available.
December 13th, 2009 at 8:51 am
This commment was posted in response to the KING 5 report on December 11, 2009 at 2:29 PM.
My Grandma is a resident at this facililty and I can tell you that these people take GREAT care and interest in their patients. The doors ARE locked at 8pm, but as far as I know, they are only locked to incoming visitors who then have the call on a special phone to be let in. I believe that you can leave at free will. I do wonder how she was going to get back in once she went out though if no one saw. This is a terrible tragedy, and I am sure that the staff at Wesley Homes will do everything in their power to prevent this from happening again. Everyone I have dealt with in this facility has been warm and kind, and very very gentle with their patients. They treat them like they are family and I am sure that they are all burdened with sadness over this event. My grandma is 96 and I am fiercely protective of her. If I even smelled a whiff of anything unsavory going on there I would yank her out within minutes. My sincere hearltfelt condolences to Helen’s family…I wish you peace