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Edencrest at Riverwoods

2210 East Park Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50320

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8.8
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42 reviews
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8.8
Review score
42 reviews
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  • 4 star
    36%
  • 3 star
    7%
  • 2 star
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Anonymous

Loved one of resident/client

4.0 out of 5 stars

I would recommend Edencrest at Riverwoods

I would say to have them explain all charges & what it all covers, care plans and etc. To help them make their decisions so their not shell shocked. When a statement comes

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Edencrest at Riverwoods

Edencrest at Riverwoods is an assisted living community located in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa. Our beautiful community is located near Lake Easter and several parks. Des Moines is a wonderful area for both residents and their loved ones to enjoy.

We are committed to our residents by providing exceptional care. Our dedicated, compassionate team members work hard to make sure the needs of each resident are met to ensure their stay is as enjoyable as possible. Our community is proud to be affiliated with Aid and Attendance, a program that benefits Veterans who meet certain qualifications. Our staff, including those specially trained in memory care, are available 24 hours a day to ensure each resident remains safe and comfortable. This makes our community the ideal place for those living with Alzheimer's and related dementia.

Residents of our friendly community are able to live an enjoyable, fulfilling life. While residing at Edencrest, close friendships develop as residents have opportunities to spend quality time with one another while participating in planned activities or relaxing in one of the gathering areas. Residents also enjoy desirable amenities, including:

Three full meals and snacks daily
Scheduled transportation
Therapy and wellness programs
...

Senior living options offered

  • Assisted Living
  • Memory Care

Edencrest at Riverwoods

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for Edencrest at Riverwoods

8.8 out of 10
Review Score42 reviewsWrite a review
Overall Experience
3.8
Cleanliness
4.3
Friendliness
4.3
Care Services
3.8
Staff
4.4
Meals & Dining
4.4
Activities
3.8
Value for Cost
3.7

A Place for Mom has scored Edencrest at Riverwoods with 8.8 out of 10 using our proprietary review score based on 3 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time, Edencrest at Riverwoods has 42 reviews with an average "overall experience" of 3.8 out of 5.

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Last Updated: 8/15/25

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Anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

August 15, 2025

4.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
2.0
Care Services
4.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
3.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

I would recommend Edencrest at Riverwoods

I would say to have them explain all charges & what it all covers, care plans and etc. To help them make their decisions so their not shell shocked. When a statement comes

Sarah

Assisted Living

Family/friend

February 28, 2025

4.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
4.0
Value for Cost
4.0
Care Services
4.0
Activities
3.0
Staff
4.0
Meals & Dining
4.0

kind and accommodating community

So far so good. Dad seems safe and happy. It's a small, kind community. The rooms are decent, bedroom has a queen bed comfortably and the living room has a couch and chair. Activities tend to be mostly cards and other games, and occasional performances especially around the holidays.

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

January 28, 2025

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

Review for Edencrest at Riverwoods

I would recommend to others. Its close to other family members, and the staff are all very friendly

Kent

Assisted Living

Family/friend

September 25, 2024

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
4.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
3.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
3.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

Review for Edencrest at Riverwoods

The place is always clean and staff is easy to find they will have issues but they get on them before I have said anything.

Kent

Assisted Living

Family/friend

November 30, 2023

4.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
4.0
Friendliness
4.0
Value for Cost
4.0
Care Services
4.0
Activities
4.0
Staff
4.0
Meals & Dining
4.0

Review for Edencrest at Riverwoods

I liked the community, and it was affordable. I would recommend to others.

Cindy W

Assisted Living

Family/friend

July 12, 2023

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

Very nice place to call home

Very clean, all staff that we interacted with was friendly and helpful. The front office staff bent over backwards to help us at a very difficult time for our family. Seriously great staff.

Brian

Assisted Living

Family/friend

February 7, 2023

4.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
4.0
Friendliness
4.0
Value for Cost
4.0
Care Services
4.0
Activities
4.0
Staff
4.0
Meals & Dining
4.0

Our family's experience

EdenCrest at Riverwoods has given Mom great care. I would recommend them to anyone for their loved one.

anonymous

Memory Care

Toured community

September 9, 2022

1.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review

Tour experience

We were not impressed with the sales guy at Edencrest at Riverwoods. You could tell that he was all about the money. When we told him we would not be putting a deposit down, you could see him immediately shut down. We would not recommend them based off of our tour experience there.

anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

June 29, 2022

3.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
4.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
3.0

Food needs improvement

We are having a little bit of an issue with the meals and dining service - first off the quality of the meals are just really bad and second off they strongly push for everyone to come down to the common area where they serve the good for every meal, if you do not want to go down there but still want a meal they charge you a stiff delivery fee. However they do seem to have a lot of different activities going on like bingo, entertainment after lunch and people come in to sing songs

CO

Memory Care

Toured community

June 4, 2021

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review

Our Tour Experience

I thought the virtual tour was great. The staff was wonderful and welcoming. It was clean. I just liked everything.

Gary

Assisted Living

Family/friend

May 21, 2021

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

Set Up Nicely

It is a good place to be for your loved ones. The way the community is set up is good. The rooms are roomy, the staff is nice, and it is clean. The food was good. If they would have had additional meal choices for the residents it would have been better.

Glinda Jean Stewart

Memory Care

Family/friend

November 14, 2018

0.5 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
3.0
Friendliness
3.0
Value for Cost
0.5
Care Services
0.5
Activities
3.0

Poor

We had to move my mother because the level of care was almost non existent.

Randy Poling

Memory Care

Family/friend

November 11, 2018

1.0 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
3.0
Friendliness
3.0
Value for Cost
1.0
Care Services
1.0
Activities
2.0

Very unhappy

Edencrest at Riverwoods in Des Moines,Ia, the staff was not trained to take care of dementia people. They would yet me wife be wet for hours, would not give her shower, she would wear the same clothes for days, My wife loss 12 lbs. in the she was there, some of the aids would feed her or save her food. She had a black eye and a hip hard so bad her had to go to the hospital. The hospital doctor say looks like she was abused there. The Edencrest nurse say her does not what happen to her. I found my wife on the floor sleeping I ask how long has she been on the floor the aid said she there when came work, which at that time it was 3 hours. Some of the aids are real nice but some wasn't. I would not recommend that place for memory care at all. Other people that have family there would say if they could breath they would hire them. They are over payed and the kind of help you get.

Anonymous

Memory Care

Resident/client

October 5, 2017

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0

My care and comfort

We like this community for good care. We like the staff who are caring and attentive. The menu is good with a lot of healthy choices. They offer actives for the participate We would recommend this community for good care and a nice environment for others.

Anonymous

Memory Care

Toured community

September 18, 2017

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0

Options for mom

We toured the community for mom's care. The staff was nice and the community was clean and maintained. We like that the staff was very kind and patient. Meals are offered that are healthy. We would suggest a tour for other families for the value and the levels of care that offered.

Anonymous

Memory Care

Family/friend

August 2, 2017

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0

Awesome facility!

The facility is really awesome! The staff are accommodating and friendly and the facility is kept well maintained. Everything is going so well, and we don't really have any complaints so far!

Anonymous

Memory Care

Toured community

July 25, 2017

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0

It's a very nice place

One of our family members did the tour for us at Edencrest and they did like the community, it was clean and spacious, the staff was friendly and they felt Edencrest had a lot to offer their residents. Between the two we felt that Prairie Hills would be a better fit for my mother-in-law.

Anonymous

Memory Care

Family/friend

July 25, 2017

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0

Care for family

I like the care that we had from this community. The staff was nice and friendly. They needed more staff members to be able to care for the residents. The community was clean and maintained. The staff needed to make sure that he had his personal needs to be taken care of.

Anonymous

Memory Care

Toured community

July 24, 2017

4.0 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
4.0
Friendliness
4.0
Value for Cost
4.0

The staff was very friendly and helpful. The facilities were clean, food was good. The apartments in memory care were nice but the area was small, only 10, and a bit confining.

Anonymous

Memory Care

Family/friend

April 5, 2017

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0

Care and Comfort

This is a nice community for good care. The staff is pleasant. The meals are needing some small improvements lately. They offer a lot of activities that he is participating in and it is very helpful. They have a nice activities board to see what he is participating in. We would recommend this community for other families for the care of a loved one.

Edencrest at Riverwoods

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