Independent Living and Assisted Living and Memory Care and Continuing Care
River Ridge and Gardens
420 Kenyon Road, Fort Dodge, IA 50501 · Map
Licensed for 165 residents
River Ridge and Gardens is a state-licensed independent living, assisted living, memory care, continuing care community in Fort Dodge, Iowa. It is licensed for 165 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
Care and services
From the community’s website
What River Ridge and Gardens says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Provides transportation.
We handle transportation, meals, and tickets.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Apartment types named: cottage or villa.
Friendship Haven prioritizes the safety, comfort, and health of residents by offering various conveniences, such as assistance in townhomes or apartments to promote independence, rehabilitation, spiritual services, and wellness programs.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Lilisity’s independent report
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 18, 2025. See the record
License
Active, 165 residents
Assisted Living Program, dementia specific S0198, S0394.
Nearest emergency room
0.4 miles
Trinity Regional Medical Center, rated 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| River Ridge and Gardens this community | 165 | Not published | Active | 1 state violation in 3 years | |
| Marian Home Assisted Living | 2.4 mi | 22 | Not published | Active | No record |
| Bickford Cottage Fort Dodge | 2.9 mi | 49 | Not published | Active | 6 state violations in 3 years |
| Springvale Assisted Living | 17.1 mi | 32 | Not published | Active | 0 state violations in 3 years |
| Windsor Manor Webster City | 18.4 mi | 82 | Not published | Active | 1 state violation in 3 years |
State inspection record1 state violation in 3 years
- Last recertification or initial survey
- September 18, 2025
- Visits in three years
- 2
- Complaint visits in three years
- 0
- State violations (all visits)
- 1
- State fines in three years
- None
- Certification expires
- October 21, 2028
- No violations cited at the last visit (October 2025)
- Certified since 2004
Visits (newest first)
- October 8, 2025: Incident, no state violations listed · report
- September 18, 2025: Recertification, 1 state violation · report
- Service plan. A service plan shall be developed for each tenant based on the evaluations conducted in accordance with subrules 69.22(1) and 69.22(2) and shall be designed to meet the specific service needs of the individual tenant. The service plan shall subsequently be updated at least annually and whenever changes are needed. 481 IAC 69.26(1)
DIAL Health Facility Database record → (Gardens Memory Support AL)
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 165 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
- S0198, S0394
- License status
- Active
- Licensed capacity
- 165
- County
- Webster County
- Administrator
- Brett Asay
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 0.4 mi, nursing home 1.7 mi, pharmacy 2.4 mi
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Trinity Regional Medical Center, Fort Dodge. 0.4 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Friendship Haven, Inc, Fort Dodge. 1.7 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Webster County Health Department, Fort Dodge. 1.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Hy-Vee Pharmacy. 2.4 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 50501 as micropolitan (micropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Renal Center Of Fort Dodge, Fort Dodge, 2.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
- Hospice
- 11 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 50501.
Unitypoint Hospice, office in Fort Dodge, 2.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Joseph Hoagbin, MD, Marshalltown. 71.2 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 high; 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 high. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire relatively low, tornado very high, heat wave very low, 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 2025. 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 checked12 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 |
| The community’s own website | See above |
Common questionsAnswers to 4 questions families ask
What type of care does River Ridge and Gardens provide?
River Ridge and Gardens is licensed by the state of Iowa for independent living, assisted living, memory care, continuing care in Fort Dodge, Iowa. Its licensed capacity is 165 residents.
Does Lilisity rate River Ridge and Gardens?
No. We publish state licensing details for River Ridge and Gardens 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 River Ridge and Gardens 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. River Ridge and Gardens does not publish its prices.
How do I contact River Ridge and Gardens?
Use River Ridge and Gardens's website, friendshiphaven.org, or visit at 420 Kenyon Road, Fort Dodge, IA 50501.
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