Assisted Living and Memory Care
StoryPoint Riverwoods
2210 East Park Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50320 · Map
Licensed for 80 residents
StoryPoint Riverwoods is a state-licensed assisted living, memory care community in Des Moines, Iowa. It is licensed for 80 residents. Lilisity publishes no score or ranking for this community; the details below come from the state licensing record.
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Area costs
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What the public record shows
Gathered by Lilisity from state and federal sources. Communities can’t edit this part of the page.
State inspections
Last recertification or initial survey: Jul 23, 2026. See the record
License
Active, 80 residents
Assisted Living Program, dementia specific S0339.
Nearest emergency room
3.8 miles
Unitypoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi, rated 3 of 5 stars by CMS.
Side by side with nearby communities
The 4 nearest communities that offer assisted living, by straight-line distance. Prices are starting prices each community publishes; we never show estimates.
| Community | Distance | Licensed capacity | Published starting price | License | Inspection citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| StoryPoint Riverwoods this community | 80 | Not published | Active | 13 state violations in 3 years | |
| Addington Place of Des Moines | 1.7 mi | 128 | Not published | Active | 7 state violations in 3 years |
| Rose of East Des Moines | 3.5 mi | 128 | $930/mo | Active | 0 state violations in 3 years |
| Arbor Heights at University | 3.9 mi | 25 | Not published | Active | 0 state violations in 3 years |
| Village Assisted Living | 4.1 mi | 108 | Not published | Active | 0 state violations in 3 years |
State inspection record13 state violations in 3 years
- Last recertification or initial survey
- July 23, 2026
- Visits in three years
- 5
- Complaint visits in three years
- 4
- State violations (all visits)
- 13
- State fines in three years
- 1 ($2,500 after adjustment)
- Certification expires
- May 18, 2028
- Certified since 2014
Visits (newest first)
- July 23, 2026: Recertification, Complaint, 7 state violations; Fining & Citation · report · citation
- Evaluation of tenant prior to occupancy. A program shall evaluate each prospective tenant's functional, cognitive and health status prior to the tenant's signing the occupancy agreement and taking occupancy of a dwelling unit in order to determine the tenant's eligibility for the program, including whether the services needed are available. The cognitive evaluation shall utilize a scored, objective tool. When the score from the cognitive evaluation indicates moderate cognitive decline and risk, the Global Deterioration Scale shall be used at all subsequent intervals, if applicable. If the tenant subsequently returns to the tenant's mildly cognitively impaired state, the program may discontinue the GDS and revert to a scored cognitive screening tool. The evaluation shall be conducted by a health care professional, human service professional, or a licensed practical nurse via nurse delegation. 481 IAC 69.22(1)
- Evaluation within 30 days of occupancy. A program shall evaluate each tenant's functional, cognitive and health status within 30 days of occupancy. The evaluation shall be conducted by a health care professional, a human service professional, or a licensed practical nurse via nurse delegation when the tenant has not exhibited a significant change. 481 IAC 69.22(2)
- When a tenant needs personal care or health-related care, the service plan shall be updated within 30 days of the tenant's occupancy and as needed with significant change, but not less than annually. 481 IAC 69.26(3)
- The service plan shall be individualized and shall indicate, at a minimum: a. The tenant's identified needs and preferences for assistance; 481 IAC 69.26(4)a
- For tenants who are unable to plan their own activities, including tenants with dementia, a list of person-centered planned and spontaneous activities based on the tenant's abilities and personal interests; and 481 IAC 69.26(4)d
- Nurse Review 481 IAC 69.27(2)c
- A licensed practical nurse via nurse delegation may complete the tasks required by this rule, except when a tenant experiences a significant change in condition. Refer to Table A at the end of this chapter. If the program does not provide personal or health-related care to a tenant, nurse review is not required. 481 IAC 69.27(2)
- October 23, 2025: Complaint, no state violations listed · report
- July 1, 2025: Incident, no state violations listed · report
- November 5, 2024: Recertification, Complaint, Incident, no state violations listed · report
- November 9, 2023: Complaint, Incident, 6 state violations · report
- The program shall follow the policies and procedures established by the program. 481 IAC 67.2(3)
- Medications. Each program shall follow its own written medication policy, which shall include when medications are administered traditionally by the program, the administration of medications shall be provided by a registered nurse, licensed practical nurse or advanced registered nurse practitioner registered in Iowa, by an individual who has successfully completed a department-approved medication aide or medication manager course and passed the respective department-approved medication aide or manager examination, or by a physician assistant(PA) in accordance with 645-Chapter 327. Injectable medication shall be administered as permitted by Iowa law by a RN, LPN, ARNP, physician, pharmacist or PA. 481 IAC 67.5(2)f(1)
- When medications are administered traditionally by the program, medications and treatments shall be administered as prescribed by the tenant's physician, advanced registered nurse practitioner or physician assistant. 481 IAC 67.5(2)f(4)
- Nurse delegation shall, at a minimum, include within 30 days of beginning employment, all program staff shall receive training by the program's registered nurse(s). 481 IAC 67.9(4)b
- Dependent adult abuse training. Program staff shall receive training relating to the identification and reporting of dependent adult abuse as required by Iowa Code section 235B.16. 481 IAC 67.9(6)
- All personnel employed by or contracting with a dementia-specific program shall receive a minimum of eight hours of dementia-specific education and training within 30 days of either employment or the beginning date of the contract, as applicable. 481 IAC 69.30(1)
State fines
- Visit July 23, 2026: fine issued September 28, 2026, $2,500; paid $0, owed $2,500 (enforcement no. 11257)
DIAL Health Facility Database record → (StoryPoint Riverwoods)
What these terms mean
DIAL's Health Facility Database lists each visit to the program, the number of state violations found, and any certification or licensure action and fine that followed. The scanned report for each visit is linked; it holds the inspectors' findings in full.
Recertification: DIAL's routine survey of the program for its certification. Complaint: a visit to look into a complaint. Incident: a visit to look into an incident the program reported. Initial: the survey of a new program. A revisit is a follow-up visit after an earlier one. A visit can be more than one type.
Iowa Code 231C.14 lets DIAL fine an assisted living program for “noncompliance with any regulatory requirements which presents an imminent danger or a substantial probability of resultant death or physical harm to a tenant,” for continued failure to comply after notice, or for interfering with an inspector. A fine is reduced by 35 percent when the program does not contest it and pays within 30 days; the Assessed Fines Report shows this as “State Adjusted”. “State Susp” is the part suspended.
A complaint visit with no violations listed does not say whether the complaint was substantiated; the linked report does. This program is certified for 80 residents or units; larger programs are visited and cited more often, so read counts with size in mind. Source: Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing (DIAL), Health Facilities Division, data as of October 16, 2026. Always visit in person and ask the program about anything listed here.
License and ownershipActive license
- License type
- Assisted Living Program, dementia specific
- License number
- S0339
- License status
- Active
- Licensed capacity
- 80
- County
- Polk County
- Administrator
- Linda Judkins
Source: Iowa state licensing records (agency listing), retrieved 2026-09-09. Licensing status is a matter of public record; it is not a quality rating.
Administrator name from the Iowa licensing record, as of Sep 9, 2026.
Paying with Medicaid and other programsHow Medicaid pays for care in Iowa, and other programs
How Medicaid pays for care in Iowa
- Elderly (E) Waiver, Assisted Living Service. Iowa Medicaid's Elderly Waiver, for people 65 and older, lists "Assisted Living Service" among its services. Waiver slots can have waiting lists. (state page)
- Waitlist. Iowa HHS says there is currently no waitlist for the Elderly Waiver, and that this could change. (source)
Ask the community whether it accepts Medicaid.
Staff pay and workplace safety1 federal wage case with violations found
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for Apr 29, 2018 to Oct 18, 2019. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $384 owed to 1 employee. Employer as DOL recorded it: Edencrest at Riverwoods (Senior Housing Management, LLC). Case 1906171.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
Location and nearby careNearest hospital 3.8 mi, nursing home 3.0 mi, pharmacy 0.9 mi
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Unitypoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi, Des Moines. 3.8 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Greater Southside Health and Rehabilitation, Des Moines. 3.0 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Optimae Home Health Services, Central Iowa, Des Moines. 2.8 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Hy-Vee Pharmacy. 0.9 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 50320 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Riverpoint Dialysis Unit, Des Moines, 2.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Fmc - Dialysis Services Des Moines South, Des Moines, 3.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Davita East Des Moines Dialysis, Des Moines, 3.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 11 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 50320.
Mercyone Des Moines Hospice, office in Des Moines, 2.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Everystep, office in Des Moines, 4.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Suncrest Hospice, LLC, office in West Des Moines, 11.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Ch Specialty Services Ia PC, Osceola. 37.4 miles away, straight line. 2 geriatric medicine doctors listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard riskFEMA overall risk very low; outside FEMA's high-risk flood areas
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: very low. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding very low, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively moderate, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake very low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
Questions to ask on a tour10 questions picked for this community from its record
Picked for this community from its record. Ask them in person and write down the answers.
- The state recorded a finding in July 2026. What was it, and how was it fixed?
- What does the base rate include, and when did rates last go up?
- How many caregivers work in memory care during the day, the evening and overnight, and for how many residents?
- What dementia training does each caregiver get before working alone, and every year after?
- How do staff respond when a resident is agitated, frightened or tries to leave?
- How many caregivers are on duty during the day and at night?
- What happens if care needs increase? When would someone need to move?
- What fees are charged at move-in?
- How do you tell families about falls, illness or changes?
- How long have the executive director and the head of care been here?
What we checked11 public sources we searched, with dates
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing (DIAL), Health Facilities Division inspection records | Oct 16, 2026 | See above |
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here relatively low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
Common questionsAnswers to 4 questions families ask
What type of care does StoryPoint Riverwoods provide?
StoryPoint Riverwoods is licensed by the state of Iowa for assisted living, memory care in Des Moines, Iowa. Its licensed capacity is 80 residents.
Does Lilisity rate StoryPoint Riverwoods?
No. We publish state licensing details for StoryPoint Riverwoods but no score, rating, or ranking. Only communities on the Top Communities list or with a Senior Living Alliance Excellence Award, both based on phone-verified resident and family interviews, are ranked.
How much does StoryPoint Riverwoods cost?
Assisted Living in Iowa typically starts at $1,450 to $4,650 a month. Based on 33 communities that publish prices. These are area figures, not this community's price. StoryPoint Riverwoods does not publish its prices.
How do I contact StoryPoint Riverwoods?
Visit StoryPoint Riverwoods at 2210 East Park Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50320.
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