Des Moines Senior AdvisorWindsor Manor Indianola, at 608 South 15th Street in Indianola (Warren County), is a dementia-specific assisted living program (ALP/D) certified by the Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing under certificate S0199, with a maximum occupancy of 74 units and a certificate current through November 5, 2026.
Is Windsor Manor Indianola a certified assisted living program in Indianola, Iowa?
DIAL's Entity Report lists Windsor Manor Indianola under certificate S0199 with 74 units and an expiration date of November 5, 2026, larger than the metro midpoint of 58 for ALP/D certificates.
| Field | From DIAL's records |
|---|---|
| DIAL certificate number | S0199 |
| Program type | Dementia-specific assisted living program (ALP/D) |
| First certified | November 5, 2004 |
| Current two-year certificate | November 5, 2024 through November 5, 2026 |
| Maximum occupancy | 74 units |
| Voluntary national accreditation | No; DIAL monitors it directly |
| Administrator on the DIAL record | Mari Mishler |
| State fines with exit dates since January 2023 | 0 |
| Months since DIAL's last survey or monitoring | 14.8 (next due August 20, 2027) |
| Phone on the DIAL record | (515) 961-8900 |
Certification in Iowa is tied to one program at one location for two years; the present term opened November 5, 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 5, 2004, about 22 years ago, which places it 17 of 77 by age among the metro's certificates.
How does Iowa regulate dementia care at Windsor Manor Indianola?
Yes. DIAL certifies Windsor Manor Indianola 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.
That certificate brings extra duties under 481 IAC chapter 69: staff awake and on duty around the clock on site, eight hours of dementia training for every employee within 30 days of hire, eight more hours a year for direct-care staff, and written procedures for a tenant who goes missing.
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.
Has Iowa fined Windsor Manor Indianola?
No. DIAL's Assessed Fines Report shows no state fine for Windsor Manor Indianola 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.
How recently has DIAL visited Windsor Manor Indianola?
DIAL's Survey Due Report counted 14.8 months since the last on-site survey or monitoring of Windsor Manor Indianola when we ran it on November 6, 2026, which puts that visit around August 2025; the next one is due by August 20, 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 Windsor Manor Indianola?
The nearest other certified program is Vintage Hills Retirement Community MC in Indianola, about 2.0 miles away as the crow flies, with 34 units and a dementia-specific certificate.
| Facility | Miles away | Type | Units or beds | State fines since 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vintage Hills Retirement Community MC 604 E. Hillcrest Avenue, 50125 | 2.0 | ALP/D | 34 | 0 |
| Vintage Hills Retirement Community AL 604 E. Hillcrest Avenue, 50125 | 2.7 | ALP | 90 | 0 |
| Accura Healthcare of Carlisle 685 Cole Street, 50047 | 9.2 | ALP | 24 | 0 |
| Holland Farms Senior Living 2800 Sunset Drive, 50211 | 11.1 | ALP | 116 | 1 |
| Homesteaders at Holland Farms 2800 Sunset Drive, 50211 | 11.1 | ALP/D | 80 | 1 |
What health care is near Windsor Manor Indianola in Indianola?
Windsor Manor Indianola is in Indianola, Warren County, and UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medical Center is the closest general hospital on DIAL's roster, about 16.5 miles away by straight line.
UnityPoint Health Des Moines Iowa Lutheran is next, roughly 17.9 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 Good Samaritan - Indianola (0.9 mi; CMS rating 1 of 5) and The Village (1.9 mi; CMS rating 5 of 5).
What should we ask Windsor Manor Indianola before signing?
Start with what the state's own record raises: 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 the program to show you, in writing, its own admission and retention criteria on top of the state's.
- Ask how many staff are awake inside the program overnight and how the written missing-tenant procedure works.
- Before counting on Medicaid, ask whether Elderly Waiver services are delivered here and how room and board would be paid.
