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Bickford of Ames

2418 Kent Ave, Ames, IA 50010

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Alexandria A

Loved one of resident/client

5.0 out of 5 stars

Great Place!

It’s been a wonderful experience for my grandma. The care for my grandma is priority and Bickford of Ames has continuously shown her exceptionally good care and kindness. I would recommend Bickford of Ames to anyone I know!

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Bickford of Ames

If you think there’s not much going on in a senior living community, you’ve never been to Bickford. Imagine your loved one enjoying delicious, scratch-made meals, having a friendly caregiver always nearby, and a calendar chock-full of social activities. Our family of caregivers will do whatever it takes to make sure your loved one is living their best life possible.

That includes our nationally recognized HigherPath senior health model. Think of it as your loved one's safety net — a proactive care team that's all about helping them live happier, healthier — longer. Oh and did we mention our resident happiness ratings are double the industry average?

Get your loved one on the HigherPath

Many assisted living facilities seem similar. But Bickford’s nationally recognized senior health model is taking the road less traveled and championing a higher standard of senior care. An interdisciplinary care team will ensure your loved one is getting whatever proactive interventions they need to stay on a higher path.

•On-site primary care
•High-performing care network
•Interdisciplinary care meetings
•Integrated health records
•Outcome-focused technology

Created to care for our family. Devoted to serving yours.

Bickford was founded in 1991 to care for our own mother. What started out as a family need has blossomed into...

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8 out of 10
Review Score12 reviewsWrite a review
Overall Experience
3.3
Cleanliness
3.2
Friendliness
3.3
Care Services
3.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0
Activities
3.0
Value for Cost
3.1

A Place for Mom has scored Bickford of Ames with 8 out of 10 using our proprietary review score based on 0 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time, Bickford of Ames has 12 reviews with an average "overall experience" of 3.3 out of 5.

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Last Updated: 12/21/23

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Alexandria A

Assisted Living

Family/friend

December 21, 2023

5.0 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

Great Place!

It’s been a wonderful experience for my grandma. The care for my grandma is priority and Bickford of Ames has continuously shown her exceptionally good care and kindness. I would recommend Bickford of Ames to anyone I know!

Dale

Assisted Living

Family/friend

June 12, 2020

4.5 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
4.0
Care Services
4.5
Activities
3.5

Good Experience

My experience has been really good. My mom like it. My mom likes the food. The staff is awesome. The room sizes are good, could be bigger, but there are plenty of common areas. They have a wonderful outdoor courtyard area for residents. Need more variety in the activities.

Steve

Assisted Living

Resident/client

January 21, 2019

0.5 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
0.5
Friendliness
0.5
Value for Cost
0.5
Care Services
0.5
Activities
0.5

Prison

Staff is very unfriendly! Facility is locked where you have to have a fob to get in or out, making it feel like prison. This is not assisted living! Pricing is very high as well.

Jody

Assisted Living

Resident/client

May 19, 2018

0.5 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
0.5
Friendliness
0.5
Value for Cost
0.5
Care Services
0.5
Activities
0.5

No thanks

Not a good facility. Food and staff are lacking while activities are uneventful and boring.

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Resident/client

May 19, 2018

0.5 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
0.5
Friendliness
0.5
Value for Cost
0.5
Care Services
0.5
Activities
0.5

Terrible

Staff is very rude and just want your money.

Loonswail

Assisted Living

Family/friend

September 21, 2016

4.5 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
3.5
Friendliness
4.5
Value for Cost
3.5
Care Services
4.5
Activities
4.5

Did not have to hold our breath after all.

Well, my siblings and I all agreed getting mom into an assisted living facility was NOT going to be a pleasant task......Boy were we wrong. Bickford of Ames in Ames,Ia made the task SO EASY!! After years of " I'm not moving out of my house!", we were left wondering 'Huh? What just happened!'. The staff there welcomed her with smiles and was especially welcoming to her which disarmed any misgivings that she had and now she is so happy. Thanx a million.

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

September 1, 2016

4.0 out of 5 stars
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Cleanliness
4.0
Friendliness
4.0
Value for Cost
4.0
Care Services
4.0
Activities
4.0

Very Satisfied With This Community, It Worked Out Well

This is a lovely community and they are doing a good job caring for my mother and her needs. I know she is safe and in good hands here. It is a nice and clean community, very well maintained. They have a very polite and friendly staff. There are nice activities offered for the residents. The meals are good. This is a very caring community, with very sweet people. I would highly recommend this community, it worked out very well for us.

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Toured community

July 25, 2016

5.0 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0

Love the whole experience here.Really care about their residents.

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

May 22, 2016

3.5 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
3.5
Friendliness
3.5
Value for Cost
3.5
Care Services
3.5
Activities
3.5

Staff is very concientious

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

November 3, 2015

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0

It was a good stay, we were very pleased with them.

It was a good stay, we were very pleased with them. Even the food was good, we got to eat with her a couple of times. The billing aspect went smoothly. We didn't have any concerns or complaints. I would give them a five.

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

June 24, 2015

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0

Very nice place

I think they do a wonderful job at Bickford of Ames, we really had a great experience with them. They were just so caring and so helpful. They did everything they possibly could to make sure that my loved one was comfortable and well taken care of. I also really appreciated how good they were about keeping us up to date and staying in contact. I really can't say enough about them, I highly recommend them!

Sadder but Wiser

Assisted Living

Family/friend

August 28, 2013

1.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
1.0
Friendliness
1.0
Value for Cost
0.5
Care Services
0.5
Activities
0.5

Lack of Compassion and More

My mother was here for 6 months and during that time I observed many things that were disturbing. The residents were treated with dignity BY THE COOK and that is all! The support staff was otherwise inattentive or condescending and were friendly only if a family member, such as myself, was around. Residents were allowed to sit up sleeping in their wheelchairs in the main lobby/living area for hours. It reminded me of an old-fashioned nursing home atmosphere where I volunteered as a teenager years ago. The only structured game time was "BINGO" and the "prizes" were always small pieces of candy bars, and most of the residents, including my mother, were diabetic!! Not an appropriate "prize" for most. At a "family" meeting for all family members of the residents it was revealed that one of the residents did not like the "new look" the support staff was wearing--- indeed, most of the young CNAs and support staff were sporting the "goth" look by wearing black nail polish and dying their hair black, etc. Lots of heavy make up, etc. This resident told an administrator (supposedly in confidence) that the "new look" was scary and reminded her of witches. Well, this administrator TOLD the young staff what the resident had said and THEY got up in arms and said they didn't like being referred to as witches! Who did this administrator support? Not the residents, that's for sure! The whole place was not run properly in my opinion, or even humanely. Residents were expected to line up in a tiny hallway before or after meals to receive their medication. Really? They all needed their meds at the same time each day? My mother died there and I wish I had had the means to at least have her pass in a place that cared for her as a person. This was not that place. One more thing: There was a housekeeper there that went around to the residents to sell her baked goods at Christmas time, telling the residents that their family members would like to receive fresh baked goods from them (residents.) And for an EXTRA fee she would also do an EXTRA good job cleaning and dusting their room! This woman was not reprimanded for her behavior.

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