Des Moines Senior AdvisorIndependence Village of Ankeny MC, at 1275 SW State Street in Ankeny (Polk County), is a dementia-specific assisted living program (ALP/D) certified by the Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing under certificate S0326, with a maximum occupancy of 20 beds and a certificate current through January 19, 2028.
What does Iowa's certificate record show for Independence Village of Ankeny MC in Ankeny?
DIAL's Entity Report lists Independence Village of Ankeny MC under certificate S0326 with 20 beds and an expiration date of January 19, 2028, smaller than the metro midpoint of 58 for ALP/D certificates.
| Field | From DIAL's records |
|---|---|
| DIAL certificate number | S0326 |
| Program type | Dementia-specific assisted living program (ALP/D) |
| First certified | January 19, 2012 |
| Current two-year certificate | January 19, 2026 through January 19, 2028 |
| Maximum occupancy | 20 beds |
| Voluntary national accreditation | No; DIAL monitors it directly |
| Administrator on the DIAL record | Sydney Petersen |
| State fines with exit dates since January 2023 | 0 |
| Months since DIAL's last survey or monitoring | 30.6 (next due May 1, 2026) |
| Phone on the DIAL record | (515) 963-4000 |
The certificate shown runs to January 19, 2028. 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 January 19, 2012, about 15 years ago, which places it 33 of 77 by age among the metro's certificates.
Is Independence Village of Ankeny MC a memory care program under Iowa rules?
Yes. DIAL certifies Independence Village of Ankeny MC 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.
No fixed ratio applies, which makes the overnight headcount the number to ask for in writing.
The same street address also holds a general assisted living certificate: Independence Village of Ankeny AL, so a spouse without dementia can often live in the same community.
The full rules are summarized on our dementia-specific program page.
Has Iowa fined Independence Village of Ankeny MC?
No. DIAL's Assessed Fines Report shows no state fine for Independence Village of Ankeny MC 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.
When did Iowa last inspect Independence Village of Ankeny MC?
The state's own scheduling report shows 30.6 months since Independence Village of Ankeny MC was last surveyed, so the visit fell near April 2024, with the next due by May 1, 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 Independence Village of Ankeny MC has no opening, where else should we look?
The nearest other certified program is StoryPoint Ankeny (assisted living) in Ankeny, about 0.8 miles away as the crow flies, with 182 units and a general certificate.
| Facility | Miles away | Type | Units or beds | State fines since 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| StoryPoint Ankeny (assisted living) 2855 SW Vintage Parkway, 50023 | 0.8 | ALP | 182 | 0 |
| StoryPoint Ankeny (memory care) 2855 SW Vintage Parkway, 50023 | 0.8 | ALP/D | 64 | 1 |
| Suites of Ankeny 420 NW Ash Drive, 50021 | 1.3 | ALP | 68 | 0 |
| Rock Creek Senior Living 3602 NW 5th Street, 50023 | 1.9 | ALP/D | 170 | 0 |
| Mill Pond ALP/D 1201 SE Mill Pond Ct, 50021 | 2.1 | ALP/D | 36 | 0 |
Where is Independence Village of Ankeny MC, and how close are the hospitals?
Independence Village of Ankeny MC is in Ankeny, Polk County, and UnityPoint Health Des Moines Iowa Lutheran is the closest general hospital on DIAL's roster, about 7.6 miles away by straight line.
Broadlawns Medical Center is next, roughly 7.8 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 Sunny View Care Center (0.2 mi; CMS rating 2 of 5) and The Bridges at Ankeny (0.2 mi; CMS rating 2 of 5).
Which questions matter most at Independence Village of Ankeny MC?
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 for the occupancy agreement and every attachment; Iowa requires it in plain language and 12-point type, with 30 days' notice before a fee 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.
- Ask whether Independence Village of Ankeny MC accepts Elderly Waiver members if savings run out, and what part of the monthly bill the waiver would not cover.
