Des Moines Senior AdvisorWesley on Grand Central AL, at 3520 Grand Ave in Des Moines (Polk County), is a certified assisted living program (ALP) certified by the Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing under certificate S0075, with a maximum occupancy of 126 units and a certificate current through April 3, 2028.
What does Iowa's certificate record show for Wesley on Grand Central AL in Des Moines?
DIAL's Entity Report lists Wesley on Grand Central AL under certificate S0075 with 126 units and an expiration date of April 3, 2028, larger than the metro midpoint of 88 for ALP certificates.
| Field | From DIAL's records |
|---|---|
| DIAL certificate number | S0075 |
| Program type | Assisted living program (ALP) |
| First certified | April 21, 2000 |
| Current two-year certificate | April 4, 2026 through April 3, 2028 |
| Maximum occupancy | 126 units |
| Voluntary national accreditation | No; DIAL monitors it directly |
| Administrator on the DIAL record | Melany Dann-Aadland |
| State fines with exit dates since January 2023 | 0 |
| Months since DIAL's last survey or monitoring | 16.4 (next due July 2, 2027) |
| Phone on the DIAL record | (515) 271-6500 |
Certification in Iowa is tied to one program at one location for two years; the present term opened April 4, 2026. 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 April 21, 2000, about 27 years ago, which places it 9 of 77 by age among the metro's certificates.
Does Wesley on Grand Central AL have a memory care certificate?
Wesley on Grand Central AL 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.
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 Wesley Acres John's Harbor Memory Support AL (0.0 mi), 3801 Grand (0.2 mi), Claremont's Ramsey Village (1.8 mi).
What enforcement history does DIAL show for Wesley on Grand Central AL?
No. DIAL's Assessed Fines Report shows no state fine for Wesley on Grand Central AL 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.
Is Wesley on Grand Central AL due for a state monitoring visit?
About 16 months had passed since DIAL's most recent visit to Wesley on Grand Central AL (roughly June 2025) according to the state's Survey Due Report, and the report shows the next visit due by July 2, 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.
What other assisted living is near Wesley on Grand Central AL?
The nearest other certified program is 3801 Grand in Des Moines, about 0.2 miles away as the crow flies, with 106 units and a dementia-specific certificate.
| Facility | Miles away | Type | Units or beds | State fines since 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3801 Grand 3801 Grand Ave, 50312 | 0.2 | ALP/D | 106 | 0 |
| Rose of Des Moines 1330 19th Street, 50314 | 1.7 | ALP | 104 | 0 |
| Claremont's Ramsey Village 1611 27th St, 50310 | 1.8 | ALP/D | 10 | 0 |
| Calvin Community Memory Care 4210 Hickman Rd, 50310 | 2.2 | ALP/D | 21 | 0 |
| Arbor Heights at University 233 University Ave, 50314 | 2.5 | ALP | 25 | 0 |
What health care is near Wesley on Grand Central AL in Des Moines?
Wesley on Grand Central AL is in the Downtown, Drake & the West Side part of Des Moines, and UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medical Center is the closest general hospital on DIAL's roster, about 2.2 miles away by straight line.
Broadlawns Medical Center is next, roughly 2.2 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 Wesley on Grand (0.0 mi; CMS rating 4 of 5) and Scottish Rite Park Health Care Center (0.4 mi; CMS rating 5 of 5).
Also licensed at this street address: Wesley on Grand RCF (residential care facility, license 770287), Wesley on Grand (nursing facility, license 770287). On a shared campus a tenant can often change levels of care without leaving the community.
What does Wesley on Grand Central AL's record suggest asking on a tour?
Start with what the state's own record raises: ask to read the latest DIAL monitoring report, the fire safety report and the plan of correction; Iowa rules require the program to share them on request.
- Take the occupancy agreement home and read its fee schedule, service list and transfer criteria before signing.
- 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.
