Des Moines Senior AdvisorMill Pond AL, at 1201 SE Mill Pond Court in Ankeny (Polk County), is a certified assisted living program (ALP) certified by the Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing under certificate S0399, with a maximum occupancy of 80 units and a certificate current through January 31, 2027.
How large is Mill Pond AL, and is its Iowa certificate current?
Mill Pond AL appears on Iowa's list of certified programs as a certified assisted living program (ALP), certificate S0399, with room for 80 units against a Des Moines-area midpoint of 88.
| Field | From DIAL's records |
|---|---|
| DIAL certificate number | S0399 |
| Program type | Assisted living program (ALP) |
| First certified | January 31, 2019 |
| Current two-year certificate | January 31, 2025 through January 31, 2027 |
| Maximum occupancy | 80 units |
| Voluntary national accreditation | No; DIAL monitors it directly |
| Administrator on the DIAL record | Allison Hoyt |
| State fines with exit dates since January 2023 | 0 |
| Months since DIAL's last survey or monitoring | 32.3 (next due March 12, 2026) |
| Phone on the DIAL record | (515) 965-3107 |
The certificate shown runs to January 31, 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 January 31, 2019, about 8 years ago, which places it 49 of 77 by age among the metro's certificates.
Can Mill Pond AL care for someone with dementia?
Mill Pond AL holds a general ALP certificate, and its building also carries a separate dementia-specific certificate, so a tenant whose dementia advances can usually move within the same community.
Ask how the program responds to wandering or night-time confusion, and at what point it would issue a transfer notice. The closest dementia-specific programs are StoryPoint Siena Hills (0.0 mi), Mill Pond ALP/D (0.7 mi), Independence Village of Ankeny MC (2.8 mi).
Has Iowa fined Mill Pond AL?
None is listed: the statewide fines report for January 2023 to November 2026 does not name Mill Pond AL.
Fines are reserved for serious or repeated problems, so read the latest monitoring report as well; the program must make it available to the public on request.
When did Iowa last inspect Mill Pond AL?
About 32 months had passed since DIAL's most recent visit to Mill Pond AL (roughly March 2024) according to the state's Survey Due Report, and the report shows the next visit due by March 12, 2026.
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.
What other assisted living is near Mill Pond AL?
The nearest other certified program is StoryPoint Siena Hills in Ankeny, on the same block, with 132 units and a dementia-specific certificate.
| Facility | Miles away | Type | Units or beds | State fines since 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| StoryPoint Siena Hills 455 SW Ankeny Road, 50021 | 0.0 | ALP/D | 132 | 0 |
| Suites of Ankeny 420 NW Ash Drive, 50021 | 2.4 | ALP | 68 | 0 |
| Independence Village of Ankeny MC 1275 SW State Street, 50023 | 2.8 | ALP/D | 20 | 0 |
| Independence Village of Ankeny AL 1275 SW State Street, 50023 | 3.4 | ALP | 88 | 2 |
| StoryPoint Ankeny (assisted living) 2855 SW Vintage Parkway, 50023 | 3.4 | ALP | 182 | 0 |
How far is Mill Pond AL from a hospital?
Mill Pond AL is in Ankeny, Polk County, and UnityPoint Health Des Moines Iowa Lutheran is the closest general hospital on DIAL's roster, about 8.2 miles away by straight line.
Broadlawns Medical Center is next, roughly 8.9 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 Mill Pond (0.8 mi; CMS rating 5 of 5) and On With Life (2.8 mi; CMS rating 4 of 5).
Also licensed at this street address: Mill Pond (nursing facility, license 770477). On a shared campus a tenant can often change levels of care without leaving the community.
What should we ask Mill Pond AL before signing?
Use the public record as your checklist: 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 whether the program works with Iowa Medicaid's Elderly Waiver and which managed care organizations it contracts with.
