Des Moines Senior AdvisorStoryPoint Adel (memory care), at 621 302nd PL in Adel (Dallas County), is a dementia-specific assisted living program (ALP/D) certified by the Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing under certificate S0493, with a maximum occupancy of 26 units and a certificate current through May 1, 2027.
What does Iowa's certificate record show for StoryPoint Adel (memory care) in Adel?
DIAL's Entity Report lists StoryPoint Adel (memory care) under certificate S0493 with 26 units and an expiration date of May 1, 2027, smaller than the metro midpoint of 58 for ALP/D certificates.
| Field | From DIAL's records |
|---|---|
| DIAL certificate number | S0493 |
| Program type | Dementia-specific assisted living program (ALP/D) |
| First certified | May 1, 2025 |
| Current two-year certificate | May 1, 2025 through May 1, 2027 |
| Maximum occupancy | 26 units |
| Voluntary national accreditation | No; DIAL monitors it directly |
| Administrator on the DIAL record | Maria Pimentel |
| State fines with exit dates since January 2023 | 0 |
| Months since DIAL's last survey or monitoring | 12.5 (next due October 28, 2027) |
| Phone on the DIAL record | (515) 513-9182 |
The certificate shown runs to May 1, 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 May 1, 2025, about 2 years ago, which places it 75 of 77 by age among the metro's certificates.
What does the dementia-specific certificate at StoryPoint Adel (memory care) require?
Yes. DIAL certifies StoryPoint Adel (memory care) 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.
That certificate brings extra duties under 481 IAC chapter 69: staff awake and on duty around the clock on site, eight hours of dementia training for every employee within 30 days of hire, eight more hours a year for direct-care staff, and written procedures for a tenant who goes missing.
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: StoryPoint Adel (assisted living), so a spouse without dementia can often live in the same community.
The full rules are summarized on our dementia-specific program page.
Does StoryPoint Adel (memory care) have state fines on record?
We found no state fine for StoryPoint Adel (memory care) in DIAL's Assessed Fines Report covering visits that ended from January 2023 to November 2026.
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.
How recently has DIAL visited StoryPoint Adel (memory care)?
About 12 months had passed since DIAL's most recent visit to StoryPoint Adel (memory care) (roughly October 2025) according to the state's Survey Due Report, and the report shows the next visit due by October 28, 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 StoryPoint Adel (memory care) has no opening, where else should we look?
The nearest other certified program is Spurgeon Assisted Living in Dallas Center, about 7.9 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 | 7.9 | ALP/D | 64 | 0 |
| Independence Village of Waukee MC 1645 SE Holiday Crest Circle, 50263 | 8.5 | ALP/D | 36 | 0 |
| StoryPoint Kettlestone (assisted living) 805 SE Tallgrass Lane, 50263 | 8.5 | ALP | 120 | 0 |
| StoryPoint Kettlestone (memory care) 805 SE Tallgrass Lane, 50263 | 8.5 | ALP/D | 40 | 1 |
| Independence Village of Waukee AL 1654 SE Holiday Crest Circle, 50263 | 10.5 | ALP | 80 | 0 |
Where is StoryPoint Adel (memory care), and how close are the hospitals?
StoryPoint Adel (memory care) is in Adel, Dallas County, and UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Methodist West Hospital is the closest general hospital on DIAL's roster, about 12.4 miles away by straight line.
Dallas County Hospital is next, roughly 16.1 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 Adel Acres (0.6 mi; CMS rating 1 of 5) and Spurgeon Manor (6.5 mi; CMS rating 5 of 5).
What does StoryPoint Adel (memory care)'s record suggest asking on a tour?
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 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.
