Des Moines Senior AdvisorEdgewater Assisted Living - Brookside, at 9225 Cascade Avenue 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 S0414, with a maximum occupancy of 62 units and a certificate current through August 28, 2027.
Is Edgewater Assisted Living - Brookside a certified assisted living program in West Des Moines, Iowa?
Edgewater Assisted Living - Brookside appears on Iowa's list of certified programs as a certified assisted living program (ALP), certificate S0414, with room for 62 units against a Des Moines-area midpoint of 88.
| Field | From DIAL's records |
|---|---|
| DIAL certificate number | S0414 |
| Program type | Assisted living program (ALP) |
| First certified | August 28, 2019 |
| Current two-year certificate | August 28, 2025 through August 28, 2027 |
| Maximum occupancy | 62 units |
| Voluntary national accreditation | No; DIAL monitors it directly |
| Administrator on the DIAL record | Kim Townsend |
| State fines with exit dates since January 2023 | 0 |
| Months since DIAL's last survey or monitoring | 17.8 (next due May 21, 2027) |
| Phone on the DIAL record | (515) 978-2610 |
Certification in Iowa is tied to one program at one location for two years; the present term opened August 28, 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 August 28, 2019, about 7 years ago, which places it 51 of 77 by age among the metro's certificates.
Can Edgewater Assisted Living - Brookside care for someone with dementia?
Edgewater Assisted Living - Brookside 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 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 Edgewater Assisted Living - Brookside?
No. DIAL's Assessed Fines Report shows no state fine for Edgewater Assisted Living - Brookside from any visit that ended between January 2023 to November 2026.
A clean fines record means no penalty-level findings in that window. Ordinary regulatory insufficiencies are fixed through a written plan of correction that the fines report never shows.
How recently has DIAL visited Edgewater Assisted Living - Brookside?
The state's own scheduling report shows 17.8 months since Edgewater Assisted Living - Brookside was last surveyed, so the visit fell near May 2025, with the next due by May 21, 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 Edgewater Assisted Living - Brookside?
The nearest other certified program is Cedar Ridge Village in West Des Moines, on the same block, with 68 units and a general certificate.
| Facility | Miles away | Type | Units or beds | State fines since 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Ridge Village 8950 Coachlight Drive, 50266 | 0.0 | ALP | 68 | 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 |
| Bickford Cottage West Des Moines 5050 Hawthorne Dr, 50265 | 2.0 | ALP/D | 66 | 0 |
| Grand Living at Tower Place 540 S 51st Street, 50265 | 3.4 | ALP | 204 | 0 |
How far is Edgewater Assisted Living - Brookside from a hospital?
Edgewater Assisted Living - Brookside 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: Edgewater A Wesley Active Life Community LLC (nursing facility, license 251118). On a shared campus a tenant can often change levels of care without leaving the community.
What should we ask Edgewater Assisted Living - Brookside before signing?
Use the public record as your checklist: ask to read the latest DIAL monitoring report, the fire safety report and the plan of correction; Iowa rules require the program to share them on request.
- 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.
- Before counting on Medicaid, ask whether Elderly Waiver services are delivered here and how room and board would be paid.
