State assisted-living licensing record · Iowa DIAL · record as pulled September 22, 2026· Not the federal nursing home survey
River Valley Place of Ottumwa
173 East Rochester Street, Ottumwa, IA 52501 · Wapello County · 100 licensed beds
DIAL record ID 2636 · licence S0259 · certified through July 19, 2027 · first licensed July 2007
The licence
Licensed by DIAL · Dementia-specific assisted living program
Certification details, as listed by DIAL
- Certified as
- Dementia-specific assisted living program
- Certificate
- S0259
- Certified since
- July 19, 2007
- Current certificate
- From July 19, 2025, expires July 19, 2027
- Occupancy
- 100 units
- Accredited
- No
Position within Iowa
26 citations — more than 95% of the 437 licensed assisted living facilities in Iowa. Compared only within Iowa: a citation from DIAL means what it means in Iowa, and there is no national assisted living record to compare to. Counted over 5 years, which holds two or three routine inspections. How this is calculated
Not in this record
Fire and life safety inspection, severity, the survey report, and enforcement. The fire safety inspection of an Iowa assisted living program is the State Fire Marshal's and is not published; what DIAL itself cites about the building — its structural requirements, the dwelling-unit rules for dementia-specific programs and the fire and safety standards of the Code — is here. DIAL assigns no severity to a citation, and the survey report itself is published only as a scanned image, which is not read. Fines, conditional certifications and other enforcement actions are recorded separately and not republished. Elder group homes and adult day services are other certification types and are not included.
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Building-related citations
The citation about the building itself — physical plant and emergency management. Usually the maintenance side’s to fix.
- 481-67.9-2 Emergency proceduresDecember 20, 2022
How that compares
Compared with the median licensed assisted living facility in Iowa. Within-state only.
| Measure | Citations |
|---|---|
| This facility | 26 |
| Median facility in Iowa | 2 |
Visit history
| Visit | Type | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| October 11, 2022 | complaint investigation | 6 |
| December 20, 2022 | complaint investigation | 3 |
| June 21, 2023 | complaint investigation | 2 |
| March 26, 2024 | recertification survey; complaint investigation; incident investigation | 10 |
| November 19, 2024 | complaint investigation, revisit | 0 |
| November 19, 2024 | complaint investigation; incident investigation | 0 |
| November 10, 2025 | complaint investigation | 1 |
| April 15, 2026 | recertification survey; complaint investigation; incident investigation | 4 |
What the citations cover
- Resident care 12
- Records and administration 7
- Staffing and training 4
- Medication 2
- Other 1
| Category | Citations |
|---|---|
| Resident care | 12 |
| Records and administration | 7 |
| Staffing and training | 4 |
| Medication | 2 |
| Emergency management | 1 |
Every visit on file since September 2021
As published by DIAL, newest first, including visits that cited nothing. The wording is DIAL’s own.
April 15, 2026 — recertification survey; complaint investigation; incident investigation, 4 citations
| Tag | What DIAL checks |
|---|---|
| 481-69.22-2 | Evaluation within 30 days of occupancy |
| 481-69.26-3 | When a tenant needs personal care or health-related care, the service plan shall be updated within 30 days… |
| 481-69.26-3 | When a tenant needs personal care or health-related care, the service plan shall be updated within 30 days… |
| 481-69.27-2 | A licensed practical nurse via nurse delegation may complete the tasks required by this rule, except when… |
November 10, 2025 — complaint investigation, 1 citation
| Tag | What DIAL checks |
|---|---|
| 481-67.2-3 | The program shall follow the policies and procedures established by the program |
November 19, 2024 — complaint investigation; incident investigation, nothing cited
November 19, 2024 — complaint investigation, revisit, nothing cited
March 26, 2024 — recertification survey; complaint investigation; incident investigation, 10 citations
| Tag | What DIAL checks |
|---|---|
| 481-67.2-2 | Program policies and procedures |
| 481-67.2-3 | The program shall follow the policies and procedures established by the program |
| 481-67.3-2 | Tenant Rights |
| 481-67.5-2 | Medications. Each program shall follow its own written medication policy, which shall include when… |
| 481-67.9-1 | Number of staff |
| 481-69.22-1 | Evaluation of tenant prior to occupancy |
| 481-69.22-2 | Evaluation within 30 days of occupancy |
| 481-69.22-3 | Evaluation of tenant |
| 481-69.25-2 | The program records relating to a tenant shall be retained for a minimum of three years after the transfer… |
| 481-69.26-3 | When a tenant needs personal care or health-related care, the service plan shall be updated within 30 days… |
June 21, 2023 — complaint investigation, 2 citations
| Tag | What DIAL checks |
|---|---|
| 481-67.2-3 | The program shall follow the policies and procedures established by the program |
| 481-67.3-2 | Tenant Rights |
December 20, 2022 — complaint investigation, 3 citations
| Tag | What DIAL checks |
|---|---|
| 481-67.2-1 | Program policies and procedures |
| 481-67.9-1 | Number of staff |
| 481-67.9-2 | Emergency procedures |
October 11, 2022 — complaint investigation, 6 citations
| Tag | What DIAL checks |
|---|---|
| 481-67.2-3 | The program shall follow the policies and procedures established by the program |
| 481-67.5-2 | Medications. Each program shall follow its own written medication policy, which shall include when… |
| 481-67.9-1 | Number of staff |
| 481-69.23-1 | A program shall not knowingly admit or retain a tenant who |
| 481-69.26-1 | Service plan |
| 481-69.26-4 | The service plan shall be individualized and shall indicate, at a minimum |
DIAL also holds 27 older citations for this facility from before September 2021, outside the 5-year window these pages use. They are on the state’s own record.
Reflects the DIAL record as pulled September 22, 2026. A recent visit may not appear yet. This is the Iowa state licensing record; it is not the federal nursing home survey and the two are never combined.