Green Hills is one of the best, if not the best, retirement living options in Ames…read more Want a townhouse? Check. Prefer apartment living? Check. Need assisted living? Check. Full care? Check. Memory care? Check. As diverse a list of living options as you will find in Ames. Living at Green Hills does not come without cost, but recent upgrades in facilities make Green Hills a reasonable upscale alternative.

From the owner: Green Hills is a 55+ Life Plan Community in Ames, Iowa, that offers residents true quality of care,…read morecomfort, and community. We offer a continuum of care with options for independent living, assisted living, skilled nursing, memory care, and home health. Green Hills provides a safe and warm environment with state-of-the-art facilities, quality services, and attractive amenities, specially designed to engage every Green Hills community member.

When it became clear my dad had dementia and that it was significantly worse than any one person…read morehad been aware, we needed to act quickly. We found BIckford and it has been a godsend! The management and staff have all been incredibly responsive, flexible, attentive, and communicative. Dad's been there about 8 months and is thriving. They did all they could to make the transition as smooth as possible. Any time there has been a hiccup (not their fault, just me getting systems in place from several states away), we have been able to solve the problem and prevent it from happening again. So happy!

I was employed at Bickford for over 2 months, they lie to you, make promises then fail to fulfill…read more Petty criticisms about dress code and task charting, and how you answer phones and doors. Clients are not the first concern and take back seat to draconian Bickford rules for there workers to adhere to OR else! Employees are required to share a bathroom with male and female employees on a door that cannot be locked securely from within, allowing ANYONE to break in while you are using the facility's, CREEPY, and totally unacceptable under any circumstances. Kitchen is a Toxic waste land which is NEVER cleaned properly, floors are filthy and surfaces are crawling with filthy spills from decades of neglect. Clients are allowed to sit in soiled underwear for extended periods of time, until the disposable underwear disintegrate from within and bodily fluids are allowed to soak through to beds and chairs and down to the floor, disgusting. If you are considering Bickford for your loved one, STOP, don't do it, you will be doing a disservice to your loved ones, and their quality of life will suffer.

0 communication. They are our HOA management company. We experienced a house fire in our townhomes…read more They cant seem to know what is going on. They higher a mitigation company that also has 0 communication. They avoid my phone calls. 100% do not recommend renting or doing any sort of business with this company.

AVOID RENTING FROM THEM AT ALL COSTS. MONEY HUNGRY AND IMPOSSIBLE TO WORK WITH…read more This company is awful. They also like to skirt around the laws so they can get paid. Rented from them in 2021-2022. Received no communication from them that I owed them any money and they also returned our deposit (after taking $500+ off the deposit for "move out charges"). Flash forward to now and I am trying to purchase a house. They have me marked down as "unsatisfactory verification of rent." This makes it so I am unable to close on my house that I am days away from closing on. I then find out that 32 days after our deposit was given back to us, they apparently sent an invoice via mail for $432. No email, no phone calls, no text messages. No other form of communication was given that we owed anything. Now 2 years later they refuse to budge on us owing the money to them and will not change my record to satisfactory. Throughout they are very rude, snarky, and all around awful to work with. Apparently $400 owed from 2 years ago breaks their bank and theyll go out of business without it. As far as the skirting around the law portion, (you thought I forgot but I most definitely did not,) Iowa law says the following: 562A.12(4) A landlord who fails to provide a written statement within thirty days of termination of the tenancy and receipt of the tenant's mailing address or delivery instructions shall forfeit all rights to withhold any portion of the rental deposit. If no mailing address or instructions are provided to the landlord within one year from the termination of the tenancy the rental deposit shall revert to the landlord and the tenant will be deemed to have forfeited all rights to the rental deposit. So essentially what they do is return the deposit early so they can take as long as they want to get back to you about any "fixes" that they need to. So very sketchy and operating in bad faith. Please heed this warning and avoid this company. The BBB was also made aware of these unjust practices.

I have been THRILLED with this company. My dad has dementia and is an amazing person but, boy, can…read morehe be a challenge at times. The lovely women at At Home Care have been above and beyond in making sure Dad gets the care he needs in a sensitive respectful way, encouraging and allowing as much independence as he can handle and never making him feel like he is incapable. Their flexibility with his schedule changes, I don't even know what to say, as it has to be a challenge for the, but they've been amazing. Angels, the lot of them!

From the owner: At-Home Care Company LLC Provides Home Health Care, Home Care Agency, Companionship, Home Care…read moreServices, Personal Care, Specialized Care, Senior Care Services to the Ames, IA Area.