Des Moines Senior AdvisorHolland Farms Senior Living, at 2800 Sunset Drive in Norwalk (Warren County), is a certified assisted living program (ALP) certified by the Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing under certificate S0448, with a maximum occupancy of 116 units and a certificate current through May 15, 2027.
How large is Holland Farms Senior Living, and is its Iowa certificate current?
Yes. Holland Farms Senior Living holds a current DIAL certificate as a certified assisted living program (ALP), sized at 116 units, larger than the 88-unit midpoint of the 40 general programs we track in the six counties.
| Field | From DIAL's records |
|---|---|
| DIAL certificate number | S0448 |
| Program type | Assisted living program (ALP) |
| First certified | May 14, 2021 |
| Current two-year certificate | May 15, 2025 through May 15, 2027 |
| Maximum occupancy | 116 units |
| Voluntary national accreditation | No; DIAL monitors it directly |
| Administrator on the DIAL record | Lisa Winters |
| State fines with exit dates since January 2023 | 1 |
| Months since DIAL's last survey or monitoring | 13.4 (next due September 29, 2027) |
| Phone on the DIAL record | (515) 981-1888 |
Iowa certifies assisted living programs for two years at a time (Iowa Code 231C.3), and this certificate period began May 15, 2025. Recertification costs a program $1,000 and an initial certificate $750, under Iowa Code 231C.18.
DIAL dates the first certification to May 14, 2021, about 5 years ago, which places it 60 of 77 by age among the metro's certificates.
Does Holland Farms Senior Living have a memory care certificate?
Holland Farms Senior Living 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 Homesteaders at Holland Farms (0.0 mi), StoryPoint Norwalk (0.0 mi), Grand Living at Tower Place MC (6.5 mi).
Does Holland Farms Senior Living have state fines on record?
Yes. DIAL's Assessed Fines Report lists 1 state fine for Holland Farms Senior Living from visits ending between January 2023 to November 2026, totaling $3,250 after adjustments; the most recent followed a visit that ended March 3, 2023.
- March 3, 2023 (visit exit date), enforcement no. 6090: $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 Holland Farms Senior Living?
DIAL's Survey Due Report counted 13.4 months since the last on-site survey or monitoring of Holland Farms Senior Living when we ran it on November 6, 2026, which puts that visit around September 2025; the next one is due by September 29, 2027.
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 Holland Farms Senior Living has no opening, where else should we look?
The nearest other certified program is StoryPoint Norwalk in Norwalk, on the same block, with 80 units and a dementia-specific certificate.
| Facility | Miles away | Type | Units or beds | State fines since 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| StoryPoint Norwalk 2901 Cedar Street, 50211 | 0.0 | ALP/D | 80 | 0 |
| Regency Assisted Living 815 High Road, 50211 | 2.4 | ALP | 60 | 1 |
| Grand Living at Tower Place 540 S 51st Street, 50265 | 6.5 | ALP | 204 | 0 |
| Grand Living at Tower Place MC 540 S 51st Street, 50265 | 6.5 | ALP/D | 76 | 1 |
| Bickford Cottage West Des Moines 5050 Hawthorne Dr, 50265 | 8.3 | ALP/D | 66 | 0 |
How far is Holland Farms Senior Living from a hospital?
Holland Farms Senior Living is in Norwalk, Warren County, and UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Methodist West Hospital is the closest general hospital on DIAL's roster, about 9.2 miles away by straight line.
UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medical Center is next, roughly 9.9 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 Norwalk Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (1.2 mi; CMS rating 3 of 5) and Regency Care Center (2.3 mi; CMS rating 1 of 5).
What should we ask Holland Farms Senior Living before signing?
Start with what the state's own record raises: ask what DIAL found on the visit that ended March 3, 2023 and what changed afterward.
- Request the most recent monitoring or complaint report and the program's response to it.
- Ask which services cost extra as needs rise, and confirm the agreement promises 30 days' written notice of any change.
- Ask the program to show you, in writing, its own admission and retention criteria on top of the state's.
- Ask whether Holland Farms Senior Living accepts Elderly Waiver members if savings run out, and what part of the monthly bill the waiver would not cover.
