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Bickford of Iowa City

Assisted Living

4.3

87 reviews

Phone:
563-316-6346

3500 Lower West Branch Rd,
Iowa City, IA 52245

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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 Iowa City's Leadership Team

Ashley Ballard

Executive Director
Angela Foulks

Family Advocate
Bailey Greene

Health & Wellness Director

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

Services at Iowa City

Assisted Living

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

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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.

Melissa Schmidt

Nov 7, 2025

Cooking with Mary. The residents made Oreo penguins. They has a good time making them and eating the cookie as well.

Melissa Schmidt

Nov 7, 2025

We tried something new for exercise. We played chair kick ball. It was a big hit. We just didn't always kick the ball there was passing it back and forth by throwing it as well. The residents who played loved it.

Melissa Schmidt

Nov 7, 2025

The Joy of Music with Megan. We just love live music here. The residents even use some beat sticks to beat to the rhythm of the music.

Melissa Schmidt

Nov 7, 2025

A little pictionary fun to start off the week.

Melissa Schmidt

Nov 3, 2025

Music therapy with Megan this morning. Megan sang some of their favorite songs and the residents even made some music themselves with some music tubes.

Melissa Schmidt

Oct 31, 2025

Happy Halloween from Bickford of Iowa City. We had a great trunk or treat this afternoon. Thank you for everyone that participated and joined the fun today. It was a fun day.

Melissa Schmidt

Oct 31, 2025

Happy Halloween!!! We had a fun day here at Bickford of Iowa City. We started the day out with caramel apples for National Carmel Apple Day. Then each residents had a special scary treat waiting for them at their lunch table. After lunch we had our trunk or treat. It was a fun day had by all.

Melissa Schmidt

Oct 30, 2025

We made a fall snack mix with lots of good stuff. They made ir for our snack for the afternoon social. Everyone got to have a trun in helping to make the mix. The best part of the residents helping was they got a small sample if it before lunch. It was a big hit.

Melissa Schmidt

Oct 28, 2025

Kent Lindgkos played his guitar amd did some singing for us last week. He did some gospel and some up beat songs to get us dancing in out seats. Its always a good time watching the residents listen to music.

Melissa Schmidt

Oct 28, 2025

National Boston Cream Pie day was last Thursday. These 2 lovely ladies help me make a snack for our afternoon social. The residents really enjoyed the snack.

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We value transparency. We get feedback every month. Here’s what’s really going on at Bickford of Iowa City.

4.3

overall score based on 87 reviews

Jul 1, 2025

Thank you to (name removed) and her team for their great care of our mother!
Jun 2, 2025

We have definitely seen improvements in communication and quality of care. Another staff departure is concerning.
May 1, 2025

My sisters report that Mom 's room is clean and smells good, and that there is water by her chair. Those are tangible improvements; that's what we like to see. Keep up the good work!
Mar 1, 2025

Special shout out to (name removed) one of my mom's caregivers for her tender love and care. Thanks as always to (name removed), too!
Feb 1, 2025

Thank you as always for the great care you provide for our mother!
Jan 1, 2025

Thank you to (name removed) for keeping my mom engaged in activities- we especially appreciate her Facebook postings - helps us stay in touch with our mom when we can't be there in person!
Dec 1, 2024

Thank you for taking such good care of our mom - Special shout out to (name removed) for her great oversight and communication to us regarding our mom!