Des Moines Senior AdvisorAddington Place of Des Moines Memory Care, at 5815 SE 27th Street 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 S0299, with a maximum occupancy of 54 units and a certificate current through October 15, 2027.
What does Iowa's certificate record show for Addington Place of Des Moines Memory Care in Des Moines?
Addington Place of Des Moines Memory Care appears on Iowa's list of certified programs as a dementia-specific assisted living program (ALP/D), certificate S0299, with room for 54 units against a Des Moines-area midpoint of 58.
| Field | From DIAL's records |
|---|---|
| DIAL certificate number | S0299 |
| Program type | Dementia-specific assisted living program (ALP/D) |
| First certified | October 15, 2011 |
| Current two-year certificate | October 15, 2025 through October 15, 2027 |
| Maximum occupancy | 54 units |
| Voluntary national accreditation | No; DIAL monitors it directly |
| Administrator on the DIAL record | Heather Johnson |
| State fines with exit dates since January 2023 | 1 |
| Months since DIAL's last survey or monitoring | 27.4 (next due August 7, 2026) |
| Phone on the DIAL record | (515) 256-9143 |
Certification in Iowa is tied to one program at one location for two years; the present term opened October 15, 2025. A new owner must notify DIAL before the certificate can transfer, and DIAL may visit within 90 days of a change of ownership.
DIAL dates the first certification to October 15, 2011, about 15 years ago, which places it 32 of 77 by age among the metro's certificates.
What does the dementia-specific certificate at Addington Place of Des Moines Memory Care require?
Yes. DIAL certifies Addington Place of Des Moines Memory Care 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.
The rules require enough trained staff to meet tenants' needs rather than a set ratio; ask to see two recent weeks of night-shift schedules.
The same street address also holds a general assisted living certificate: Addington Place of Des Moines, so a spouse without dementia can often live in the same community.
The full rules are summarized on our dementia-specific program page.
Does Addington Place of Des Moines Memory Care have state fines on record?
Yes. DIAL's Assessed Fines Report lists 1 state fine for Addington Place of Des Moines Memory Care from visits ending between January 2023 to November 2026, totaling $1,950 after adjustments; the most recent followed a visit that ended March 26, 2026.
- March 26, 2026 (visit exit date), enforcement no. 11104: $3,000 issued; $1,950 after adjustment
Amounts in the report are what DIAL assessed; the narrative of what went wrong is in the monitoring or complaint report, which the program must make available on request under 481 IAC 69.2.
Is Addington Place of Des Moines Memory Care due for a state monitoring visit?
DIAL's Survey Due Report counted 27.4 months since the last on-site survey or monitoring of Addington Place of Des Moines Memory Care when we ran it on November 6, 2026, which puts that visit around July 2024; the next one is due by August 7, 2026.
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 Addington Place of Des Moines Memory Care has no opening, where else should we look?
The nearest other certified program is StoryPoint Riverwoods in Des Moines, about 1.7 miles away as the crow flies, with 80 units and a dementia-specific certificate.
| Facility | Miles away | Type | Units or beds | State fines since 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| StoryPoint Riverwoods 2210 East Park Avenue, 50320 | 1.7 | ALP/D | 80 | 1 |
| Rose of East Des Moines 1331 Idaho Street, 50316 | 5.3 | ALP | 128 | 0 |
| Memory Support at Copper Shores Village 1500 Edgewater Drive, 50327 | 5.5 | ALP/D | 28 | 0 |
| Assisted Living at Copper Shores Village 1500 Edgewater Drive, 50327 | 5.6 | ALP | 76 | 1 |
| StoryPoint Pleasant Hill 6151 Martha L Miller Drive, 50327 | 5.6 | ALP/D | 140 | 0 |
How far is Addington Place of Des Moines Memory Care from a hospital?
Addington Place of Des Moines Memory Care is in the The South Side, Southridge & the Airport Area part of Des Moines, and UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medical Center is the closest general hospital on DIAL's roster, about 4.7 miles away by straight line.
UnityPoint Health Des Moines Iowa Lutheran is next, roughly 5.6 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 Greater Southside Health and Rehabilitation (3.1 mi; CMS rating 1 of 5) and Accura HealthCare of South Des Moines (4.0 mi; CMS rating 1 of 5).
Which questions matter most at Addington Place of Des Moines Memory Care?
Start with what the state's own record raises: ask what DIAL found on the visit that ended March 26, 2026 and what changed afterward.
- Ask to read the latest DIAL monitoring report, the fire safety report and the plan of correction; Iowa rules require the program to share them on request.
- Take the occupancy agreement home and read its fee schedule, service list and transfer criteria before signing.
- 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 Addington Place of Des Moines Memory Care accepts Elderly Waiver members if savings run out, and what part of the monthly bill the waiver would not cover.
