Quakerdale

Established in 1957, Exceptional Persons is a nonprofit agency that works for people who suffer from developmental disabilities and families with child care needs. The agency provides residential and employment opportunities for adults with disabilities. Exceptional Persons conducts several rehabilitation activities, including exercise and cooking sessions and outdoor trips. The agency provides various recreational opportunities, such as arts and crafts sessions, sports activities and music classes. Exceptional Persons also offers the Child and Adult Care Food Program, which provides financial resources to child care homes to assure that the children are offered nutritionally balanced snacks and meals. The agency provides employment opportunities in the areas of vacuuming, polishing, trimming and mowing.

Formed in 1971 to meet the needs of runaways and homeless youth in the central Iowa area, Youth & Shelter Services have grown to over 10 facilities in five counties in Iowa. Youth & Shelter Services are a nonprofit organization based in Ames, Iowa, which exists to provide community youth development, drug prevention, education, treatment and residential services to children and their families. YSS works to be an advocate of children and to help them solve problems, grow and become self-sufficient, responsible, contributing members of society. Some services that the organization provides are chemical dependency treatment, family counseling, foster care and adoption, run away prevention and child abuse prevention. YSS also provides the sexual consequences prevention programs, which are aimed at reducing sexually transmitted diseases among youth through education and awareness. The Rosedale shelter is also operated by YSS as a sanctuary for homeless youth that come from abusive or neglectful households.

Arbor Springs offers care for individuals in early to end stages of Alzheimer s disease and other dementias and is located in West Des Moines, Iowa. It offers meals and snacks, daily housekeeping and personal assistance with activities, such as bathing and dressing. Its facility is comprised of two symmetrical communities arranged in six neighborhoods. All residents have private bedrooms and baths with memory box room markers, living room and outdoor courtyard. Its caregivers are licensed and certified to care for persons with Alzheimer's disease and related dementia. It certified nursing personnel distribute medication, monitor vital signs and administer physician orders. Its caregivers perform practical and diverse tasks, such as personal assistance and activity guidance with snack preparation and pet therapy. It has arranged medical professionals to make house calls and see residents in the on-site office.