Des Moines Senior AdvisorStoryPoint Norwalk, at 2901 Cedar Street in Norwalk (Warren County), is a dementia-specific assisted living program (ALP/D) certified by the Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing under certificate S0372, with a maximum occupancy of 80 units and a certificate current through April 29, 2028.
How large is StoryPoint Norwalk, and is its Iowa certificate current?
StoryPoint Norwalk appears on Iowa's list of certified programs as a dementia-specific assisted living program (ALP/D), certificate S0372, with room for 80 units against a Des Moines-area midpoint of 58.
| Field | From DIAL's records |
|---|---|
| DIAL certificate number | S0372 |
| Program type | Dementia-specific assisted living program (ALP/D) |
| First certified | May 1, 2018 |
| Current two-year certificate | April 30, 2026 through April 29, 2028 |
| Maximum occupancy | 80 units |
| Voluntary national accreditation | No; DIAL monitors it directly |
| Administrator on the DIAL record | Anna Austin |
| State fines with exit dates since January 2023 | 0 |
| Months since DIAL's last survey or monitoring | 18.1 (next due May 12, 2027) |
| Phone on the DIAL record | (515) 250-2806 |
Iowa certifies assisted living programs for two years at a time (Iowa Code 231C.3), and this certificate period began April 30, 2026. Recertification costs a program $1,000 and an initial certificate $750, under Iowa Code 231C.18.
DIAL dates the first certification to May 1, 2018, about 9 years ago, which places it 43 of 77 by age among the metro's certificates.
What does the dementia-specific certificate at StoryPoint Norwalk require?
Yes. DIAL certifies StoryPoint Norwalk 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.
Dementia-specific programs must keep someone awake and on duty 24 hours a day in the proximate area, train all personnel for at least eight hours in dementia care within their first 30 days, and repeat eight hours of training every year for anyone with direct tenant contact.
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 Norwalk have state fines on record?
We found no state fine for StoryPoint Norwalk 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.
Is StoryPoint Norwalk due for a state monitoring visit?
The state's own scheduling report shows 18.1 months since StoryPoint Norwalk was last surveyed, so the visit fell near May 2025, with the next due by May 12, 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 Norwalk in Norwalk?
The nearest other certified program is Holland Farms Senior Living in Norwalk, on the same block, with 116 units and a general certificate.
| Facility | Miles away | Type | Units or beds | State fines since 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holland Farms Senior Living 2800 Sunset Drive, 50211 | 0.0 | ALP | 116 | 1 |
| Homesteaders at Holland Farms 2800 Sunset Drive, 50211 | 0.0 | ALP/D | 80 | 1 |
| Regency Assisted Living 815 High Road, 50211 | 2.4 | ALP | 60 | 1 |
| Grand Living at Tower Place 540 S 51st Street, 50265 | 6.5 | ALP | 204 | 0 |
| Grand Living at Tower Place MC 540 S 51st Street, 50265 | 6.5 | ALP/D | 76 | 1 |
What health care is near StoryPoint Norwalk in Norwalk?
StoryPoint Norwalk is in Norwalk, Warren County, and UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Methodist West Hospital is the closest general hospital on DIAL's roster, about 9.2 miles away by straight line.
UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medical Center is next, roughly 9.9 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 Norwalk Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (1.2 mi; CMS rating 3 of 5) and Regency Care Center (2.3 mi; CMS rating 1 of 5).
What does StoryPoint Norwalk's record suggest asking on a tour?
Let DIAL's data shape the visit: request the most recent monitoring or complaint report and the program's response to it.
- Take the occupancy agreement home and read its fee schedule, service list and transfer criteria before signing.
- Ask which conditions would trigger a transfer, beyond Iowa's list, since programs may add criteria if they disclose them in the agreement.
- Ask how many staff are awake inside the program overnight and how the written missing-tenant procedure works.
- Ask whether StoryPoint Norwalk accepts Elderly Waiver members if savings run out, and what part of the monthly bill the waiver would not cover.
