StoryPoint Beaverdale

Assisted living and memory care share a building at StoryPoint Beaverdale, 3410 Beaver Ave. in the Beaverdale neighborhood of Des Moines. StoryPoint Group operates the community, and residents there include people who need daily help with routines as well as those living with dementia who need a more structured setting. The two neighborhoods share a building but operate with separate staff and separate daily schedules.

Assisted living residents receive support that fits their own day, whether that is a reminder to take medication, help getting dressed, or someone available if mobility becomes harder to manage alone. Chef-prepared meals, planned activities and gathering spaces are part of daily life, and apartment choices run from a studio up to a two-bedroom layout, giving families some flexibility on space and monthly cost.

Memory care operates as a licensed, secured neighborhood for residents living with Alzheimer's disease or another dementia. Employees assigned there receive training specific to that population, and the day is structured around routines that stay familiar rather than shifting from one day to the next, which tends to matter more as dementia progresses and a resident relies more on consistency to feel settled.

Families comparing Beaverdale against other neighborhoods in Des Moines can start with senior living in Des Moines, and it is worth asking how staff communicate changes in a resident's condition to family members over time, especially once memory care becomes the better fit.