Des Moines Senior AdvisorMorningstar at Jordan Creek MC, at 525 S. 60th Street in West Des Moines (Dallas County), is a dementia-specific assisted living program (ALP/D) certified by the Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing under certificate S0371, with a maximum occupancy of 58 units and a certificate current through March 8, 2028.
What does Iowa's certificate record show for Morningstar at Jordan Creek MC in West Des Moines?
Yes. Morningstar at Jordan Creek MC holds a current DIAL certificate as a dementia-specific assisted living program (ALP/D), sized at 58 units, the same size as the 58-unit midpoint of the 39 dementia-specific programs we track in the six counties.
| Field | From DIAL's records |
|---|---|
| DIAL certificate number | S0371 |
| Program type | Dementia-specific assisted living program (ALP/D) |
| First certified | March 9, 2018 |
| Current two-year certificate | March 9, 2026 through March 8, 2028 |
| Maximum occupancy | 58 units |
| Voluntary national accreditation | No; DIAL monitors it directly |
| Administrator on the DIAL record | Paula Spidell |
| State fines with exit dates since January 2023 | 3 |
| Months since DIAL's last survey or monitoring | 10.3 (next due December 31, 2027) |
| Phone on the DIAL record | (515) 505-7155 |
The certificate shown runs to March 8, 2028. 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 March 9, 2018, about 9 years ago, which places it 42 of 77 by age among the metro's certificates.
How does Iowa regulate dementia care at Morningstar at Jordan Creek MC?
Yes. DIAL certifies Morningstar at Jordan Creek 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.
The rules require enough trained staff to meet tenants' needs rather than a set ratio; ask to see two recent weeks of night-shift schedules.
The same street address also holds a general assisted living certificate: Morningstar at Jordan Creek, so a spouse without dementia can often live in the same community.
The full rules are summarized on our dementia-specific program page.
What enforcement history does DIAL show for Morningstar at Jordan Creek MC?
Yes. DIAL's Assessed Fines Report lists 3 state fines for Morningstar at Jordan Creek MC from visits ending between January 2023 to November 2026, totaling $2,600 after adjustments; the most recent followed a visit that ended February 26, 2026.
- February 26, 2026 (visit exit date), enforcement no. 11080: $3,000 issued; $1,950 after adjustment
- April 4, 2024 (visit exit date), enforcement no. 10389: $500 issued; $325 after adjustment
- November 21, 2023 (visit exit date), enforcement no. 10123: $500 issued; $325 after adjustment
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 Morningstar at Jordan Creek MC?
About 10 months had passed since DIAL's most recent visit to Morningstar at Jordan Creek MC (roughly January 2026) according to the state's Survey Due Report, and the report shows the next visit due by December 31, 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.
What other assisted living is near Morningstar at Jordan Creek MC?
The nearest other certified program is Cedar Ridge Village in West Des Moines, on the same block, with 68 units and a general certificate.
| Facility | Miles away | Type | Units or beds | State fines since 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Ridge Village 8950 Coachlight Drive, 50266 | 0.0 | ALP | 68 | 0 |
| Edgewater Assisted Living - Brookside 9225 Cascade Avenue, 50266 | 0.0 | ALP | 62 | 0 |
| Edgewater ALP/D - Beacon Springs 9225 Cascade Avenue, 50266 | 1.2 | ALP/D | 32 | 0 |
| Bickford Cottage West Des Moines 5050 Hawthorne Dr, 50265 | 2.0 | ALP/D | 66 | 0 |
| Grand Living at Tower Place 540 S 51st Street, 50265 | 3.4 | ALP | 204 | 0 |
Where is Morningstar at Jordan Creek MC, and how close are the hospitals?
Morningstar at Jordan Creek MC is in West Des Moines, Dallas County, and UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Methodist West Hospital is the closest general hospital on DIAL's roster, on the same block.
Broadlawns Medical Center is next, roughly 9.8 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 Cedar Ridge Village (0.7 mi; CMS rating 3 of 5) and Arbor Springs of West Des Moines LLC (1.0 mi; CMS rating 1 of 5).
What should we ask Morningstar at Jordan Creek MC before signing?
Use the public record as your checklist: ask what DIAL found on the visit that ended February 26, 2026 and what changed afterward.
- Request the most recent monitoring or complaint report and the program's response to it.
- 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 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 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.
