Willowbrook Adult Day Center, a Service of WesleyLife

Willowbrook Adult Day Center is an adult day services program in Newton, Iowa, operated by WesleyLife. It serves adults age 45 and older who benefit from social interaction, assistance with daily activities, or support related to memory loss, mobility challenges, or other health concerns.

The center provides a coordinated program of professional and compassionate services in a community-based group setting. Participants receive personalized programming developed in collaboration with individual participants and their families. Services include regular health assessments, assistance with activities of daily living such as bathing, and medication management with coordination between staff nurses and participants' doctors.

Daily activities are tailored to participants' interests and needs. Programming includes community speakers, music, cooking classes, creative art projects, and exercise sessions designed to maintain physical strength, flexibility, and mental acuity. Social engagement and enrichment opportunities are central to each day, with participants encouraged to lead activities and contribute to the community atmosphere.

Participants benefit from staff who take time to get to know them individually, discovering their interests, supporting them through challenges, and encouraging independence in mind and spirit. The center creates an enriching and purposeful environment where each person receives care in a safe, secure, and welcoming setting while family members can pursue their own responsibilities.

Funding options for adult day services include direct payment, Medicaid waivers covering elderly, ill, handicapped, brain injury, and intellectual disability categories, long-term care insurance, and financial assistance through WesleyLife's grants and donations. In Polk County, WesleyLife also uses grant funding to provide services to individuals who cannot otherwise afford care.