Des Moines Senior AdvisorAddington Place of Des Moines, at 5815 SE 27th Street in Des Moines (Polk County), is a certified assisted living program (ALP) certified by the Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing under certificate S0417, with a maximum occupancy of 94 units and a certificate current through October 1, 2027.
Is Addington Place of Des Moines a certified assisted living program in Des Moines, Iowa?
DIAL's Entity Report lists Addington Place of Des Moines under certificate S0417 with 94 units and an expiration date of October 1, 2027, larger than the metro midpoint of 88 for ALP certificates.
| Field | From DIAL's records |
|---|---|
| DIAL certificate number | S0417 |
| Program type | Assisted living program (ALP) |
| First certified | October 1, 2019 |
| Current two-year certificate | October 1, 2025 through October 1, 2027 |
| Maximum occupancy | 94 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 |
Iowa certifies assisted living programs for two years at a time (Iowa Code 231C.3), and this certificate period began October 1, 2025. Recertification costs a program $1,000 and an initial certificate $750, under Iowa Code 231C.18.
DIAL dates the first certification to October 1, 2019, about 7 years ago, which places it 52 of 77 by age among the metro's certificates.
What happens at Addington Place of Des Moines if a tenant's memory declines?
Addington Place of Des Moines holds a general ALP certificate, and its building also carries a separate dementia-specific certificate, so a tenant whose dementia advances can usually move within the same community.
Ask how the program responds to wandering or night-time confusion, and at what point it would issue a transfer notice. The closest dementia-specific programs are Addington Place of Des Moines Memory Care (0.3 mi), StoryPoint Riverwoods (1.7 mi), Memory Support at Copper Shores Village (5.6 mi).
What enforcement history does DIAL show for Addington Place of Des Moines?
Yes. DIAL's Assessed Fines Report lists 1 state fine for Addington Place of Des Moines from visits ending between January 2023 to November 2026, totaling $500 after adjustments; the most recent followed a visit that ended August 7, 2024.
- August 7, 2024 (visit exit date), enforcement no. 10599: $500 issued
Iowa reduces a civil penalty by 35 percent when a program waives its right to contest and pays within 30 days, which is why the adjusted amount is often lower than the amount issued. The report does not describe the finding itself; ask the program for the monitoring report and its plan of correction.
When did Iowa last inspect Addington Place of Des Moines?
About 27 months had passed since DIAL's most recent visit to Addington Place of Des Moines (roughly July 2024) according to the state's Survey Due Report, and the report shows the next visit due by August 7, 2026.
Iowa rules require DIAL to monitor every certified program at least once in each 24-month period (481 IAC 67.10), plus complaint and incident investigations in between. Ask the program for the final report from that visit.
If Addington Place of Des Moines 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 | 5.2 | ALP | 128 | 0 |
| Arbor Heights at University 233 University Ave, 50314 | 5.4 | ALP | 25 | 0 |
| Memory Support at Copper Shores Village 1500 Edgewater Drive, 50327 | 5.6 | ALP/D | 28 | 0 |
| Village Assisted Living, Inc. 2571 Guthrie Avenue, 50317 | 5.8 | ALP | 108 | 0 |
How far is Addington Place of Des Moines from a hospital?
Addington Place of Des Moines 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 4.5 miles away by straight line.
UnityPoint Health Des Moines Iowa Lutheran is next, roughly 5.5 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 (2.8 mi; CMS rating 1 of 5) and Accura HealthCare of South Des Moines (3.7 mi; CMS rating 1 of 5).
What does Addington Place of Des Moines's record suggest asking on a tour?
Use the public record as your checklist: ask what DIAL found on the visit that ended August 7, 2024 and what changed afterward.
- 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 whether Addington Place of Des Moines accepts Elderly Waiver members if savings run out, and what part of the monthly bill the waiver would not cover.
