Des Moines Senior AdvisorClaremont's Ramsey Village, at 1611 27th St 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 S0052, with a maximum occupancy of 10 units and a certificate current through June 26, 2027.
Is Claremont's Ramsey Village a certified assisted living program in Des Moines, Iowa?
Claremont's Ramsey Village appears on Iowa's list of certified programs as a dementia-specific assisted living program (ALP/D), certificate S0052, with room for 10 units against a Des Moines-area midpoint of 58.
| Field | From DIAL's records |
|---|---|
| DIAL certificate number | S0052 |
| Program type | Dementia-specific assisted living program (ALP/D) |
| First certified | June 27, 1999 |
| Current two-year certificate | June 26, 2025 through June 26, 2027 |
| Maximum occupancy | 10 units |
| Voluntary national accreditation | No; DIAL monitors it directly |
| Administrator on the DIAL record | Laura Coco |
| State fines with exit dates since January 2023 | 0 |
| Months since DIAL's last survey or monitoring | 23.0 (next due December 17, 2026) |
| Phone on the DIAL record | (515) 274-3612 |
Certification in Iowa is tied to one program at one location for two years; the present term opened June 26, 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 June 27, 1999, about 27 years ago, which places it 5 of 77 by age among the metro's certificates.
How does Iowa regulate dementia care at Claremont's Ramsey Village?
Yes. DIAL certifies Claremont's Ramsey Village 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 full rules are summarized on our dementia-specific program page.
What enforcement history does DIAL show for Claremont's Ramsey Village?
None is listed: the statewide fines report for January 2023 to November 2026 does not name Claremont's Ramsey 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.
Is Claremont's Ramsey Village due for a state monitoring visit?
DIAL's Survey Due Report counted 23.0 months since the last on-site survey or monitoring of Claremont's Ramsey Village when we ran it on November 6, 2026, which puts that visit around December 2024; the next one is due by December 17, 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 Claremont's Ramsey Village has no opening, where else should we look?
The nearest other certified program is Rose of Des Moines in Des Moines, about 0.7 miles away as the crow flies, with 104 units and a general certificate.
| Facility | Miles away | Type | Units or beds | State fines since 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rose of Des Moines 1330 19th Street, 50314 | 0.7 | ALP | 104 | 0 |
| Calvin Community Memory Care 4210 Hickman Rd, 50310 | 1.2 | ALP/D | 21 | 0 |
| Calvin Community AL 4210 Hickman Road, 50310 | 1.6 | ALP | 162 | 0 |
| StoryPoint Beaverdale 3410 Beaverdale Avenue, 50310 | 1.6 | ALP/D | 160 | 0 |
| Wesley Acres John's Harbor Memory Support AL 3520 Grand Ave., 50312 | 1.8 | ALP/D | 19 | 0 |
Where is Claremont's Ramsey Village, and how close are the hospitals?
Claremont's Ramsey Village is in the Beaverdale, Highland Park & the North Side part of Des Moines, and Broadlawns Medical Center is the closest general hospital on DIAL's roster, about 1.2 miles away by straight line.
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center is next, roughly 1.2 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 Ramsey Village (0.0 mi; CMS rating 2 of 5) and Calvin Community (1.2 mi; CMS rating 4 of 5).
Also licensed at this street address: Ramsey Village (residential care facility, license 770308), Ramsey Village (nursing facility, license 770308). On a shared campus a tenant can often change levels of care without leaving the community.
Which questions matter most at Claremont's Ramsey Village?
Start with what the state's own record raises: ask when DIAL last visited and whether you can read the final report and the plan of correction.
- 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 Claremont's Ramsey Village accepts Elderly Waiver members if savings run out, and what part of the monthly bill the waiver would not cover.
