Des Moines Senior Advisor Guides https://desmoinessenioradvisor.com/blog/ 2026-11-03T00:00:00Z Des Moines Senior Advisor Care Team The Iowa Assisted Living Tour Checklist: Documents, Questions and Red Flagshttps://desmoinessenioradvisor.com/blog/iowa-assisted-living-tour-checklist/2026-11-03T00:00:00Z2026-11-03T00:00:00ZIowa's rules give families the right to see more paperwork than most realize. Here is what to ask for on a Des Moines-area tour, and why. Senior Care in Jasper, Madison, Guthrie and Warren Countieshttps://desmoinessenioradvisor.com/blog/rural-metro-counties-senior-care/2026-10-30T00:00:00Z2026-10-30T00:00:00ZThe outer counties of the Des Moines metro are older and have fewer options. What exists close to home, and when families look toward the city. VA Aid and Attendance for Central Iowa Veterans and Widowshttps://desmoinessenioradvisor.com/blog/va-aid-and-attendance-central-iowa/2026-10-26T00:00:00Z2026-10-26T00:00:00ZA wartime veteran or surviving spouse paying for care may qualify for more VA pension than the family expects. The 2026 numbers and how to claim. Leaving a Des Moines Hospital for Rehab: A Checklist for Familieshttps://desmoinessenioradvisor.com/blog/des-moines-hospital-discharge-rehab-checklist/2026-10-21T00:00:00Z2026-10-21T00:00:00ZDischarge happens fast. Here is how to choose a rehab bed in Polk County in a day or two, with the federal and state records in hand. PACE or the Elderly Waiver? Choosing Between Iowa's Two Big Programshttps://desmoinessenioradvisor.com/blog/pace-or-elderly-waiver-central-iowa/2026-10-16T00:00:00Z2026-10-16T00:00:00ZBoth help older Iowans stay out of a nursing home. They work in very different ways, and only one is available in every metro county. West Des Moines, Waukee and the Dallas County Senior Living Boomhttps://desmoinessenioradvisor.com/blog/west-des-moines-waukee-senior-living-growth/2026-10-12T00:00:00Z2026-10-12T00:00:00ZDallas County is one of the fastest-growing counties in the Midwest, and senior living has followed. What the state's roster shows about the west metro. Home Care or Assisted Living in Iowa: Where the Math Flipshttps://desmoinessenioradvisor.com/blog/home-care-or-assisted-living-iowa-math/2026-10-07T00:00:00Z2026-10-07T00:00:00ZIowa has some of the country's most expensive home care and least expensive assisted living. That changes when a move makes financial sense. When Did Iowa Last Inspect Your Parent's Assisted Living Program?https://desmoinessenioradvisor.com/blog/when-did-iowa-last-inspect-des-moines-assisted-living/2026-09-30T00:00:00Z2026-09-30T00:00:00ZIowa must visit every assisted living program at least once every two years. The state's own scheduling report shows where each metro program stands. Can the Elderly Waiver Help Pay for Assisted Living in Des Moines?https://desmoinessenioradvisor.com/blog/elderly-waiver-assisted-living-des-moines/2026-09-23T00:00:00Z2026-09-23T00:00:00ZIowa Medicaid's Elderly Waiver can help with assisted living, but only part of the bill. Here is what it covers, what it does not, and who qualifies in 2026. Des Moines Nursing Home Staffing: A Snapshot From CMS Payroll Datahttps://desmoinessenioradvisor.com/blog/des-moines-nursing-home-staffing-snapshot/2026-09-16T00:00:00Z2026-09-16T00:00:00ZStaffing is the number families ask about most and see least. CMS publishes it for every certified home; here is how the metro compares. What Iowa's Fines Report Shows About Des Moines Assisted Livinghttps://desmoinessenioradvisor.com/blog/iowa-assisted-living-fines-des-moines/2026-09-09T00:00:00Z2026-09-09T00:00:00ZIowa publishes every state fine it assesses. We matched the report to the metro's assisted living programs and explain how to read it. Where the Des Moines Metro's Memory Care Programs Actually Arehttps://desmoinessenioradvisor.com/blog/des-moines-memory-care-programs-mapped/2026-09-02T00:00:00Z2026-09-02T00:00:00ZIowa certifies memory care as its own kind of assisted living program. We mapped every dementia-specific certificate in the six-county metro.