Des Moines Senior AdvisorCedar Ridge Village, at 8950 Coachlight Drive in West Des Moines (Dallas County), is a certified assisted living program (ALP) certified by the Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing under certificate S0447, with a maximum occupancy of 68 units and a certificate current through April 2, 2027.
What does Iowa's certificate record show for Cedar Ridge Village in West Des Moines?
Cedar Ridge Village appears on Iowa's list of certified programs as a certified assisted living program (ALP), certificate S0447, with room for 68 units against a Des Moines-area midpoint of 88.
| Field | From DIAL's records |
|---|---|
| DIAL certificate number | S0447 |
| Program type | Assisted living program (ALP) |
| First certified | April 1, 2021 |
| Current two-year certificate | April 2, 2025 through April 2, 2027 |
| Maximum occupancy | 68 units |
| Voluntary national accreditation | No; DIAL monitors it directly |
| Administrator on the DIAL record | Kathy Dehaven |
| State fines with exit dates since January 2023 | 0 |
| Months since DIAL's last survey or monitoring | 28.8 (next due June 26, 2026) |
| Phone on the DIAL record | (515) 369-2100 |
Iowa certifies assisted living programs for two years at a time (Iowa Code 231C.3), and this certificate period began April 2, 2025. Recertification costs a program $1,000 and an initial certificate $750, under Iowa Code 231C.18.
DIAL dates the first certification to April 1, 2021, about 6 years ago, which places it 57 of 77 by age among the metro's certificates.
Does Cedar Ridge Village have a memory care certificate?
Cedar Ridge Village holds a general assisted living certificate rather than a dementia-specific one, so it may serve tenants with mild cognitive impairment but must transfer anyone whose needs exceed its disclosed criteria or Iowa's retention limits.
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 Morningstar at Jordan Creek MC (0.0 mi), Edgewater ALP/D - Beacon Springs (1.2 mi), Bickford Cottage West Des Moines (2.0 mi).
What enforcement history does DIAL show for Cedar Ridge Village?
None is listed: the statewide fines report for January 2023 to November 2026 does not name Cedar Ridge Village.
That is a good sign but not the whole picture. Most problems DIAL identifies end in a plan of correction rather than a fine, and those appear only in the monitoring report itself.
When did Iowa last inspect Cedar Ridge Village?
DIAL's Survey Due Report counted 28.8 months since the last on-site survey or monitoring of Cedar Ridge Village when we ran it on November 6, 2026, which puts that visit around June 2024; the next one is due by June 26, 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 Cedar Ridge Village has no opening, where else should we look?
The nearest other certified program is Edgewater Assisted Living - Brookside in West Des Moines, on the same block, with 62 units and a general certificate.
| Facility | Miles away | Type | Units or beds | State fines since 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgewater Assisted Living - Brookside 9225 Cascade Avenue, 50266 | 0.0 | ALP | 62 | 0 |
| Morningstar at Jordan Creek 525 S. 60th Street, 50266 | 0.0 | ALP | 93 | 0 |
| Morningstar at Jordan Creek MC 525 S. 60th Street, 50266 | 0.0 | ALP/D | 58 | 3 |
| Edgewater ALP/D - Beacon Springs 9225 Cascade Avenue, 50266 | 1.2 | ALP/D | 32 | 0 |
| Bickford Cottage West Des Moines 5050 Hawthorne Dr, 50265 | 2.0 | ALP/D | 66 | 0 |
What health care is near Cedar Ridge Village in West Des Moines?
Cedar Ridge Village is in West Des Moines, Dallas County, and UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Methodist West Hospital is the closest general hospital on DIAL's roster, on the same block.
Broadlawns Medical Center is next, roughly 9.8 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 Cedar Ridge Village (0.7 mi; CMS rating 3 of 5) and Arbor Springs of West Des Moines LLC (1.0 mi; CMS rating 1 of 5).
Also licensed at this street address: Cedar Ridge Village (nursing facility, license 775283). On a shared campus a tenant can often change levels of care without leaving the community.
What should we ask Cedar Ridge Village before signing?
Use the public record as your checklist: 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 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 Cedar Ridge Village accepts Elderly Waiver members if savings run out, and what part of the monthly bill the waiver would not cover.
