Independent Living and Assisted Living and Memory Care and Continuing Care
Friesland AL and Zeeland Memory Support
1742 Main Street, Pella, IA 50219 · Map
Licensed for 72 residents
Friesland AL and Zeeland Memory Support is a state-licensed independent living, assisted living, memory care, continuing care community in Pella, Iowa. It is licensed for 72 residents. Lilisity publishes no score or ranking for this community; the details below come from the state licensing record.
Prices
This community does not publish its prices.
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: Sep 16, 2026. See the record
License
Active, 72 residents
Assisted Living Program, dementia specific S0337.
Nearest emergency room
1.1 miles
Pella Regional Health Center, rated 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friesland AL and Zeeland Memory Support this community | 72 | Not published | Active | 9 state violations in 3 years | |
| Independence Village of Pella (Assisted Living and Memory Care) | 2.1 mi | 82 | Not published | Active | 0 state violations in 3 years |
| Homestead of Knoxville | 13.0 mi | 122 | Not published | Active | 0 state violations in 3 years |
| Homestead of Knoxville Memory Care Center | 13.2 mi | 24 | Not published | Active | 0 state violations in 3 years |
| Park Centre | 20.3 mi | 32 | $1,500/mo | Active | 0 state violations in 3 years |
State inspection record9 state violations in 3 years
- Last recertification or initial survey
- September 16, 2026
- Visits in three years
- 4
- Complaint visits in three years
- 2
- State violations (all visits)
- 9
- State fines in three years
- 2 ($9,550 after adjustment)
- Certification expires
- December 3, 2027
- Certified since 2013
Visits (newest first)
- September 16, 2026: Recertification, Incident, 5 state violations; Fining & Citation · report · citation
- Tenant Rights. To receive care, treatment and services which are adequate and appropriate. 481 IAC 67.3(2)
- Documentation for each tenant shall be maintained by the program and shall include: When the tenant is unable to advocate on the tenant’s own behalf or the tenant has multiple service providers, including hospice care providers, accurate documentation of the completion of routine personal or health-related care is required on task sheets. If tasks are doctor-ordered, the tasks shall be part of the medication administration records (MARs) 481 IAC 69.25(1)q
- 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
- April 30, 2025: Complaint, Incident, 1 state violation · report
- 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)
- April 30, 2025: Complaint Revisit, Incident Revisit (revisit), no state violations listed
- September 12, 2024: Recertification, Complaint, Incident, 3 state violations · report · citation
- Nurse review. If a tenant does not receive personal or health-related care, but an observed significant change in the tenant's condition occurs, a nurse review shall be conducted. 481 IAC 69.27(1)
- The program shall follow the policies and procedures established by the program. 481 IAC 67.2(3)
- 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)
State fines
- Visit September 16, 2026: fine issued October 7, 2026, $5,000; paid $0, owed $5,000 (enforcement no. 11270)
- Visit September 12, 2024: fine issued October 11, 2024, $7,000, adjusted to $4,550; paid $4,550, owed $0 (enforcement no. 10631)
DIAL Health Facility Database record → (Friesland Al and Zeeland Memory Support)
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 72 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
- S0337
- License status
- Active
- Licensed capacity
- 72
- County
- Marion County
- Administrator
- Nancy Hamilton
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.
Location and nearby careNearest hospital 1.1 mi, nursing home 0.3 mi, pharmacy 2.3 mi
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Pella Regional Health Center, Pella. 1.1 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- The Cottages, Pella. 0.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Pella Regional Home Health Agency, Pella. 1.7 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Hy-Vee Pharmacy. 2.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 50219 as micropolitan (micropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Pella Dialysis, Pella, 1.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
- Hospice
- 9 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 50219.
Hospice Of Pella, The Comfort House, office in Pella, 1.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Mahaska Health Partnership Hospice Services, office in Oskaloosa, 17.2 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Lucas County Health Center, Chariton. 34.1 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor 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 relatively 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: relatively low. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively low, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively high, 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 September 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 | Nothing on record |
| 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 Friesland AL and Zeeland Memory Support provide?
Friesland AL and Zeeland Memory Support is licensed by the state of Iowa for independent living, assisted living, memory care, continuing care in Pella, Iowa. Its licensed capacity is 72 residents.
Does Lilisity rate Friesland AL and Zeeland Memory Support?
No. We publish state licensing details for Friesland AL and Zeeland Memory Support 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 Friesland AL and Zeeland Memory Support 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. Friesland AL and Zeeland Memory Support does not publish its prices.
How do I contact Friesland AL and Zeeland Memory Support?
Visit Friesland AL and Zeeland Memory Support at 1742 Main Street, Pella, IA 50219.
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