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Bickford of Urbandale

Assisted Living & Montessori Memory Care

4.2

76 reviews

Phone:
515-585-8565

5915 Sutton Pl,
Urbandale, IA 50322

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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 Urbandale's Leadership Team

Alexzandrea Millonig

Executive Director
Taylor Tuthill

Family Advocate
Niibari Menegbo

Health & Wellness Director

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

Services at Urbandale

Assisted Living

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

Montessori Memory Care

A research-backed approach empowering seniors with dementia to live a meaningful life.

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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.

Macie Cullen

Nov 4, 2026

We've had a busy afternoon at Bickford of Urbandale! Live music from David Watson and Sammy the therapy dog!

Macie Cullen

Nov 2, 2026

November is here! Check out our November activity calendar below. Please know that all activities are subject to change.

Macie Cullen

Oct 30, 2026

We had so much fun at our Trunk or Treat yesterday! Thank you to our amazing families for helping us put this on! #SeniorLiving #Montessori #TrunkOrTreat

Macie Cullen

Oct 28, 2026

We had so much fun at our Halloween party!

Macie Cullen

Oct 26, 2026

We had a wonderful happy hour last Friday hosted by our director, Alex!

Macie Cullen

Oct 21, 2026

Today we celebrated National Apple Day! We tasted 8 different kinds of apples and rated them from most favorite to least favorite. You can see our ratings below! #MontessoriLifestyle #BickfordSeniorLiving #NationalAppleDay

Alexzandrea Millonig

Oct 20, 2026

Happy 1-Year Anniversary, Macie! Today we celebrate Macie’s first year as our Montessori Engagement Coordinator! Macie, thank you for the passion, dedication, and heart you bring to your role each day. Your commitment to creating meaningful engagement, promoting independence, and helping our residents live with purpose makes such a positive difference in their lives. Your work embodies the true spirit of Montessori care — meeting residents where they are, honoring their individuality, and empowering them to continue doing the things that bring them joy. We are so grateful to have you as part of our team and look forward to all the wonderful things you will continue to accomplish! Happy 1st Anniversary, Macie! Thank you for making a difference, one meaningful moment at a time! #WorkAnniversary #MontessoriCare #ResidentEngagement #MakingADifference #BickfordofUrbandale

Macie Cullen

Oct 19, 2026

We are starting off a new week with exercise!

Macie Cullen

Oct 16, 2026

We've had a wonderful Friday! We started with coffee group in Mary B's, Wheel of Fortune in AL, and then happy hour later on!

Macie Cullen

Oct 14, 2026

It's family history day at Bickford of Urbandale! We enjoyed having our residents and their families present important pictures and items from their families.

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

4.2

overall score based on 76 reviews

Sep 1, 2026

Service is adequate but most of those living there feel as if they are in prison.
Aug 1, 2026

Meals needs to be tastier. Care giver Staff is still sometimes shorthanded therefore slow to respond. (names removed) are great!! Many care givers are very kind. Evening staff could be kinder and more gentle.
Jul 1, 2026

A wheelchair seat pad has gone missing. I've inquired about 6 times, never getting an answer.
Jun 2, 2026

Things are OK.
Jun 1, 2026

New director is doing great. Some of the staff is great. A couple care givers need to stop sitting around on their cell phones. New director is working on that. Hooray!!! | Also meals need improvement.
Feb 2, 2026

My wife at times is not very happy with the food. One med was not reordered in time, so it was missed for several days.
Feb 2, 2026

Expensive with solid service.
Feb 2, 2026

I appreciate that (name removed) is working hard to improve everything! Thank you!!!