Des Moines Senior AdvisorRose of Des Moines, at 1330 19th Street in Des Moines (Polk County), is a certified assisted living program (ALP) certified by the Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing under certificate S0223, with a maximum occupancy of 104 units and a certificate current through December 5, 2027.
What does Iowa's certificate record show for Rose of Des Moines in Des Moines?
DIAL's Entity Report lists Rose of Des Moines under certificate S0223 with 104 units and an expiration date of December 5, 2027, larger than the metro midpoint of 88 for ALP certificates.
| Field | From DIAL's records |
|---|---|
| DIAL certificate number | S0223 |
| Program type | Assisted living program (ALP) |
| First certified | December 5, 2005 |
| Current two-year certificate | December 5, 2025 through December 5, 2027 |
| Maximum occupancy | 104 units |
| Voluntary national accreditation | No; DIAL monitors it directly |
| Administrator on the DIAL record | Monica Muhammad |
| State fines with exit dates since January 2023 | 0 |
| Months since DIAL's last survey or monitoring | 18.9 (next due April 17, 2027) |
| Phone on the DIAL record | (515) 244-3300 |
Iowa certifies assisted living programs for two years at a time (Iowa Code 231C.3), and this certificate period began December 5, 2025. Recertification costs a program $1,000 and an initial certificate $750, under Iowa Code 231C.18.
DIAL dates the first certification to December 5, 2005, about 21 years ago, which places it 20 of 77 by age among the metro's certificates.
Can Rose of Des Moines care for someone with dementia?
Rose of Des Moines 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 Claremont's Ramsey Village (0.7 mi), Wesley Acres John's Harbor Memory Support AL (1.7 mi), Calvin Community Memory Care (1.9 mi).
Does Rose of Des Moines have state fines on record?
We found no state fine for Rose of Des Moines in DIAL's Assessed Fines Report covering visits that ended from January 2023 to November 2026.
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 Rose of Des Moines?
DIAL's Survey Due Report counted 18.9 months since the last on-site survey or monitoring of Rose of Des Moines when we ran it on November 6, 2026, which puts that visit around April 2025; the next one is due by April 17, 2027.
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 Rose of Des Moines?
The nearest other certified program is Claremont's Ramsey Village in Des Moines, about 0.7 miles away as the crow flies, with 10 units and a dementia-specific certificate.
| Facility | Miles away | Type | Units or beds | State fines since 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claremont's Ramsey Village 1611 27th St, 50310 | 0.7 | ALP/D | 10 | 0 |
| Arbor Heights at University 233 University Ave, 50314 | 1.1 | ALP | 25 | 0 |
| Wesley Acres John's Harbor Memory Support AL 3520 Grand Ave., 50312 | 1.7 | ALP/D | 19 | 0 |
| Wesley on Grand Central AL 3520 Grand Ave, 50312 | 1.7 | ALP | 126 | 0 |
| Calvin Community Memory Care 4210 Hickman Rd, 50310 | 1.9 | ALP/D | 21 | 0 |
What health care is near Rose of Des Moines in Des Moines?
Rose of Des Moines is in the Downtown, Drake & the West Side part of Des Moines, and Broadlawns Medical Center is the closest general hospital on DIAL's roster, about 0.6 miles away by straight line.
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center is next, roughly 0.6 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 Ramsey Village (0.7 mi; CMS rating 2 of 5) and University Park Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (1.2 mi; CMS rating 4 of 5).
What should we ask Rose of Des Moines 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.
- 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 Rose of Des Moines accepts Elderly Waiver members if savings run out, and what part of the monthly bill the waiver would not cover.
