Des Moines Senior AdvisorHomesteaders at Holland Farms, at 2800 Sunset Drive in Norwalk (Warren County), is a dementia-specific assisted living program (ALP/D) certified by the Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing under certificate S0449, with a maximum occupancy of 80 units and a certificate current through May 15, 2027.
What does Iowa's certificate record show for Homesteaders at Holland Farms in Norwalk?
DIAL's Entity Report lists Homesteaders at Holland Farms under certificate S0449 with 80 units and an expiration date of May 15, 2027, larger than the metro midpoint of 58 for ALP/D certificates.
| Field | From DIAL's records |
|---|---|
| DIAL certificate number | S0449 |
| Program type | Dementia-specific assisted living program (ALP/D) |
| First certified | May 14, 2021 |
| Current two-year certificate | May 15, 2025 through May 15, 2027 |
| Maximum occupancy | 80 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 |
The certificate shown runs to May 15, 2027. Iowa issues ALP certificates for two-year terms and expects the operator to apply for recertification, with its fee, at least 30 days before the old one lapses.
DIAL dates the first certification to May 14, 2021, about 5 years ago, which places it 61 of 77 by age among the metro's certificates.
How does Iowa regulate dementia care at Homesteaders at Holland Farms?
Yes. DIAL certifies Homesteaders at Holland Farms 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.
Dementia-specific programs must keep someone awake and on duty 24 hours a day in the proximate area, train all personnel for at least eight hours in dementia care within their first 30 days, and repeat eight hours of training every year for anyone with direct tenant contact.
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 same street address also holds a general assisted living certificate: Holland Farms Senior Living, so a spouse without dementia can often live in the same community.
The full rules are summarized on our dementia-specific program page.
Does Homesteaders at Holland Farms have state fines on record?
Yes. DIAL's Assessed Fines Report lists 1 state fine for Homesteaders at Holland Farms from visits ending between January 2023 to November 2026, totaling $3,900 after adjustments; the most recent followed a visit that ended June 29, 2026.
- June 29, 2026 (visit exit date), enforcement no. 11220: $6,000 issued; $3,900 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 Homesteaders at Holland Farms?
The state's own scheduling report shows 13.4 months since Homesteaders at Holland Farms was last surveyed, so the visit fell near September 2025, with the next due by September 29, 2027.
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 Homesteaders at Holland Farms 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 |
What health care is near Homesteaders at Holland Farms in Norwalk?
Homesteaders at Holland Farms 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 Homesteaders at Holland Farms before signing?
Start with what the state's own record raises: ask what DIAL found on the visit that ended June 29, 2026 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 how many staff are awake inside the program overnight and how the written missing-tenant procedure works.
- Before counting on Medicaid, ask whether Elderly Waiver services are delivered here and how room and board would be paid.
