Des Moines Senior AdvisorPerry Lutheran Homes Spring Valley Campus, at 501 12th Street in Perry (Dallas County), is a certified assisted living program (ALP) certified by the Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing under certificate S0129, with a maximum occupancy of 77 units and a certificate current through November 20, 2027.
How large is Perry Lutheran Homes Spring Valley Campus, and is its Iowa certificate current?
DIAL's Entity Report lists Perry Lutheran Homes Spring Valley Campus under certificate S0129 with 77 units and an expiration date of November 20, 2027, smaller than the metro midpoint of 88 for ALP certificates.
| Field | From DIAL's records |
|---|---|
| DIAL certificate number | S0129 |
| Program type | Assisted living program (ALP) |
| First certified | November 20, 2001 |
| Current two-year certificate | November 20, 2025 through November 20, 2027 |
| Maximum occupancy | 77 units |
| Voluntary national accreditation | No; DIAL monitors it directly |
| Administrator on the DIAL record | Tanya Swank |
| State fines with exit dates since January 2023 | 0 |
| Months since DIAL's last survey or monitoring | 22.7 (next due December 24, 2026) |
| Phone on the DIAL record | (515) 465-7500 |
Certification in Iowa is tied to one program at one location for two years; the present term opened November 20, 2025. A new owner must notify DIAL before the certificate can transfer, and DIAL may visit within 90 days of a change of ownership.
DIAL dates the first certification to November 20, 2001, about 25 years ago, which places it 13 of 77 by age among the metro's certificates.
What happens at Perry Lutheran Homes Spring Valley Campus if a tenant's memory declines?
Perry Lutheran Homes Spring Valley Campus 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.
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 Spurgeon Assisted Living (12.3 mi), StoryPoint Adel (memory care) (15.5 mi), Lakeside Village (16.4 mi).
Has Iowa fined Perry Lutheran Homes Spring Valley Campus?
None is listed: the statewide fines report for January 2023 to November 2026 does not name Perry Lutheran Homes Spring Valley Campus.
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 Perry Lutheran Homes Spring Valley Campus?
The state's own scheduling report shows 22.7 months since Perry Lutheran Homes Spring Valley Campus was last surveyed, so the visit fell near December 2024, with the next due by December 24, 2026.
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.
What other assisted living is near Perry Lutheran Homes Spring Valley Campus?
The nearest other certified program is Spurgeon Assisted Living in Dallas Center, about 12.3 miles away as the crow flies, with 64 units and a dementia-specific certificate.
| Facility | Miles away | Type | Units or beds | State fines since 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spurgeon Assisted Living 1006 Linden Street, 50063 | 12.3 | ALP/D | 64 | 0 |
| StoryPoint Adel (assisted living) 621 302nd PL, 50003 | 15.5 | ALP | 88 | 0 |
| StoryPoint Adel (memory care) 621 302nd PL, 50003 | 15.5 | ALP/D | 26 | 0 |
| Lakeside Village 2067 Highway 4, 50216 | 16.4 | ALP/D | 128 | 1 |
| Kennybrook Village 200 SW Brookside Drive, 50111 | 17.8 | ALP | 68 | 0 |
How far is Perry Lutheran Homes Spring Valley Campus from a hospital?
Perry Lutheran Homes Spring Valley Campus is in Perry, Dallas County, and Dallas County Hospital is the closest general hospital on DIAL's roster, about 1.6 miles away by straight line.
UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Methodist West Hospital is next, roughly 23.6 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 Perry Lutheran Home (0.4 mi; CMS rating 1 of 5) and Perry Lutheran Home Eden Acres Campus (0.9 mi; CMS rating 2 of 5).
Which questions matter most at Perry Lutheran Homes Spring Valley Campus?
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.
- Take the occupancy agreement home and read its fee schedule, service list and transfer criteria before signing.
- 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.
