Des Moines Senior Advisor3801 Grand, at 3801 Grand Ave in Des Moines (Polk County), is a dementia-specific assisted living program (ALP/D) certified by the Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing under certificate S0003, with a maximum occupancy of 106 units and a certificate current through May 30, 2028.
What does Iowa's certificate record show for 3801 Grand in Des Moines?
Yes. 3801 Grand holds a current DIAL certificate as a dementia-specific assisted living program (ALP/D), sized at 106 units, larger than the 58-unit midpoint of the 39 dementia-specific programs we track in the six counties.
| Field | From DIAL's records |
|---|---|
| DIAL certificate number | S0003 |
| Program type | Dementia-specific assisted living program (ALP/D) |
| First certified | November 3, 1997 |
| Current two-year certificate | May 31, 2026 through May 30, 2028 |
| Maximum occupancy | 106 units |
| Voluntary national accreditation | No; DIAL monitors it directly |
| Administrator on the DIAL record | Angie Wadle |
| State fines with exit dates since January 2023 | 0 |
| Months since DIAL's last survey or monitoring | 13.1 (next due October 9, 2027) |
| Phone on the DIAL record | (515) 255-3499 |
The certificate shown runs to May 30, 2028. Iowa issues ALP certificates for two-year terms and expects the operator to apply for recertification, with its fee, at least 30 days before the old one lapses.
DIAL dates the first certification to November 3, 1997, about 29 years ago, which places it 2 of 77 by age among the metro's certificates.
What does the dementia-specific certificate at 3801 Grand require?
Yes. DIAL certifies 3801 Grand as a dementia-specific assisted living program, Iowa's official category for programs that serve tenants with moderate to severe dementia (Global Deterioration Scale stages 4 to 7) or hold themselves out as providing specialized dementia care.
That certificate brings extra duties under 481 IAC chapter 69: staff awake and on duty around the clock on site, eight hours of dementia training for every employee within 30 days of hire, eight more hours a year for direct-care staff, and written procedures for a tenant who goes missing.
No fixed ratio applies, which makes the overnight headcount the number to ask for in writing.
The full rules are summarized on our dementia-specific program page.
Has Iowa fined 3801 Grand?
We found no state fine for 3801 Grand in DIAL's Assessed Fines Report covering visits that ended from January 2023 to November 2026.
Fines are reserved for serious or repeated problems, so read the latest monitoring report as well; the program must make it available to the public on request.
How recently has DIAL visited 3801 Grand?
About 13 months had passed since DIAL's most recent visit to 3801 Grand (roughly October 2025) according to the state's Survey Due Report, and the report shows the next visit due by October 9, 2027.
Under 481 IAC 67.10 the cycle is at least one monitoring visit per 24 months; individual survey reports can also be looked up in DIAL's Health Facilities database.
If 3801 Grand has no opening, where else should we look?
The nearest other certified program is Wesley Acres John's Harbor Memory Support AL in Des Moines, about 0.2 miles away as the crow flies, with 19 units and a dementia-specific certificate.
| Facility | Miles away | Type | Units or beds | State fines since 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Acres John's Harbor Memory Support AL 3520 Grand Ave., 50312 | 0.2 | ALP/D | 19 | 0 |
| Wesley on Grand Central AL 3520 Grand Ave, 50312 | 0.2 | ALP | 126 | 0 |
| Claremont's Ramsey Village 1611 27th St, 50310 | 1.8 | ALP/D | 10 | 0 |
| Rose of Des Moines 1330 19th Street, 50314 | 1.9 | ALP | 104 | 0 |
| Calvin Community Memory Care 4210 Hickman Rd, 50310 | 2.1 | ALP/D | 21 | 0 |
Where is 3801 Grand, and how close are the hospitals?
3801 Grand is in the Downtown, Drake & the West Side part of Des Moines, and Broadlawns Medical Center is the closest general hospital on DIAL's roster, about 2.4 miles away by straight line.
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center is next, roughly 2.4 miles away. Distances are straight-line measurements between mapped points, not driving times.
If nursing care becomes necessary, the two nearest CMS-certified nursing facilities are Wesley on Grand (0.2 mi; CMS rating 4 of 5) and Scottish Rite Park Health Care Center (0.6 mi; CMS rating 5 of 5).
What does 3801 Grand's record suggest asking on a tour?
Use the public record as your checklist: request the most recent monitoring or complaint report and the program's response to it.
- Ask which services cost extra as needs rise, and confirm the agreement promises 30 days' written notice of any change.
- Ask how the program handles a tenant who needs two-person transfers or more than 28 hours a week of nursing, the point where Iowa rules usually require a move.
- Ask how many staff are awake inside the program overnight and how the written missing-tenant procedure works.
- Ask whether 3801 Grand accepts Elderly Waiver members if savings run out, and what part of the monthly bill the waiver would not cover.
