Des Moines Senior AdvisorMeadowview of Johnston MC, at 5555 Pioneer Parkway in Johnston (Polk County), is a dementia-specific assisted living program (ALP/D) certified by the Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing under certificate S0459, with a maximum occupancy of 42 units and a certificate current through February 4, 2028.
Is Meadowview of Johnston MC a certified assisted living program in Johnston, Iowa?
Meadowview of Johnston MC appears on Iowa's list of certified programs as a dementia-specific assisted living program (ALP/D), certificate S0459, with room for 42 units against a Des Moines-area midpoint of 58.
| Field | From DIAL's records |
|---|---|
| DIAL certificate number | S0459 |
| Program type | Dementia-specific assisted living program (ALP/D) |
| First certified | February 3, 2022 |
| Current two-year certificate | February 4, 2026 through February 4, 2028 |
| Maximum occupancy | 42 units |
| Voluntary national accreditation | No; DIAL monitors it directly |
| Administrator on the DIAL record | Michele Forbes |
| State fines with exit dates since January 2023 | 1 |
| Months since DIAL's last survey or monitoring | 16.6 (next due June 25, 2027) |
| Phone on the DIAL record | (515) 534-0300 |
Iowa certifies assisted living programs for two years at a time (Iowa Code 231C.3), and this certificate period began February 4, 2026. Recertification costs a program $1,000 and an initial certificate $750, under Iowa Code 231C.18.
DIAL dates the first certification to February 3, 2022, about 5 years ago, which places it 65 of 77 by age among the metro's certificates.
How does Iowa regulate dementia care at Meadowview of Johnston MC?
Yes. DIAL certifies Meadowview of Johnston 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.
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: Meadowview of Johnston, 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 Meadowview of Johnston MC?
Yes. DIAL's Assessed Fines Report lists 1 state fine for Meadowview of Johnston MC from visits ending between January 2023 to November 2026, totaling $6,000 after adjustments; the most recent followed a visit that ended January 20, 2026.
- January 20, 2026 (visit exit date), enforcement no. 11081: $6,000 issued
A fine follows a regulatory insufficiency serious enough to put tenants at risk or one that went uncorrected. The fines report gives amounts, not reasons, so ask to read the final report and the plan of correction for each visit listed.
How recently has DIAL visited Meadowview of Johnston MC?
The state's own scheduling report shows 16.6 months since Meadowview of Johnston MC was last surveyed, so the visit fell near June 2025, with the next due by June 25, 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 Meadowview of Johnston MC has no opening, where else should we look?
The nearest other certified program is Brio of Johnston Assisted Living in Johnston, on the same block, with 68 units and a general certificate.
| Facility | Miles away | Type | Units or beds | State fines since 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brio of Johnston Assisted Living 6901 Peckham Street, 50131 | 0.0 | ALP | 68 | 0 |
| StoryPoint Johnston 6750 Corporate Drive, 50131 | 2.1 | ALP/D | 128 | 0 |
| Martina Place 5815 Winwood Dr, 50131 | 2.3 | ALP | 120 | 0 |
| Bickford Cottage Urbandale 5915 Sutton Place, 50322 | 3.5 | ALP/D | 73 | 1 |
| Senior Suites of Urbandale 4700 84th St, 50322 | 3.6 | ALP | 100 | 0 |
What health care is near Meadowview of Johnston MC in Johnston?
Meadowview of Johnston MC is in Johnston, Polk County, and Broadlawns Medical Center is the closest general hospital on DIAL's roster, about 7.9 miles away by straight line.
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center is next, roughly 7.9 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 Brio of Johnston, LLC (1.5 mi; CMS rating 4 of 5) and Bishop Drumm Retirement Center (2.2 mi; CMS rating 1 of 5).
Which questions matter most at Meadowview of Johnston MC?
Use the public record as your checklist: ask what DIAL found on the visit that ended January 20, 2026 and what changed afterward.
- 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 which services cost extra as needs rise, and confirm the agreement promises 30 days' written notice of any 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.
- Before counting on Medicaid, ask whether Elderly Waiver services are delivered here and how room and board would be paid.
