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Residents with dementia can enjoy a traveling path, relaxed seating and raised garden beds in the courtyard at Bickford of Carmel

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Bickford of Carmel

Assisted Living & Memory Care

4.3

121 reviews

Phone:
317-668-0973

5829 E 116th St,
Carmel, IN 46033

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Your loved one deserves to live the best life possible

Watch your loved one thrive in an environment that feels like home

Navigating the aging journey is difficult.

We understand what’s at stake here: it’s not just someone, it’s your loved one.

Meanwhile, it’s on you to make the difficult decisions.

There's a Higher Path for our seniors

The Senior's Journey

There are two paths that seniors take as they age: the lower path and the higher path

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.

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Our family of caregivers will do whatever it takes to care for your loved one

Meet Carmel's Leadership Team

Jason Wafford

Executive Director
Jason Acquisto

Family Advocate
Lana Norris

Health & Wellness Director

To better understand the love that drives us, watch our Caregiver’s Manifesto

Services at Carmel

Assisted Living

Personalized help with the activities of daily life, such as meals, grooming, and medication management.

Memory Care

An intimate, engaging environment designed specifically for seniors with dementia and Alzheimer’s.

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Happenings

If you think there’s not much going on in a senior living community, you’ve never been to Bickford.

Sheila Beckendorf

Apr 19, 2025

Bickford of Carmel celebrated with an Easter Brunch for residents and their families. Huge success our Chef Raymon, Leadership team and staff served our residents and their families. We had an omelette station set up for order , biscuits and gravy, fried chicken, tasty desserts and so much more. Great day to celebrate!

Sheila Beckendorf

Apr 10, 2025

Great day at Bickford of Carmel. Residents enjoyed an outing to Preparing to Age Expo, along with a trip to Dairy Queen. We ended the day with Sweet Tunes performance. Fun was had by all.

Jason Acquisto

Apr 9, 2025

Jason Acquisto

Apr 4, 2025

Happy Hour is the best hour. Bickford of Carmel rocking out! https://youtube.com/shorts/xWiRZhEPWp0?feature=share

Jason Acquisto

Apr 3, 2025

Congratulations to our Employees of the Month! Barb is our Assistant Happiness Coordinator and does a wonderful job with our resident activities. Thank you for all the joy you bring to Bickford! And our Maintenance Coordinator, Jesse, is an absolute game-changer. He gets it done right and gets it done fast. Keep up the great work, sir!

Sheila Beckendorf

Mar 28, 2025

Friday Happy Hour is a favorite at Bickford of Carmel! We give a big shout out to Sally for bringing us lemon bar and strawberries. Our residents really look forward to getting together every week.

Jason Acquisto

Mar 17, 2025

Happy St. Patrick's Day! https://youtu.be/RaZ8gojTxw0

Sheila Beckendorf

Mar 14, 2025

We have been celebrating this week at Bickford of Carmel. We had Sweet Tunes come Thursday to start our St. Patrick's Day early with music. Today we had our St. Patrick's Day Happy Hour. Resident's had fun with music, green rainbow sherbert punch and snacks. Great day to celebrate with family and friends.

Jason Acquisto

Mar 13, 2025

If you are looking for the perfect place for your loved one, check out Bickford of Carmel. Great location, surrounded by beautiful wooded area, 10 minutes from downtown Fishers. Call and TOUR TODAY! Scratch kitchen, lots of activities and our nationally recognized Higher Path program. Call Jason A. at (317) 668-0973. Happy to provide a same day tour and show you the Bickford difference.

Jason Acquisto

Mar 10, 2025

"The administration and staff are competent and compassionate. The small size (comparatively) makes it possible for the residents to create friendships among themselves and to provide mutual help and companionship as needed. The activities director keeps the residents entertained and involved, and the food is great."

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4.3

overall score based on 121 reviews

Apr 1, 2025

We are grateful for Bickford. My husband has been a resident here for almost two years. We have appreciated the kind and caring staff and administration, the delicious food, and the camaraderie that has developed among the residents.
Apr 2, 2025

(name removed) in Mary B's are the reason I consistently give Bickford the highest rating. They are so good with my dad (name removed)! (name removed)is an amazing care advocate for dad and our family, helping hospice and everyone understand his needs. Bickford gives my Dad the best care and great days!
Mar 1, 2025

Lack of hot water in bathroom
Mar 2, 2025

My brother in law has been a resident in assisted living for a year now. It was an adjustment CD for him, but he is doing well now. All of the staff are very supportive to him even though he chooses not to participate in any of the activities they always stop by to invite him.
Mar 1, 2025

My husband has been a resident at Bickford for about 1 1/2 years, while I maintain our home in McCordsville. We both like Bickford very much. The administration and staff are competent and compassionate. The small size (comparatively) makes it possible for the residents to create friendships among themselves and to provide mutual help and companionship as needed. The activities director keeps the residents entertained and involved, and the food is great.
Mar 1, 2025

I am so very thankful for (name removed) and (name removed) as well as (name removed) . The activities director role is truly crucial to the atmosphere in Bickford of Carmel. The atmosphere there is so different from previous activities directors!! God bless whomever hired such a wonderful team!!
Feb 1, 2025

The staff at Bickford is caring and competent. They took very good care of my mom the last year of her life, providing much support as well as fun for her. She believed every staff person went out of their way to do special things for her - and that was true. As she was dying she said, "I just want to go back to Bickford." She and I felt she was safe and loved at Bickford of Carmel.
Feb 1, 2025

I love the way several of the nurses and aides talk to him and have a special name for him. They are not judgmental and they are kind to him, meaning my husband (name removed).