Des Moines Senior AdvisorWalnut Ridge Senior Community, at 1701 Campus Drive in Clive (Polk County), is a dementia-specific assisted living program (ALP/D) certified by the Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing under certificate S0289, with a maximum occupancy of 36 units and a certificate current through November 17, 2026.
How large is Walnut Ridge Senior Community, and is its Iowa certificate current?
Yes. Walnut Ridge Senior Community holds a current DIAL certificate as a dementia-specific assisted living program (ALP/D), sized at 36 units, smaller than the 58-unit midpoint of the 39 dementia-specific programs we track in the six counties.
| Field | From DIAL's records |
|---|---|
| DIAL certificate number | S0289 |
| Program type | Dementia-specific assisted living program (ALP/D) |
| First certified | November 17, 2008 |
| Current two-year certificate | November 17, 2024 through November 17, 2026 |
| Maximum occupancy | 36 units |
| Voluntary national accreditation | No; DIAL monitors it directly |
| Administrator on the DIAL record | Allison Bass |
| State fines with exit dates since January 2023 | 0 |
| Months since DIAL's last survey or monitoring | 30.1 (next due May 16, 2026) |
| Phone on the DIAL record | (515) 457-1111 |
Certification in Iowa is tied to one program at one location for two years; the present term opened November 17, 2024. 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 November 17, 2008, about 18 years ago, which places it 27 of 77 by age among the metro's certificates.
How does Iowa regulate dementia care at Walnut Ridge Senior Community?
Yes. DIAL certifies Walnut Ridge Senior Community 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.
The rules require enough trained staff to meet tenants' needs rather than a set ratio; ask to see two recent weeks of night-shift schedules.
The same street address also holds a general assisted living certificate: Walnut Ridge, so a spouse without dementia can often live in the same community.
The full rules are summarized on our dementia-specific program page.
What enforcement history does DIAL show for Walnut Ridge Senior Community?
We found no state fine for Walnut Ridge Senior Community 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 Walnut Ridge Senior Community?
The state's own scheduling report shows 30.1 months since Walnut Ridge Senior Community was last surveyed, so the visit fell near May 2024, with the next due by May 16, 2026.
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.
What other assisted living is near Walnut Ridge Senior Community?
The nearest other certified program is Silvercrest at Woodlands Creek in Clive, about 0.9 miles away as the crow flies, with 136 units and a dementia-specific certificate.
| Facility | Miles away | Type | Units or beds | State fines since 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silvercrest at Woodlands Creek 12605 Woodlands Parkway, 50325 | 0.9 | ALP/D | 136 | 0 |
| Meadowview of Clive 3300 Berkshire Parkway, 50325 | 1.5 | ALP | 164 | 0 |
| Meadowview of Clive MC 3300 Berkshire Parkway, 50325 | 1.5 | ALP/D | 48 | 0 |
| Assisted Living at Deerfield 13731 Hickman Road, 50323 | 1.9 | ALP | 40 | 0 |
| Heritage Court Assisted Living 1499 Office Park Rd, 50265 | 2.7 | ALP | 56 | 2 |
What health care is near Walnut Ridge Senior Community in Clive?
Walnut Ridge Senior Community is in Clive, Polk County, and UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Methodist West Hospital is the closest general hospital on DIAL's roster, about 3.7 miles away by straight line.
Broadlawns Medical Center is next, roughly 7.3 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 Walnut Ridge (0.0 mi; CMS rating 5 of 5) and Deerfield Health Care Center (1.9 mi; CMS rating 5 of 5).
What should we ask Walnut Ridge Senior Community before signing?
Let DIAL's data shape the visit: 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 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 Walnut Ridge Senior Community accepts Elderly Waiver members if savings run out, and what part of the monthly bill the waiver would not cover.
