Des Moines Senior AdvisorHow many assisted living programs are certified in Des Moines?
DIAL certifies 15 assisted living programs with Des Moines mailing addresses in the four areas we map, 1,317 units of occupancy in all (a median of 104 each), and 8 of those certificates are dementia-specific.
| Part of Des Moines | Programs | Units | Dementia-specific | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downtown, Drake & the West Side | 5 | 380 | 2 | Wesley on Grand Central AL |
| Beaverdale, Highland Park & the North Side | 4 | 353 | 3 | Calvin Community AL |
| The East Side, Capitol East & Easton | 3 | 356 | 1 | Rose of East Des Moines |
| The South Side, Southridge & the Airport Area | 3 | 228 | 2 | Addington Place of Des Moines |
Why is so much of Des Moines' assisted living in Downtown, Drake & the West Side?
Downtown, Drake & the West Side holds the largest share of Des Moines-address programs because the city's oldest nonprofit retirement campuses and several high-rise buildings sit there, close to the downtown hospitals.
Even so, most of the metro's newest assisted living was built in the suburbs: West Des Moines, Ankeny, Johnston, Waukee and Clive. The full roster sorts every program by city and size.
Is there assisted living in the suburbs around Des Moines?
Yes: 64 more certified programs are in West Des Moines, Ankeny, Urbandale, Johnston, Clive, Waukee and the other communities we cover, and the rest of the six counties add 0.
- StoryPoint Adel (assisted living), Adel: 88 units
- StoryPoint Adel (memory care), Adel: 26 units
- Prairie Vista Village, Altoona: 68 units
- StoryPoint Altoona (assisted living), Altoona: 128 units
- StoryPoint Altoona (memory care), Altoona: 40 units
- Independence Village of Ankeny AL, Ankeny: 88 units
- Independence Village of Ankeny MC, Ankeny: 20 units
- Mill Pond AL, Ankeny: 80 units
- Mill Pond ALP/D, Ankeny: 36 units
- Rock Creek Senior Living, Ankeny: 170 units
- StoryPoint Siena Hills, Ankeny: 132 units
- StoryPoint Ankeny (assisted living), Ankeny: 182 units
- StoryPoint Ankeny (memory care), Ankeny: 64 units
- Suites of Ankeny, Ankeny: 68 units
- Courtyard Estates at Hawthorne Crossing, Bondurant: 78 units
- Accura Healthcare of Carlisle, Carlisle: 24 units
- Meadowview of Clive, Clive: 164 units
- Meadowview of Clive MC, Clive: 48 units
- Silvercrest at Woodlands Creek, Clive: 136 units
- Walnut Ridge, Clive: 88 units
- Walnut Ridge Senior Community, Clive: 36 units
- Spurgeon Assisted Living, Dallas Center: 64 units
- Kennybrook Village, Grimes: 68 units
- Maggie's Place at Kennybrook Village, Grimes: 16 units
- The New Homestead, Guthrie Center: 28 units
- Vintage Hills Retirement Community AL, Indianola: 90 units
- Vintage Hills Retirement Community MC, Indianola: 34 units
- WesleyLife the Village, Indianola: 26 units
- Windsor Manor Indianola, Indianola: 74 units
- Brio of Johnston Assisted Living, Johnston: 68 units
- Martina Place, Johnston: 120 units
- Meadowview of Johnston, Johnston: 170 units
- Meadowview of Johnston MC, Johnston: 42 units
- StoryPoint Johnston, Johnston: 128 units
- Newton Village INC, Newton: 70 units
- Newton Village Memory Care, Newton: 18 units
- Park Centre, Newton: 32 units
- Holland Farms Senior Living, Norwalk: 116 units
- Homesteaders at Holland Farms, Norwalk: 80 units
- Regency Assisted Living, Norwalk: 60 units
- StoryPoint Norwalk, Norwalk: 80 units
- Lakeside Village, Panora: 128 units
- Perry Lutheran Homes Spring Valley Campus, Perry: 77 units
- Assisted Living at Copper Shores Village, Pleasant Hill: 76 units
- Memory Support at Copper Shores Village, Pleasant Hill: 28 units
- StoryPoint Pleasant Hill, Pleasant Hill: 140 units
- Assisted Living at Deerfield, Urbandale: 40 units
- Bickford Cottage Urbandale, Urbandale: 73 units
- Senior Suites of Urbandale, Urbandale: 100 units
- StoryPoint Timberline (memory care), Urbandale: 40 units
- StoryPoint Timberline (assisted living), Urbandale: 120 units
- Independence Village of Waukee AL, Waukee: 80 units
- Independence Village of Waukee MC, Waukee: 36 units
- StoryPoint Kettlestone (assisted living), Waukee: 120 units
- StoryPoint Kettlestone (memory care), Waukee: 40 units
- Bickford Cottage West Des Moines, West Des Moines: 66 units
- Cedar Ridge Village, West Des Moines: 68 units
- Edgewater ALP/D - Beacon Springs, West Des Moines: 32 units
- Edgewater Assisted Living - Brookside, West Des Moines: 62 units
- Grand Living at Tower Place, West Des Moines: 204 units
- Grand Living at Tower Place MC, West Des Moines: 76 units
- Heritage Court Assisted Living, West Des Moines: 56 units
- Morningstar at Jordan Creek, West Des Moines: 93 units
- Morningstar at Jordan Creek MC, West Des Moines: 58 units
What does assisted living cost in Des Moines?
No Des Moines figure is published; CareScout's 2025 Iowa assisted living median is $61,200 a year, about $5,100 a month, and local quotes vary with apartment size and service level.
For people 65 and older who qualify for Medicaid at nursing facility level of care, the Elderly Waiver can pay for services delivered in a participating program, but not rent or meals; ask each program whether it accepts waiver members and which managed care plans it works with.
Assisted living in Des Moines at a glance
| Assisted living in Des Moines is | Assisted living in Des Moines is not | |
|---|---|---|
| Credential | A DIAL certificate | A marketing label |
| Where | Clustered in Downtown, Drake & the West Side and the western suburbs | Spread evenly across the city |
| Price data | An Iowa median (assisted living only) | A published Des Moines figure |
| Public help | Elderly Waiver services in participating programs | Medicaid paying rent |
