Des Moines Senior AdvisorThe north side covers the 50310 and 50313 ZIP codes: Beaverdale and its brick foursquares, Merle Hay, Lower Beaver, Highland Park, Oak Park and Union Park, out along Hickman Road, Douglas Avenue and Euclid toward Saylor Township. The VA Central Iowa Health Care System's medical center is on Euclid Avenue.
Licensed options include a long-standing church-affiliated retirement community, a large purpose-built memory care building and several nursing facilities along the Hickman and Euclid corridors. Families who grew up in Beaverdale often compare these with Urbandale and Johnston, a few minutes west and north.
How much licensed senior care is in Beaverdale, Highland Park & the North Side?
DIAL's roster shows 4 certified assisted living programs (353 units) and 2 nursing facilities (137 beds) with Des Moines addresses in Beaverdale, Highland Park & the North Side (ZIP codes 50310, 50313).
| Found in Beaverdale, Highland Park & the North Side | Not found in Beaverdale, Highland Park & the North Side | |
|---|---|---|
| Certified or licensed with a local address (DIAL) | Assisted living programs: 4, Residential care facilities: 1, Nursing facilities: 2, Home health agencies: 1 | — |
| No local certificate or license on file | — | Adult day services, Hospices, Hospice houses |
| Dementia-specific assisted living | 3 programs | — |
Which assisted living programs are certified in Beaverdale, Highland Park & the North Side?
DIAL's current roster lists 4 certified assisted living programs in Beaverdale, Highland Park & the North Side, 3 of them dementia-specific; Calvin Community AL is the largest at 162 units.
| Facility | Type | Units or beds | Last DIAL survey (approx.) | State fines since 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Community AL 4210 Hickman Road, 50310 | ALP | 162 | September 2024 | 0 |
| StoryPoint Beaverdale 3410 Beaverdale Avenue, 50310 | ALP/D | 160 | October 2024 | 0 |
| Calvin Community Memory Care 4210 Hickman Rd, 50310 | ALP/D | 21 | September 2024 | 0 |
| Claremont's Ramsey Village 1611 27th St, 50310 | ALP/D | 10 | December 2024 | 0 |
DIAL also licenses 1 residential care facility here: Ramsey Village. Residential care is a separate Iowa license for people who need help with daily living but not nursing care.
Which nursing homes are in Beaverdale, Highland Park & the North Side, and how does CMS rate them?
Beaverdale, Highland Park & the North Side has 2 licensed nursing facilities with 137 licensed beds; of the 2 that CMS rates, 1 hold four or five stars.
| Facility | CMS overall rating | Units or beds | Last CMS health inspection | Deficiencies cited | State fines since 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Community 4210 Hickman Road, 50310 | 4 of 5 | 59 | December 18, 2025 | 8 | 1 |
| Ramsey Village 1611 27th Street, 50310 | 2 of 5 | 78 | August 28, 2025 | 12 | 4 |
Which home health, hospice and adult day providers have offices in Beaverdale, Highland Park & the North Side?
DIAL's roster shows 1 home health agency, 0 hospices and hospice houses and 0 adult day programs at Beaverdale, Highland Park & the North Side addresses; agencies typically serve clients far beyond their office.
- Angels Care Home Health of Iowa: home health agency
Have any Beaverdale, Highland Park & the North Side facilities been fined by the state?
Yes: DIAL's Assessed Fines Report lists state fines from visits ending January 2023 to November 2026 for 2 certified or licensed facilities in Beaverdale, Highland Park & the North Side.
- Calvin Community: 1 fine, most recently after a visit ending March 3, 2023 ($0 issued)
- Ramsey Village: 4 fines, most recently after a visit ending April 24, 2025 ($3,500 issued)
Each facility page lists the amounts. A past fine is not proof of a present problem; ask what changed.
How close is Beaverdale, Highland Park & the North Side to a hospital?
From the middle of the area, the nearest general hospitals on DIAL's roster are Broadlawns Medical Center (about 2.7 miles) and MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center (about 2.7 miles).
UnityPoint Health Des Moines Iowa Lutheran is about 3.4 miles away. All are straight-line distances between ZIP code centers, good for comparing places but not for estimating drive times.
