Des Moines Senior AdvisorStoryPoint Johnston, at 6750 Corporate Drive in Johnston (Polk County), is a dementia-specific assisted living program (ALP/D) certified by the Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing under certificate S0355, with a maximum occupancy of 128 units and a certificate current through January 15, 2028.
What does Iowa's certificate record show for StoryPoint Johnston in Johnston?
DIAL's Entity Report lists StoryPoint Johnston under certificate S0355 with 128 units and an expiration date of January 15, 2028, larger than the metro midpoint of 58 for ALP/D certificates.
| Field | From DIAL's records |
|---|---|
| DIAL certificate number | S0355 |
| Program type | Dementia-specific assisted living program (ALP/D) |
| First certified | January 15, 2016 |
| Current two-year certificate | January 15, 2026 through January 15, 2028 |
| Maximum occupancy | 128 units |
| Voluntary national accreditation | No; DIAL monitors it directly |
| Administrator on the DIAL record | Dwala Lehman |
| State fines with exit dates since January 2023 | 0 |
| Months since DIAL's last survey or monitoring | 10.9 (next due December 15, 2027) |
| Phone on the DIAL record | (515) 207-1984 |
The certificate shown runs to January 15, 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 January 15, 2016, about 11 years ago, which places it 36 of 77 by age among the metro's certificates.
What does the dementia-specific certificate at StoryPoint Johnston require?
Yes. DIAL certifies StoryPoint Johnston 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.
Compared with a general program, an ALP/D has stricter rules: awake overnight staff on site, a written plan for residents who may wander, eight hours of dementia-specific training at hire and annual refreshers, and building features suited to people with cognitive impairment.
No fixed ratio applies, which makes the overnight headcount the number to ask for in writing.
The full rules are summarized on our dementia-specific program page.
Does StoryPoint Johnston have state fines on record?
None is listed: the statewide fines report for January 2023 to November 2026 does not name StoryPoint Johnston.
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 Johnston?
DIAL's Survey Due Report counted 10.9 months since the last on-site survey or monitoring of StoryPoint Johnston when we ran it on November 6, 2026, which puts that visit around December 2025; the next one is due by December 15, 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.
If StoryPoint Johnston has no opening, where else should we look?
The nearest other certified program is Martina Place in Johnston, about 0.6 miles away as the crow flies, with 120 units and a general certificate.
| Facility | Miles away | Type | Units or beds | State fines since 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martina Place 5815 Winwood Dr, 50131 | 0.6 | ALP | 120 | 0 |
| Bickford Cottage Urbandale 5915 Sutton Place, 50322 | 1.4 | ALP/D | 73 | 1 |
| Senior Suites of Urbandale 4700 84th St, 50322 | 1.9 | ALP | 100 | 0 |
| Brio of Johnston Assisted Living 6901 Peckham Street, 50131 | 2.1 | ALP | 68 | 0 |
| Meadowview of Johnston 5555 Pioneer Parkway, 50131 | 2.1 | ALP | 170 | 0 |
Where is StoryPoint Johnston, and how close are the hospitals?
StoryPoint Johnston is in Johnston, Polk County, and Broadlawns Medical Center is the closest general hospital on DIAL's roster, about 5.9 miles away by straight line.
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center is next, roughly 5.9 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 Bishop Drumm Retirement Center (0.6 mi; CMS rating 1 of 5) and ChildServe Habilitation Center (0.7 mi; CMS rating 5 of 5).
What should we ask StoryPoint Johnston 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.
- Ask which services cost extra as needs rise, and confirm the agreement promises 30 days' written notice of any 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.
- Ask whether StoryPoint Johnston accepts Elderly Waiver members if savings run out, and what part of the monthly bill the waiver would not cover.
