Des Moines Senior AdvisorAssisted Living at Copper Shores Village, at 1500 Edgewater Drive in Pleasant Hill (Polk County), is a certified assisted living program (ALP) certified by the Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing under certificate S0382, with a maximum occupancy of 76 units and a certificate current through June 24, 2028.
How large is Assisted Living at Copper Shores Village, and is its Iowa certificate current?
Assisted Living at Copper Shores Village appears on Iowa's list of certified programs as a certified assisted living program (ALP), certificate S0382, with room for 76 units against a Des Moines-area midpoint of 88.
| Field | From DIAL's records |
|---|---|
| DIAL certificate number | S0382 |
| Program type | Assisted living program (ALP) |
| First certified | October 1, 2018 |
| Current two-year certificate | June 25, 2026 through June 24, 2028 |
| Maximum occupancy | 76 units |
| Voluntary national accreditation | No; DIAL monitors it directly |
| Administrator on the DIAL record | Kari Dorrian |
| State fines with exit dates since January 2023 | 1 |
| Months since DIAL's last survey or monitoring | 20.6 (next due February 26, 2027) |
| Phone on the DIAL record | (515) 262-4444 |
Iowa certifies assisted living programs for two years at a time (Iowa Code 231C.3), and this certificate period began June 25, 2026. Recertification costs a program $1,000 and an initial certificate $750, under Iowa Code 231C.18.
DIAL dates the first certification to October 1, 2018, about 8 years ago, which places it 46 of 77 by age among the metro's certificates.
What happens at Assisted Living at Copper Shores Village if a tenant's memory declines?
Assisted Living at Copper Shores Village 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.
Iowa's rules do not bar a general program from serving people with dementia; a program becomes dementia-specific by definition once enough tenants are at GDS stages 4 to 7 during two sequential monitorings, and then must meet the ALP/D rules. The closest dementia-specific programs are StoryPoint Pleasant Hill (0.0 mi), Memory Support at Copper Shores Village (2.3 mi), StoryPoint Altoona (memory care) (4.2 mi).
Does Assisted Living at Copper Shores Village have state fines on record?
Yes. DIAL's Assessed Fines Report lists 1 state fine for Assisted Living at Copper Shores Village from visits ending between January 2023 to November 2026, totaling $4,875 after adjustments; the most recent followed a visit that ended February 27, 2024.
- February 27, 2024 (visit exit date), enforcement no. 10283: $7,500 issued; $4,875 after adjustment
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.
Is Assisted Living at Copper Shores Village due for a state monitoring visit?
About 21 months had passed since DIAL's most recent visit to Assisted Living at Copper Shores Village (roughly February 2025) according to the state's Survey Due Report, and the report shows the next visit due by February 26, 2027.
DIAL must visit each program at least once every 24 months, and complaint investigations can bring it back sooner. The latest monitoring report, fire safety report and food inspection must be shown to the public on request.
What other assisted living is near Assisted Living at Copper Shores Village?
The nearest other certified program is StoryPoint Pleasant Hill in Pleasant Hill, on the same block, with 140 units and a dementia-specific certificate.
| Facility | Miles away | Type | Units or beds | State fines since 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| StoryPoint Pleasant Hill 6151 Martha L Miller Drive, 50327 | 0.0 | ALP/D | 140 | 0 |
| Prairie Vista Village 2785 1st Avenue South, 50009 | 2.9 | ALP | 68 | 0 |
| StoryPoint Altoona (assisted living) 1600 8th Street SE, 50009 | 4.2 | ALP | 128 | 0 |
| StoryPoint Altoona (memory care) 1600 8th Street SE, 50009 | 4.2 | ALP/D | 40 | 1 |
| Village Assisted Living, Inc. 2571 Guthrie Avenue, 50317 | 4.6 | ALP | 108 | 0 |
Where is Assisted Living at Copper Shores Village, and how close are the hospitals?
Assisted Living at Copper Shores Village is in Pleasant Hill, Polk County, and UnityPoint Health Des Moines Iowa Lutheran is the closest general hospital on DIAL's roster, about 6.0 miles away by straight line.
UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medical Center is next, roughly 6.9 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 Parkridge Specialty Care (1.0 mi; CMS rating 1 of 5) and Prairie Vista Village (3.7 mi; CMS rating 5 of 5).
What does Assisted Living at Copper Shores Village's record suggest asking on a tour?
Let DIAL's data shape the visit: ask what DIAL found on the visit that ended February 27, 2024 and what changed afterward.
- Request the most recent monitoring or complaint report and the program's response to it.
- Take the occupancy agreement home and read its fee schedule, service list and transfer criteria before signing.
- Ask the program to show you, in writing, its own admission and retention criteria on top of the state's.
- Ask whether the program works with Iowa Medicaid's Elderly Waiver and which managed care organizations it contracts with.
