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Offers home health care and hospice services. Care may include:

• Regular visits to patient's home to provide care.

  - Coordinate services needed from other healthcare providers, including doctors, therapists, social workers and nurse aides.

• Keeps family and primary care physician informed about progress and care plan.

  VNA will also answer questions about hospice care or end-of-life questions, even if a patient is not ready for hospice care at this time. Topics include:

• Advance directives.

• End-of-life issues.

• Making plans to provide care for a loved one with a terminal illness.

• Grief and loss issues.

• Understanding palliative care vs. curative treatment.

Provides community housing and supported living services for all people with disabilities and/or serious mental health diagnoses, assisting them to maintain an independent life. Services include working on daily independent living skills, interpersonal and communication skills, coping and social skills and skills in the use of community resources. Services are offered in a variety of settings, which include group homes, supervised apartments, and supported apartments.

Group Homes - provide opportunities for individuals with disabilities to increase their independence through 24/7 guidance and supervision. Staff assists residents in developing essential daily living skills, such as cooking, shopping, housekeeping, and money management, medication training and self-management of their conditions, and interpersonal and behavior management skills. Each resident has their own bedroom and share common areas.

Supervised Apartment Living - provides a high level of supervision with staff being on site 24 hours/day and are delivered to individuals according to their specific needs. Staff provide daily living and life skills training, medication monitoring and training, case coordination, supportive counseling, skills training and education, behavior management skills, and community integration activities.

Supported Living Services - provide intermittent onsite support during the day and evening hours and may be provided in Bridgeway owned apartments or in the consumer’s own home. Staff provide daily living and life skills training, medication monitoring and training, and community integration activities.

In-home services for seniors help support daily living and well-being.

Services include:

• Friendly companionship and social time.

• Help with a clean, healthy, and safe home.

• Rides to medical appointments within 10 miles.

• Preparation of special diets based on medical instructions.

• Help with personal care, such as bathing and grooming.

• Meal preparation.

• Laundry washing.

• Running errands, such as picking up groceries or supplies.

• Light housecleaning and simple chores.

Creates a custom checklist for moving preparations. Visit the website to fill out a form with information about the tasks needed to complete and how to complete them. Each checklist is tailored to the unique needs of each individual or family. Created lists can be saved, download and printed at any time during the moving process and use for future moves.

Offers, as resources allow, to help refugees and asylees reach economic self-sufficiency and to them with any problems, interests and concerns they may have. The Bureau of Refugee Services works to serve as a central clearinghouse in order to refer refugees and asylees to any resource necessary and available to them. The Bureau is the service agency for all refugees enrolled in FIP, the state welfare reform program. Now offering a Commercial Drivers License (CDL) program. This program will help participants prepare for the class, enroll into the DMACC CDL program at no cost, and obtain a job after completion. Participants will also qualify for “Jump Start” training specially designed to help English Language Learners.

Offers certificate, diploma, and degree programs and provide continuing education opportunities in many areas.

Provides coupons (or checks) to older adults for use at farmer’s markets, roadside stands, and community-supported agriculture programs for fresh nutritious, unprepared, locally grown fruits, vegetables, herbs, and honey. 

Agency of last resort for financial help with rent (for those who have been served an eviction notice), rent deposit (for those who are unable to find assistance elsewhere), and utilities (for those who have received a shut-off notice).

Public housing complex, with 2, 3, and 4 bedroom units for families with very low income. Rent is based on income. Eligible residents will have income at of below 60% of median income. Rent and utilities paid is 30% of household income.

Offers home hospice care services to patients who live within a 50-mile radius of Des Moines, which includes all or part of Polk, Dallas, Warren, Jasper, Madison, Marion, Marshall and Story Counties.