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Bickford of Peoria

1920 W. Willow Knolls Drive, Peoria, IL 61614

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8.2
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68 reviews
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8.2
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68 reviews
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  • 3 star
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Anonymous

Resident/client

5.0 out of 5 stars

family like community

5 for all categories except food. Presently between getting a good cooks, so it was great, now it's iffy, hope for better soon and based on the experience I have had so far, I would absolutely recommend this community to other families.

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Bickford of Peoria

There's a reason Bickford stands out in the world of senior living. Our focus? Ensuring your loved one feels at home, with delicious meals straight from our scratch kitchen, a roster of engaging activities, and the constant company of our devoted caregivers.

But that's not all. Our HigherPath senior health model is nationally acclaimed, acting as a beacon of safety and proactive care. We’re not just waiting for something bad to happen — we’re use proactive, modern, integrated methods to help your loved one live happier, healthier —longer. And did we mention? Our residents are twice as happy compared to other places.

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 our life’s work. We’re...

Senior living options offered

  • Assisted Living
  • Memory Care
  • Independent Living

Bickford of Peoria

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for Bickford of Peoria

8.2 out of 10
Review Score68 reviewsWrite a review
Overall Experience
4.1
Cleanliness
4.3
Friendliness
4.4
Care Services
4.2
Staff
3.8
Meals & Dining
3.9
Activities
4.3
Value for Cost
3.9

A Place for Mom has scored Bickford of Peoria with 8.2 out of 10 using our proprietary review score based on 9 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time, Bickford of Peoria has 68 reviews with an average "overall experience" of 4.1 out of 5.

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Last Updated: 10/17/25

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Failyn B

Not Sure

Toured community

October 17, 2025

4.0 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
4.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Staff
1.0

Very nice, once it got started.

My tour started a little late due to conversations. However, I enjoyed the facility and all of its unexpected amenities. The ambiance was excellent. It was a bit hard to visualize my furniture placement when there was no vacant apartment available to view. This was a pet-friendly facility, but not convenient for taking a dog outside. Good tour.

Anonymous

Independent Living

Family/friend

June 26, 2025

1.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review

Bickford of Peoria

When he first moved there it was good but they made us have someone with him 24 hours. That means paying CNA's in addition to Bickford rent! Anyone who moves must be totally independent. They should not have accepted my brother in the first place.

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

June 11, 2025

2.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
2.0
Friendliness
1.0
Value for Cost
1.0
Care Services
2.0
Activities
3.0
Staff
1.0
Meals & Dining
1.0

Unassisted living -a disappointing family journey

Staff is overworked and unqualified. The food is horrible and the way the staff complains openly and just sits on their phones is unforgivable. My dad can't see without his glasses. They had 2 pairs in the nursing station as his memory was failing but no one checked to see if he had them. Even after we asked. Horrible. They did go like 10 days without an elevator which means no one on the second floor could leave their room. Not safe

Catherine

Assisted Living

Family/friend

April 12, 2025

3.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
4.0
Friendliness
4.0
Value for Cost
3.0
Care Services
2.0
Activities
4.0
Staff
3.0
Meals & Dining
3.0

Review for Bickford of Peoria

The strengths of the Bickford is the charming atmosphere, the friendliness of the care staff, the variety and abundance of activities. The weaknesses are the food if you are on a special diet and the care if you are living in the Assisted Living area and require a higher level of care. We experienced delays in response when my mom used her emergency button on a few occasions and her advanced care was poorly handled.

Anonymous

Independent Living

Resident/client

April 7, 2025

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
Staff
5.0

family like community

5 for all categories except food. Presently between getting a good cooks, so it was great, now it's iffy, hope for better soon and based on the experience I have had so far, I would absolutely recommend this community to other families.

Anonymous

Memory Care

Family/friend

March 21, 2025

1.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Value for Cost
1.0
Staff
1.0

Do not recommend Bickford of Peoria

Have no experience with the rest as we were ghosted and never got to move her in despite paying for the first month... Administration is unresponsive. Emails have gone completely ignored. They were responsive up until they took my money, and then they went silent. To this day forms that should have been signed by them on [date removed] are still unsigned. I did my part and they....just didn't do theirs. Also they have [amount removed] of my money and we never got to move her in, and the director has ignored emails requesting it back. They actually had the nerve to try and bill me for another month when she never was admitted in the first place.

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

March 7, 2025

4.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
3.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
4.0
Care Services
4.0
Staff
2.0
Meals & Dining
3.0

Caring & Attentive Staff

The staff is amazing and very involved in making it a happy and enjoyable experience. Nursing staff very attentive The food was okay, nothing fancy but the staff worked hard to find something you liked. Not a fan of administrative staff. They just want your money and then tough to reach after they get it.

Anonymous

Memory Care

Family/friend

January 17, 2025

4.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
4.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
4.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
4.0
Meals & Dining
4.0

Pleased overall

I am pleased with having Mom there. Very good with the medical staff. They just replaced the director. So I have no experience with the new staff.

Jim B

Assisted Living

Family/friend

December 9, 2024

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review

Top notch

My mother passed away at Bickford. Bickford treated my mom and me with the utmost compassion. I highly recommend Bickford House! The facility and staff are truly top notch.

Anonymous

Memory Care

Family/friend

May 10, 2024

3.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
3.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
3.0
Care Services
3.0
Activities
2.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
4.0

Hoping for improvements

Right now they are understaffed most of the workers go out of there way but you can only do so much when your short staffed. Some things do not get handled in a timely matter. Hard to get answers to questions from people in charge. When calling the facility a lot of times there is no answer with no way to leave a message.

Anonymous

Memory Care

Family/friend

January 23, 2024

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
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

Bickford of Peoria

The entire staff was exceptional! Mom loved it there and we enjoyed going there to see her. A special thanks to everyone involved.

Gina

Assisted Living

Family/friend

January 4, 2024

3.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
3.0
Friendliness
3.0
Value for Cost
2.0
Care Services
2.0
Activities
2.0
Staff
3.0
Meals & Dining
2.0

Review for Bickford of Peoria

We picked this community because of the availability, size of apartment, and promise of quality care.

Linda

Assisted Living

Family/friend

December 8, 2023

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
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

Review for Bickford of Peoria

To be truthful, it was the first one available after spending 12 days in the hospital trying to find somewhere. If a friend asked me about it I would tell them I got lucky. It is everything I had hoped it would be.

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

December 8, 2023

4.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
4.0
Friendliness
4.0
Value for Cost
4.0
Care Services
4.0
Activities
4.0
Staff
4.0
Meals & Dining
4.0

Review for Bickford of Peoria

The facility has a homey feel to it and the community seems like a large family since it is not as big as many. We picked this community because it is nice, and a smaller facilit, that provides basic community services. We picked it for its location, availability and smaller size. I did not want mom to feel overwhelmed. She would have not taken advantage of activities offered by larger facilities.

Jim

Assisted Living

Family/friend

November 6, 2023

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
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

Highly recommend!

What our family likes the most about the Bickford of Peoria is the staff. The staff goes the extra mile to take great care of my mother. Based on the experience we have had so far, we would recommend this community to other families.

Teresa

Assisted Living

Family/friend

June 22, 2023

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
4.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
3.0
Staff
4.0
Meals & Dining
4.0

Highly Recommended

My parents are residents at Bickford of Peoria. The housekeeping is wonderful! They come in once a week, like clockwork, and clean while my parents are at breakfast. The staff is wonderful with taking care of my mother, who needs lots of help. Both nurses,[names removed], are so kind and caring with her. The kitchen staff is fantastic! My Mom just found out that she needs her food pureed and they have been so helpful and kind to her. My father needs a heart valve replaced. His cardiologist told him yesterday that he can only have beef and pork once a week. Once again, the Chef stepped up and will prepare chicken and fish specifically for him. I highly recommend this facility to others!

Kathleen A

Assisted Living

Family/friend

August 3, 2022

4.0 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
4.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
4.0
Meals & Dining
4.0

Happy

Have been very happy with the care my mother gets on the memory care side. Staff super nice .

Susan

Assisted Living

Toured community

March 7, 2022

4.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review

tour review

Our family had an in person tour and it was a wonderful experience. This was our second choice. We loved the way the rooms were set up around the perimeter and everything was just outside of the rooms. The activities area and gathering areas were just right outside the rooms so very accessible to the residents.

Stacey N

Assisted Living

Family/friend

February 28, 2022

4.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
4.0
Care Services
4.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

Excellence in assisted living

The staff are excellent at this community. My loved one loves the food here. This is an excellent place and there is no mistake by bringing your loved one here. My mother in law lives here also and both of them are happy at this community. They have activities like crossword, bingo, happy hours on Friday, church, music entertainment, work out classes, cook club and more for the residents to do to stay busy.

D H

Independent Living

Resident/client

February 21, 2022

4.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
3.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
3.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

Overall A Friendly and Warm Community

There has been staffing problems currently. The future could be a bit shady because of this. Overall it is a good place. The staff seem to really care about the residents. The food is pretty good. Some items for meals are prime rib, bacon each morning, home made soups. The community's goal is to make as much from scratch as possible. There are choices for the main meal as well for the residents to choose from.

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