Assisted Living and Memory Care
Whispering Willow AL
601 Dawn Avenue, Fredericksburg, IA 50630 · Map
Licensed for 52 residents
Whispering Willow AL is a state-licensed assisted living, memory care community in Fredericksburg, Iowa. It is licensed for 52 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 Whispering Willow AL says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Offers respite or short-term stays.
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(page, checked Oct 12, 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: Jul 9, 2024. See the record
License
Active, 52 residents
Assisted Living Program, dementia specific S0284.
Nearest emergency room
8.8 miles
Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whispering Willow AL this community | 52 | Not published | Active | 1 state violation in 3 years | |
| Cobblestone Court Assisted Living | 8.4 mi | 62 | Not published | Active | 2 state violations in 3 years |
| Kensington Place | 8.8 mi | 68 | Not published | Active | 0 state violations in 3 years |
| Terrace AL of Hillcrest Home | 8.8 mi | 32 | Not published | Active | 0 state violations in 3 years |
| Cedar Vale | 17.1 mi | 40 | Not published | Active | 1 state violation in 3 years |
State inspection record1 state violation in 3 years
- Last recertification or initial survey
- July 9, 2024
- Visits in three years
- 1
- Complaint visits in three years
- 1
- State violations (all visits)
- 1
- State fines in three years
- None
- Certification expires
- September 8, 2028
- Certified since 2008
Visits (newest first)
- July 9, 2024: Recertification, Complaint, Incident, 1 state violation · report
- The program shall follow the policies and procedures established by the program. 481 IAC 67.2(3)
DIAL Health Facility Database record → (Whispering Willow 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 52 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
- S0284
- License status
- Active
- Licensed capacity
- 52
- County
- Chickasaw County
- Administrator
- Brent Olsen
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 8.8 mi, nursing home 8.7 mi, pharmacy 9.3 mi
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center, Sumner. 8.8 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- New Hampton Nursing & Rehab Center, New Hampton. 8.7 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Chickasaw Co Public Health & Home Care Services, New Hampton. 9.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Towncrest Pharmacy New Hampton. 9.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 50630 as rural (rural area).
- Hospice
- 7 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 50630.
Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hosp And Clinics-Hospice, office in West Union, 18.9 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Mayo Clinic Health System-Southeast Minnesota Region, Austin. 63.3 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 moderate; 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 moderate. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively high, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively high, heat wave relatively 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.
- 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?
- Who gives medications, and what training do they have?
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 | Only cases that look tied to an earlier operator (not shown) |
| 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 Whispering Willow AL provide?
Whispering Willow AL is licensed by the state of Iowa for assisted living, memory care in Fredericksburg, Iowa. Its licensed capacity is 52 residents.
Does Lilisity rate Whispering Willow AL?
No. We publish state licensing details for Whispering Willow AL 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 Whispering Willow AL 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. Whispering Willow AL does not publish its prices.
How do I contact Whispering Willow AL?
Use Whispering Willow AL's website, cornerstonemgmt.com/whispering-willow-assisted-living, or visit at 601 Dawn Avenue, Fredericksburg, IA 50630.
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