Des Moines Senior AdvisorCourtyard Estates at Hawthorne Crossing, at 601 Hawthorne Crossing Dr. SE in Bondurant (Polk County), is a dementia-specific assisted living program (ALP/D) certified by the Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing under certificate S0261, with a maximum occupancy of 78 units and a certificate current through September 5, 2027.
What does Iowa's certificate record show for Courtyard Estates at Hawthorne Crossing in Bondurant?
Yes. Courtyard Estates at Hawthorne Crossing holds a current DIAL certificate as a dementia-specific assisted living program (ALP/D), sized at 78 units, larger than the 58-unit midpoint of the 39 dementia-specific programs we track in the six counties.
| Field | From DIAL's records |
|---|---|
| DIAL certificate number | S0261 |
| Program type | Dementia-specific assisted living program (ALP/D) |
| First certified | September 5, 2007 |
| Current two-year certificate | September 5, 2025 through September 5, 2027 |
| Maximum occupancy | 78 units |
| Voluntary national accreditation | No; DIAL monitors it directly |
| Administrator on the DIAL record | Sunshine Huisman |
| State fines with exit dates since January 2023 | 3 |
| Months since DIAL's last survey or monitoring | 23.9 (next due November 18, 2026) |
| Phone on the DIAL record | (515) 957-8399 |
Iowa certifies assisted living programs for two years at a time (Iowa Code 231C.3), and this certificate period began September 5, 2025. Recertification costs a program $1,000 and an initial certificate $750, under Iowa Code 231C.18.
DIAL dates the first certification to September 5, 2007, about 19 years ago, which places it 24 of 77 by age among the metro's certificates.
What does the dementia-specific certificate at Courtyard Estates at Hawthorne Crossing require?
Yes. DIAL certifies Courtyard Estates at Hawthorne Crossing 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.
Compared with a general program, an ALP/D has stricter rules: awake overnight staff on site, a written plan for residents who may wander, eight hours of dementia-specific training at hire and annual refreshers, and building features suited to people with cognitive impairment.
Iowa sets no numeric staff-to-tenant ratio even here, so ask how many workers are inside the program after 10 p.m. and whether they also cover other parts of the building.
The full rules are summarized on our dementia-specific program page.
Does Courtyard Estates at Hawthorne Crossing have state fines on record?
Yes. DIAL's Assessed Fines Report lists 3 state fines for Courtyard Estates at Hawthorne Crossing from visits ending between January 2023 to November 2026, totaling $7,050 after adjustments; the most recent followed a visit that ended August 13, 2026.
- August 13, 2026 (visit exit date), enforcement no. 11265: $2,500 issued; $2,500 shown as still owed
- January 9, 2024 (visit exit date), enforcement no. 10257: $2,000 issued; $1,300 after adjustment
- March 7, 2023 (visit exit date), enforcement no. 6092: $5,000 issued; $3,250 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.
When did Iowa last inspect Courtyard Estates at Hawthorne Crossing?
DIAL's Survey Due Report counted 23.9 months since the last on-site survey or monitoring of Courtyard Estates at Hawthorne Crossing when we ran it on November 6, 2026, which puts that visit around November 2024; the next one is due by November 18, 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 Courtyard Estates at Hawthorne Crossing has no opening, where else should we look?
The nearest other certified program is StoryPoint Altoona (assisted living) in Altoona, about 3.5 miles away as the crow flies, with 128 units and a general certificate.
| Facility | Miles away | Type | Units or beds | State fines since 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| StoryPoint Altoona (assisted living) 1600 8th Street SE, 50009 | 3.5 | ALP | 128 | 0 |
| StoryPoint Altoona (memory care) 1600 8th Street SE, 50009 | 3.5 | ALP/D | 40 | 1 |
| Prairie Vista Village 2785 1st Avenue South, 50009 | 4.8 | ALP | 68 | 0 |
| Mill Pond AL 1201 SE Mill Pond Court, 50021 | 6.0 | ALP | 80 | 0 |
| StoryPoint Siena Hills 455 SW Ankeny Road, 50021 | 6.0 | ALP/D | 132 | 0 |
Where is Courtyard Estates at Hawthorne Crossing, and how close are the hospitals?
Courtyard Estates at Hawthorne Crossing is in Bondurant, Polk County, and UnityPoint Health Des Moines Iowa Lutheran is the closest general hospital on DIAL's roster, about 9.5 miles away by straight line.
Broadlawns Medical Center is next, roughly 11.0 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 Altoona Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (3.1 mi; CMS rating 1 of 5) and Prairie Vista Village (4.0 mi; CMS rating 5 of 5).
What does Courtyard Estates at Hawthorne Crossing's record suggest asking on a tour?
Start with what the state's own record raises: ask what DIAL found on the visit that ended August 13, 2026 and what changed afterward.
- 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 which conditions would trigger a transfer, beyond Iowa's list, since programs may add criteria if they disclose them in the agreement.
- Ask how many staff are awake inside the program overnight and how the written missing-tenant procedure works.
- Ask whether the program works with Iowa Medicaid's Elderly Waiver and which managed care organizations it contracts with.
