Des Moines Senior AdvisorIndependence Village of Waukee MC, at 1645 SE Holiday Crest Circle in Waukee (Dallas County), is a dementia-specific assisted living program (ALP/D) certified by the Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing under certificate S0317, with a maximum occupancy of 36 units and a certificate current through March 28, 2027.
Is Independence Village of Waukee MC a certified assisted living program in Waukee, Iowa?
DIAL's Entity Report lists Independence Village of Waukee MC under certificate S0317 with 36 units and an expiration date of March 28, 2027, smaller than the metro midpoint of 58 for ALP/D certificates.
| Field | From DIAL's records |
|---|---|
| DIAL certificate number | S0317 |
| Program type | Dementia-specific assisted living program (ALP/D) |
| First certified | March 28, 2011 |
| Current two-year certificate | March 28, 2025 through March 28, 2027 |
| Maximum occupancy | 36 units |
| Voluntary national accreditation | No; DIAL monitors it directly |
| Administrator on the DIAL record | Austin Williams |
| State fines with exit dates since January 2023 | 0 |
| Months since DIAL's last survey or monitoring | 25.5 (next due October 3, 2024) |
| Phone on the DIAL record | (515) 987-4100 |
Iowa certifies assisted living programs for two years at a time (Iowa Code 231C.3), and this certificate period began March 28, 2025. Recertification costs a program $1,000 and an initial certificate $750, under Iowa Code 231C.18.
DIAL dates the first certification to March 28, 2011, about 16 years ago, which places it 30 of 77 by age among the metro's certificates.
How does Iowa regulate dementia care at Independence Village of Waukee MC?
Yes. DIAL certifies Independence Village of Waukee 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.
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.
No fixed ratio applies, which makes the overnight headcount the number to ask for in writing.
The full rules are summarized on our dementia-specific program page.
What enforcement history does DIAL show for Independence Village of Waukee MC?
No. DIAL's Assessed Fines Report shows no state fine for Independence Village of Waukee MC from any visit that ended between January 2023 to November 2026.
That is a good sign but not the whole picture. Most problems DIAL identifies end in a plan of correction rather than a fine, and those appear only in the monitoring report itself.
When did Iowa last inspect Independence Village of Waukee MC?
The state's own scheduling report shows 25.5 months since Independence Village of Waukee MC was last surveyed, so the visit fell near September 2024, with the next due by October 3, 2024.
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.
If Independence Village of Waukee MC has no opening, where else should we look?
The nearest other certified program is StoryPoint Kettlestone (assisted living) in Waukee, on the same block, with 120 units and a general certificate.
| Facility | Miles away | Type | Units or beds | State fines since 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| StoryPoint Kettlestone (assisted living) 805 SE Tallgrass Lane, 50263 | 0.0 | ALP | 120 | 0 |
| StoryPoint Kettlestone (memory care) 805 SE Tallgrass Lane, 50263 | 0.0 | ALP/D | 40 | 1 |
| Independence Village of Waukee AL 1654 SE Holiday Crest Circle, 50263 | 2.1 | ALP | 80 | 0 |
| Assisted Living at Deerfield 13731 Hickman Road, 50323 | 3.8 | ALP | 40 | 0 |
| StoryPoint Timberline (memory care) 14001 Douglas Parkway, 50323 | 3.8 | ALP/D | 40 | 1 |
How far is Independence Village of Waukee MC from a hospital?
Independence Village of Waukee MC is in Waukee, Dallas County, and UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Methodist West Hospital is the closest general hospital on DIAL's roster, about 4.5 miles away by straight line.
Broadlawns Medical Center is next, roughly 12.8 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 Arbor Springs of West Des Moines LLC (3.6 mi; CMS rating 1 of 5) and Deerfield Health Care Center (3.8 mi; CMS rating 5 of 5).
What does Independence Village of Waukee MC's record suggest asking on a tour?
Let DIAL's data shape the visit: request the most recent monitoring or complaint report and the program's response to it.
- Take the occupancy agreement home and read its fee schedule, service list and transfer criteria before signing.
- 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.
- Before counting on Medicaid, ask whether Elderly Waiver services are delivered here and how room and board would be paid.
