Des Moines Senior AdvisorSuites of Ankeny, at 420 NW Ash Drive in Ankeny (Polk County), is a certified assisted living program (ALP) certified by the Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing under certificate S0357, with a maximum occupancy of 68 units and a certificate current through August 4, 2028.
How large is Suites of Ankeny, and is its Iowa certificate current?
Suites of Ankeny appears on Iowa's list of certified programs as a certified assisted living program (ALP), certificate S0357, with room for 68 units against a Des Moines-area midpoint of 88.
| Field | From DIAL's records |
|---|---|
| DIAL certificate number | S0357 |
| Program type | Assisted living program (ALP) |
| First certified | August 5, 2016 |
| Current two-year certificate | August 5, 2026 through August 4, 2028 |
| Maximum occupancy | 68 units |
| Voluntary national accreditation | No; DIAL monitors it directly |
| Administrator on the DIAL record | Vanessa Young |
| State fines with exit dates since January 2023 | 0 |
| Months since DIAL's last survey or monitoring | 17.1 (next due June 12, 2027) |
| Phone on the DIAL record | (515) 635-0936 |
Iowa certifies assisted living programs for two years at a time (Iowa Code 231C.3), and this certificate period began August 5, 2026. Recertification costs a program $1,000 and an initial certificate $750, under Iowa Code 231C.18.
DIAL dates the first certification to August 5, 2016, about 10 years ago, which places it 37 of 77 by age among the metro's certificates.
What happens at Suites of Ankeny if a tenant's memory declines?
Suites of Ankeny 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.
A cognitive evaluation using a scored, objective tool is required before move-in, and when it shows moderate decline the program switches to the Global Deterioration Scale to track the change. The closest dementia-specific programs are StoryPoint Ankeny (memory care) (1.2 mi), Independence Village of Ankeny MC (1.3 mi), Mill Pond ALP/D (1.7 mi).
What enforcement history does DIAL show for Suites of Ankeny?
We found no state fine for Suites of Ankeny 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 Suites of Ankeny due for a state monitoring visit?
The state's own scheduling report shows 17.1 months since Suites of Ankeny was last surveyed, so the visit fell near June 2025, with the next due by June 12, 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.
What other assisted living is near Suites of Ankeny?
The nearest other certified program is Independence Village of Ankeny AL in Ankeny, about 1.2 miles away as the crow flies, with 88 units and a general certificate.
| Facility | Miles away | Type | Units or beds | State fines since 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independence Village of Ankeny AL 1275 SW State Street, 50023 | 1.2 | ALP | 88 | 2 |
| StoryPoint Ankeny (assisted living) 2855 SW Vintage Parkway, 50023 | 1.2 | ALP | 182 | 0 |
| StoryPoint Ankeny (memory care) 2855 SW Vintage Parkway, 50023 | 1.2 | ALP/D | 64 | 1 |
| Independence Village of Ankeny MC 1275 SW State Street, 50023 | 1.3 | ALP/D | 20 | 0 |
| Mill Pond ALP/D 1201 SE Mill Pond Ct, 50021 | 1.7 | ALP/D | 36 | 0 |
How far is Suites of Ankeny from a hospital?
Suites of Ankeny is in Ankeny, Polk County, and UnityPoint Health Des Moines Iowa Lutheran is the closest general hospital on DIAL's roster, about 8.8 miles away by straight line.
Broadlawns Medical Center is next, roughly 9.1 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 Sunny View Care Center (1.3 mi; CMS rating 2 of 5) and The Bridges at Ankeny (1.3 mi; CMS rating 2 of 5).
What should we ask Suites of Ankeny 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 the program to show you, in writing, its own admission and retention criteria on top of the state's.
- Before counting on Medicaid, ask whether Elderly Waiver services are delivered here and how room and board would be paid.
