Des Moines Senior AdvisorStoryPoint Adel (assisted living), at 621 302nd PL in Adel (Dallas County), is a certified assisted living program (ALP) certified by the Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing under certificate S0494, with a maximum occupancy of 88 units and a certificate current through May 1, 2027.
Is StoryPoint Adel (assisted living) a certified assisted living program in Adel, Iowa?
DIAL's Entity Report lists StoryPoint Adel (assisted living) under certificate S0494 with 88 units and an expiration date of May 1, 2027, the same size as the metro midpoint of 88 for ALP certificates.
| Field | From DIAL's records |
|---|---|
| DIAL certificate number | S0494 |
| Program type | Assisted living program (ALP) |
| First certified | May 1, 2025 |
| Current two-year certificate | May 1, 2025 through May 1, 2027 |
| Maximum occupancy | 88 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 |
Certification in Iowa is tied to one program at one location for two years; the present term opened May 1, 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 May 1, 2025, about 2 years ago, which places it 74 of 77 by age among the metro's certificates.
Does StoryPoint Adel (assisted living) have a memory care certificate?
StoryPoint Adel (assisted living) 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.
Iowa's rules do not bar a general program from serving people with dementia; a program becomes dementia-specific by definition once enough tenants are at GDS stages 4 to 7 during two sequential monitorings, and then must meet the ALP/D rules. The closest dementia-specific programs are StoryPoint Adel (memory care) (0.0 mi), Spurgeon Assisted Living (7.9 mi), Independence Village of Waukee MC (8.5 mi).
What enforcement history does DIAL show for StoryPoint Adel (assisted living)?
No. DIAL's Assessed Fines Report shows no state fine for StoryPoint Adel (assisted living) from any visit that ended between 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.
How recently has DIAL visited StoryPoint Adel (assisted living)?
About 12 months had passed since DIAL's most recent visit to StoryPoint Adel (assisted living) (roughly October 2025) according to the state's Survey Due Report, and the report shows the next visit due by October 28, 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.
Which certified programs are closest to StoryPoint Adel (assisted living) in Adel?
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 |
What health care is near StoryPoint Adel (assisted living) in Adel?
StoryPoint Adel (assisted living) 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 should we ask StoryPoint Adel (assisted living) before signing?
Start with what the state's own record raises: 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 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 whether the program works with Iowa Medicaid's Elderly Waiver and which managed care organizations it contracts with.
