Des Moines Senior AdvisorMaggie's Place at Kennybrook Village, at 230 SW Brookside Drive in Grimes (Polk County), is a dementia-specific assisted living program (ALP/D) certified by the Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing under certificate S0434, with a maximum occupancy of 16 units and a certificate current through June 30, 2028.
How large is Maggie's Place at Kennybrook Village, and is its Iowa certificate current?
Maggie's Place at Kennybrook Village appears on Iowa's list of certified programs as a dementia-specific assisted living program (ALP/D), certificate S0434, with room for 16 units against a Des Moines-area midpoint of 58.
| Field | From DIAL's records |
|---|---|
| DIAL certificate number | S0434 |
| Program type | Dementia-specific assisted living program (ALP/D) |
| First certified | July 1, 2020 |
| Current two-year certificate | July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2028 |
| Maximum occupancy | 16 units |
| Voluntary national accreditation | No; DIAL monitors it directly |
| Administrator on the DIAL record | Spencer VanSickel |
| State fines with exit dates since January 2023 | 0 |
| Months since DIAL's last survey or monitoring | 15.6 (next due July 25, 2027) |
| Phone on the DIAL record | (515) 369-3900 |
Iowa certifies assisted living programs for two years at a time (Iowa Code 231C.3), and this certificate period began July 1, 2026. Recertification costs a program $1,000 and an initial certificate $750, under Iowa Code 231C.18.
DIAL dates the first certification to July 1, 2020, about 6 years ago, which places it 56 of 77 by age among the metro's certificates.
How does Iowa regulate dementia care at Maggie's Place at Kennybrook Village?
Yes. DIAL certifies Maggie's Place at Kennybrook Village 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.
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 full rules are summarized on our dementia-specific program page.
What enforcement history does DIAL show for Maggie's Place at Kennybrook Village?
We found no state fine for Maggie's Place at Kennybrook Village in DIAL's Assessed Fines Report covering visits that ended from 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 Maggie's Place at Kennybrook Village?
About 16 months had passed since DIAL's most recent visit to Maggie's Place at Kennybrook Village (roughly July 2025) according to the state's Survey Due Report, and the report shows the next visit due by July 25, 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.
Which certified programs are closest to Maggie's Place at Kennybrook Village in Grimes?
The nearest other certified program is Kennybrook Village in Grimes, about 0.4 miles away as the crow flies, with 68 units and a general certificate.
| Facility | Miles away | Type | Units or beds | State fines since 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kennybrook Village 200 SW Brookside Drive, 50111 | 0.4 | ALP | 68 | 0 |
| StoryPoint Timberline (memory care) 14001 Douglas Parkway, 50323 | 4.0 | ALP/D | 40 | 1 |
| StoryPoint Timberline (assisted living) 14001 Douglas Pkwy, 50323 | 4.0 | ALP | 120 | 0 |
| Brio of Johnston Assisted Living 6901 Peckham Street, 50131 | 4.2 | ALP | 68 | 0 |
| Meadowview of Johnston 5555 Pioneer Parkway, 50131 | 4.2 | ALP | 170 | 0 |
What health care is near Maggie's Place at Kennybrook Village in Grimes?
Maggie's Place at Kennybrook Village is in Grimes, Polk County, and UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Methodist West Hospital is the closest general hospital on DIAL's roster, about 9.0 miles away by straight line.
Broadlawns Medical Center is next, roughly 10.7 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 Kennybrook Village (0.3 mi; CMS rating 4 of 5) and Brio of Johnston, LLC (3.0 mi; CMS rating 4 of 5).
Which questions matter most at Maggie's Place at Kennybrook Village?
Start with what the state's own record raises: 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.
- 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 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.
- Ask whether the program works with Iowa Medicaid's Elderly Waiver and which managed care organizations it contracts with.
