Des Moines Senior AdvisorMartina Place, at 5815 Winwood Dr in Johnston (Polk County), is a certified assisted living program (ALP) certified by the Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing under certificate S0002, with a maximum occupancy of 120 units and a certificate current through June 1, 2027.
What does Iowa's certificate record show for Martina Place in Johnston?
Yes. Martina Place holds a current DIAL certificate as a certified assisted living program (ALP), sized at 120 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 | S0002 |
| Program type | Assisted living program (ALP) |
| First certified | June 1, 1997 |
| Current two-year certificate | June 1, 2025 through June 1, 2027 |
| Maximum occupancy | 120 units |
| Voluntary national accreditation | No; DIAL monitors it directly |
| Administrator on the DIAL record | Rachel Kelsey |
| State fines with exit dates since January 2023 | 0 |
| Months since DIAL's last survey or monitoring | 16.8 (next due June 19, 2027) |
| Phone on the DIAL record | (515) 251-7999 |
The certificate shown runs to June 1, 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 June 1, 1997, about 29 years ago, which places it 1 of 77 by age among the metro's certificates.
Does Martina Place have a memory care certificate?
Martina Place holds a general assisted living certificate rather than a dementia-specific one, so it may serve tenants with mild cognitive impairment but must transfer anyone whose needs exceed its disclosed criteria or Iowa's retention limits.
A cognitive evaluation using a scored, objective tool is required before move-in, and when it shows moderate decline the program switches to the Global Deterioration Scale to track the change. The closest dementia-specific programs are StoryPoint Johnston (0.6 mi), Bickford Cottage Urbandale (1.4 mi), Meadowview of Johnston MC (2.3 mi).
Has Iowa fined Martina Place?
None is listed: the statewide fines report for January 2023 to November 2026 does not name Martina Place.
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.
How recently has DIAL visited Martina Place?
DIAL's Survey Due Report counted 16.8 months since the last on-site survey or monitoring of Martina Place when we ran it on November 6, 2026, which puts that visit around June 2025; the next one is due by June 19, 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.
Which certified programs are closest to Martina Place in Johnston?
The nearest other certified program is StoryPoint Johnston in Johnston, about 0.6 miles away as the crow flies, with 128 units and a dementia-specific certificate.
| Facility | Miles away | Type | Units or beds | State fines since 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| StoryPoint Johnston 6750 Corporate Drive, 50131 | 0.6 | ALP/D | 128 | 0 |
| Bickford Cottage Urbandale 5915 Sutton Place, 50322 | 1.4 | ALP/D | 73 | 1 |
| Brio of Johnston Assisted Living 6901 Peckham Street, 50131 | 2.3 | ALP | 68 | 0 |
| Meadowview of Johnston 5555 Pioneer Parkway, 50131 | 2.3 | ALP | 170 | 0 |
| Meadowview of Johnston MC 5555 Pioneer Parkway, 50131 | 2.3 | ALP/D | 42 | 1 |
Where is Martina Place, and how close are the hospitals?
Martina Place is in Johnston, Polk County, and Broadlawns Medical Center is the closest general hospital on DIAL's roster, about 5.6 miles away by straight line.
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center is next, roughly 5.6 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 Bishop Drumm Retirement Center (0.1 mi; CMS rating 1 of 5) and ChildServe Habilitation Center (0.4 mi; CMS rating 5 of 5).
Which questions matter most at Martina Place?
Use the public record as your checklist: 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 how the program handles a tenant who needs two-person transfers or more than 28 hours a week of nursing, the point where Iowa rules usually require a move.
- Ask whether the program works with Iowa Medicaid's Elderly Waiver and which managed care organizations it contracts with.
