The Vision and Mission of Wesleyan Homes

VALUES and BELIEFS...

The work of the Wesleyan is a ministry of Christ through the people of the Central Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church.
Our ministry is a work of love, not duty.
We share the value of supportive community life based on promoting interdependent community, upholding Christian values, and providing avenues for participation in Christian programming.
Recognizing our desire to be treated as we would like to be treated, we strive to treat others as they would like to be treated.
We want to be welcoming communities, who value inclusiveness, cultural diversity and personal empowerment in relation to those we serve, our staff, and our board.

We want to encourage and enable the efforts of people to live independently in the community, on our campuses and in any care setting.
We acknowledge the mutual responsibilities of community living.
We strive to avoid premature placement in a care setting knowing that our care and concern should not encourage unwarranted dependency.
We endeavor to minimize loss of freedom and the effects of decreased autonomy and self-determination.
We involve individuals and their families directly in the planning and evaluation of the facilities and services afforded them and seek their input in our governance.
We support the individual's right to self-determination of treatment and services, especially during the end stages of life.

We value excellence in aging and we are open to new models and innovations in care.
We seek connections in research and to educational institutions and to our press who share these values.

We value a positive image of aging and a positive image of the environments in which we extend our services at every level of care.
We believe we have a responsibility to replace negative stereotypes and myths of aging by contributing to favorable images of aging for the community at large.
We value the life view that older people can continue to learn and continue to serve.
We recognize and value the meaning in older people's experiences and spiritual journeys.
We treasure the purpose and meaning of the lives of older adults. We need to understand older adults as a spiritual resource to reconnect older people with the community and with people of all generations.

While our primary ministry is meeting the needs of the aged, we will serve others needing long-term care.
Services and facilities will be offered within the geographical boundaries of the central Texas Conference to persons from anywhere.
When possible, our services should be transportable, so that the facilities, amenities, and services of our campuses can be extended to people who live in their own homes.
We will only serve where we have expertise and we should avoid duplicating the high quality services other providers may be offering in sufficient supply.
We must offer a full range or continuum of long-term care services.

We should create environments first as places to live and then incorporate services into them as unobtrusively as possible.
We value homelike atmosphere and reducing the scale of large institutions into smaller residential settings.

As faithful stewards, we conduct all our operations in a financially responsible way because only this will allow us to continue to serve.
We are committed to providing charitable care while keeping our care affordable and encouraging fiscal independence.
Financial assistance is provided with a respect for the self-worth and dignity of the recipient.
We place an ongoing emphasis on raising funds designated for charitable care, to fulfill our responsibility to help.

We recognize the dimensions of security in terms of personal well-being, finances and environment. Security is an element of our ministry for older people in their own homes and communities, and on our campuses.

To be in ministry to older adults we recognize that we must be in ministry to their families providing supporting services, information, and counseling about coping with life changes.
We recognize the significance of "family continuity," that is, our services should uphold and support the role of the family in the perpetuation of family relationships.
Our concern for the family unit extends to the families of residents and employees.

We value the staff and are aware of the interdependence of the physical mental, emotional, and spiritual health of the staff in relation to their ability to respond to the needs of residents.
We continually pursue the education of our own staff and board, and value the importance of mentoring new professionals in aging.

We recognize the value of ongoing community education about successful aging.
We have a responsibility to engage in advocacy. For example, this might include sensitivity training about needs of aging.
We believe that our expertise gives us the responsibility to participate in the formulation of public policy.

We acknowledge that we are entering a changing business environment where we shall be linking our services with other providers within the health delivery system.
We believe that our values, identity, and expertise should be maintained in these collaborative endeavors.
We recognize the existence and value of other providers and need to keep abreast of these available resources and communicate their existence to our constituencies. We need to actively seek venues of cooperation.

We want to foster the involvement of family, friends, volunteers, the local churches, and the community.
Our responsibility as a ministry of the Central Texas Conference includes involving persons across the conference in as many ways as practicable.
We support local churches of the conference as a resource in their ministry to older adults and in issues of aging.
We believe we can serve as a resource to the Annual Conference.

Chris G. Spence, President	512-863-2528
Dr. Dan Bonner, Vice President for Development	512-863-2528
John Kluberg, Chief Financial Officer	512-863-2528
Tim Stuteville, Administrator, Wesleyan Nursing Center	512-863-9511
Otis Evans, Administrator for Facility Operations	512-863-9511
Diane Malia, Director of Nursing	512-863-9511
Rev. Dean Hamilton, Chaplain	512-863-9511
Pat Rowan, Director of Human Resources	512-863-9511