Rob Kretzinger Elected to the House of Delegates of the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging
Des Moines, IA– Rob Kretzinger, President and CEO of Wesley Retirement Services, Iowa’s most comprehensive senior health and lifestyle provider, has been elected to serve as a member of the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA) House of Delegates. The 200-member House of Delegates is AAHSA’s governing body and is made up of leaders in the long-term care and aging services field. Delegates elect the members of the AAHSA board of directors and its officers, and also assist the AAHSA board of directors in clarifying association policy, long-range planning and governance of the association. Kretzinger will serve a three-year term.
“Rob Kretzinger is a valuable addition to our organizations House of Delegates,” said Dr. William L. Minnix, AAHSA’s President and CEO. “Kretzinger’s hard work and expertise will help ensure that America’s older adults receive the services they need, when they need them, in the place they call home.”
Rob Kretzinger has been President/CEO of Wesley Retirement Services, Inc. since May, 2003, after serving the previous 7 years as the Vice President of Operations/COO. Mr. Kretzinger received a Masters of Science degree from the University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, in Studies in Aging and Health Care Administration. He also received a Bachelor of Science degree from Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, with a major in Psychology and a minor in Gerontology. He has served on several state and national not-for-profit senior living trade association leadership committees, as well as receiving a Presidential appointment to the 2005 White House Conference on Aging, a national think tank and policy development effort that has met every ten years since the Eisenhower Administration.
Wesley Retirement Services, Inc. (WRS), is a nonprofit organization with an emphasis on providing services to seniors in a Christian, caring way, while promoting optimum independence and an active lifestyle. WRS owns and operates six continuing care retirement communities (CCRC) throughout Iowa (Wesley Acres in Des Moines, Halcyon House in Washington, Heritage House in Atlantic, Park Centre in Newton, The Village in Indianola, and Wesley’s newest community, Edgewater in West Des Moines). In addition, WRS serves older Iowans at home and throughout the community with Wesley Community Services (Adult day care in Des Moines and Newton, hospice, home care and health services in Des Moines, Ames and Indianola and Wesley Meals On Wheels in Des Moines). For more information about WRS please visit the website at www.wesleyservices.org.
The American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA) consists of over 5,600 non-for-profit nursing homes, continuing care retirement communities, assisted living and senior housing facilities, and community service organizations. More than half of AAHSA’s members are religiously sponsored. Every day, AAHSA members serve one million older persons across the country. AAHSA is based in Washington, D.C., with field offices in Chicago, Denver and Cohes, NY. AAHSA’s web site is www.aahsa.org.