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Bickford of Iowa City

Assisted Living

4.3

86 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
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

Oct 3, 2025

On Thursday it was Smarty candy day. So before lunch we sat out some Smarty candies in some cute Halloween decorated bags that were given to us by Mary, one of cooks here at Bickford of Iowa City. I think they were hit with out residents, what do you think?

Melissa Schmidt

Oct 3, 2025

Love seeing the smilimg faces of our residents get a new hair cut.

Melissa Schmidt

Oct 1, 2025

Fall is in the air here at Bickford of Iowa City. This past week we got a wonderful donation of pumpkins from Cory's Produce LLC out of Davenport, IA. Cory just graduated in May from Davenport West. He started his produce stand and flowers when he was in middle school. Bickford of Iowa City like to thank Cory for the wonderful donation.

Melissa Schmidt

Oct 1, 2025

Bring the family to Bickford of Iowa City on October 31st from 1 to 3 for Trunk or Treat. Come join us as we celebrate Halloween with our residents. The celebration will be out front in the parking lot.

Melissa Schmidt

Oct 1, 2025

Happy 1st Day of October.

Melissa Schmidt

Sep 30, 2025

What better way to get some exercise in than by playing a game? The residents love the balloon hit game. This is game is great for their eye and hand coordination. Sometimes they hit the balloon, kick, or even punch it. The residents get a good work out with balloon hit game.

Melissa Schmidt

Sep 30, 2025

Happy September Birthdays to 4 of our residents that had their special day this month. We celebrated them by having a birthday party with a cookie cake. Everyone seemed to enjoy the cookie and the celebration. After the cookie was gone, the residents played their favorite game of... BINGO

Melissa Schmidt

Sep 22, 2025

Happy first day of Fall. The residents did some marble roll painting and colored to celebrate the first day of Fall.

Melissa Schmidt

Sep 19, 2025

We take our babysitting to the next lever here at Bickford of Iowa City. Babies get one on one care and an extra does of love.

Melissa Schmidt

Sep 16, 2025

The ladies here at Bickford of Iowa City just love getting their nails done. Once a week we have nail time here.

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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 86 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!