About Us
Our mission
To transform how America cares for seniors
How America is caring for seniors today is not good enough.
We’ve devoted our life’s work to changing it.
There's a Higher Path for our seniors
Senior care today is reactive, expensive, and siloed. It’s a sick-care system, not a health-care system (designed to keep seniors healthy). Most of us have accepted this status quo because it feels too big and complex to change. Not us. We’re taking the road less traveled and championing a higher standard of senior care.
Learn MoreIt’s time to care bigger
We’ve entered the belly of the beast of the healthcare system and are pulling together the stakeholders who have the capacity to transform it. We’re inviting us all to play bigger.
HigherPath Service Network
How we serve
Assisted Living
Personalized help with the activities of daily life, such as meals, grooming, and medication management.
Independent Living
Safety and security, maintenance-free living, and the comfort to know there's care there if you need it.
Memory Care
An intimate, engaging environment designed specifically for seniors with dementia and Alzheimer's.
Home Care
Compassionate support from professional caregivers to support your loved one to thrive at home.
Serviam Pharmacy
An in-house, provider-owned pharmacy experience built just for our residents.
We’re national leaders in resident and caregiver happiness
Loved by our Caregivers
22 Branches Featured as Best Senior Living
Happiness Scores 2x the National Average
We're all caregivers. We lead with love.
Andy Eby
Caregiver/Sales & Marketing
Joe Eby
Caregiver/Executive Coach
Mike Eby
Caregiver/CFO
Alan Fairbanks
Caregiver/Operations
Shannon Riberdy
Senior VP of Operations
Michelle Adam
VP of Health & Wellness
Simone Pena
VP of Sales & Marketing
Alex Shuell
VP of HigherPath
Andrew Rayhons
VP of Technology
Bryan Clegg
VP of Finance
Inside the business of caregiving
We aim to be the best place in America for a caregiver to work. This requires us to operate differently. We rely upon some of the leading organizations in the world to get us there.
Leadership Development
Stagen Leadership Academy is our leadership development partner. Every Bickford leader participates in their rigorous personal development programs.
Operating System
We use the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) to clarify our vision, gain traction and optimize our team health.
Business Philosophy
As active members of the Conscious Capitalism movement, we see (and run) our business as a force for good.
A timeless commitment
We started Bickford in 1991 to care for our own mother, Mary Bickford.
For her, we built one of the first freestanding assisted living communities in Kansas. Our founder, Don Eby, helped pioneer early regulations to birth the assisted living industry. We’re still family-owned and operated today.
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Are you willing to do what it takes?
Our seniors deserve better. We invite you to join us in caring bigger and transforming how America cares for seniors.