StoryPoint Pleasant Hill

Care that adjusts as a resident's needs change is the idea behind StoryPoint Pleasant Hill, 6151 Martha L. Miller Dr. in Pleasant Hill. StoryPoint Group operates the community, which offers assisted living and memory care to residents who need daily support or a more structured, secured setting depending on where they are in the progression of a condition like dementia.

Assisted living includes help with medication, bathing and dressing, along with coordination of outside appointments and chef-prepared meals served daily. Apartment layouts run from a studio to a two-bedroom with a shared living area, and planned activities give residents regular chances to socialize with neighbors rather than spend most of the day alone in an apartment.

Memory care is a separate, secured neighborhood built for residents living with Alzheimer's disease or another dementia, with employees trained specifically for that care. Copper Creek Lake Park is nearby, with a bandshell that hosts concerts through the summer, and Yellow Banks Park along the Des Moines River offers wooded overlooks for a quiet outing when staff plan a visit for residents who are able to go.

Downtown Des Moines stays close enough for an appointment or a stop at the Botanical Garden. Families weighing Pleasant Hill against other communities can compare options through senior living in Pleasant Hill before scheduling a tour and asking about current openings in each neighborhood, along with how staff plan outings to the nearby parks.