Dallas County’s oversight committee recommends $58,116 opioid-abatement grant to WesleyLife
May 12, 2026 | Dallas County, Iowa
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The Dallas County Opioid Settlement Oversight Committee recommended that the Board of Supervisors fund WesleyLife’s Home and Community Based Services initiative with $58,116.43 from the county’s opioid settlement allocation, according to a resolution presented Tuesday.
The funding request, which the committee reviewed for eligible abatement, targets three priorities: securing controlled medications in private homes (lockboxes and Drug Buster disposal kits), expanding clinician access to non-opioid pain-management tools (loaner TENS units, topical analgesics and therapeutic aids) and purchasing a Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) membership to train clinicians on opioid stewardship. Aimee Spores, listed in the application as WesleyLife’s director of hospice and palliative care, provided the project summary included in the committee packet.
The committee’s application materials estimate the initiative will directly serve about 276 Dallas County residents in the upcoming grant year, drawing from WesleyLife’s 2025 client baseline and a projected 32.7% year-over‑year growth in county services. The application frames the work as an abatement strategy that removes unused opioids from homes and reduces future prescribing by offering alternatives and clinician training.
The resolution (2026‑0057) directs the Opioid Settlement Oversight Committee to collect quarterly reports from funded parties and share them with the Board of Supervisors. The packet specifies that funds must be used only for Dallas County residents and that grantees must submit a W‑9 before payment and quarterly expenditure reports until the project is complete.
Why it matters: Dallas County expects roughly $750,000 in opioid settlement funds over multiple years; the board is using a committee process and quarterly reporting to prioritize abatement, treatment and prevention projects that keep resources and interventions local.
What’s next: The committee’s recommendation appears on the board’s consent/resolution list for approval. If the board approves the resolution, WesleyLife will be required to submit receipts and quarterly progress reports per the county’s reporting schedule.
Sources: Resolution 2026‑0057 and the WesleyLife application packet provided to the Board of Supervisors (May 12, 2026).
The funding request, which the committee reviewed for eligible abatement, targets three priorities: securing controlled medications in private homes (lockboxes and Drug Buster disposal kits), expanding clinician access to non-opioid pain-management tools (loaner TENS units, topical analgesics and therapeutic aids) and purchasing a Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) membership to train clinicians on opioid stewardship. Aimee Spores, listed in the application as WesleyLife’s director of hospice and palliative care, provided the project summary included in the committee packet.
The committee’s application materials estimate the initiative will directly serve about 276 Dallas County residents in the upcoming grant year, drawing from WesleyLife’s 2025 client baseline and a projected 32.7% year-over‑year growth in county services. The application frames the work as an abatement strategy that removes unused opioids from homes and reduces future prescribing by offering alternatives and clinician training.
The resolution (2026‑0057) directs the Opioid Settlement Oversight Committee to collect quarterly reports from funded parties and share them with the Board of Supervisors. The packet specifies that funds must be used only for Dallas County residents and that grantees must submit a W‑9 before payment and quarterly expenditure reports until the project is complete.
Why it matters: Dallas County expects roughly $750,000 in opioid settlement funds over multiple years; the board is using a committee process and quarterly reporting to prioritize abatement, treatment and prevention projects that keep resources and interventions local.
What’s next: The committee’s recommendation appears on the board’s consent/resolution list for approval. If the board approves the resolution, WesleyLife will be required to submit receipts and quarterly progress reports per the county’s reporting schedule.
Sources: Resolution 2026‑0057 and the WesleyLife application packet provided to the Board of Supervisors (May 12, 2026).
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