Assisted Living Communities in Marion, IA

"My husband is now at Brown Deer Place and he seems to be doing fine. The people are very nice and very friendly. My husband seems very content. They keep the residents pretty busy; they have a lot of activities for them. My husband seems to love their food and so does everybody else. They always have at least two choices for the main dish at noon. The food always looks good and tasty. They're very thoughtful toward the patients. If the patient needs their food cut up, they cut it up for them. I'm very pleased with them, and I'm very pleased with the way they're handling my husband. They make sure that food is well balanced. They have a lot of activities; I'm very pleased with it. However, it's a little farther away than I wanted to be."

The Summit of Coralville, located at 3 Russell Slade Blvd in Coralville, Iowa, is a vibrant senior living community offering Independent Living, Assisted Living, and Memory Care across a beautifully designed, mid-rise campus managed by Grace Management, Inc. Situated just minutes from Coralville Lake, downtown Iowa City, the University of Iowa campus, local theaters, shopping at Coral Ridge Mall, and top-quality hospitals like University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics and Mercy Iowa City, it balances ease of access with a strong residential feel. Residents enjoy resort-style amenities such as a fitness center, swimming pool, salon, spa, library, theater, game and art rooms, café, bistro, private and grand dining rooms, underground heated parking, and landscaped courtyards with firepits and walking paths. Pet-friendly policies, covered parking, and complimentary scheduled transportation add convenience. Enrichment is structured around Grace Management’s “Living Gracefully” and Vibrant Living programs, integrating wellness classes, cultural and learning events, performances, spiritual gatherings, and off-site excursions to nurture mind, body, and spirit. Personalized care is seamless: independent living residents enjoy full-service dining and housekeeping; assisted living offers care coordination and support with daily living; memory care is delivered with secure environments and engaging cognitive programming. Across all levels, 24/7 compassionate staffing, emergency systems, and professional oversight ensure resident safety. Residents and family members consistently praise the community’s warm, compassionate culture. One family compared it to a “cruise ship on land,” noting the “wonderful, caring, compassionate” staff and active lifestyle. To learn more about this provider’s license and review other available state reports, please visit: Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals Health Facility Database

"Bickford of Iowa City is a beautiful place. They care for people that have a variety of mental illnesses. They're very, very caring to all their residents. They have different vantage points of caring for them. They don't use the words "don't" or "can't." Just within a few days of my relative being there, she loves it. We greatly appreciate what they do for her. She has free range of the whole place. My relative has a studio apartment. When we first walked in, it looked very small, but we were able to make it a homey room. She goes out to the front where she converses with the other residents. She has all the amenities that she needs. They have an area where they can watch TV. They have a piano out front, a dining area, and an activity room. They have a courtyard. It's kind of enclosed, but it has no access to the outside. They're wonderful people. They keep us in tune with what my relative is doing. The facility is good. It is like a square so they can walk all the way around. They have a free range of places, and they don't feel like they're locked up, so that's what we liked about that. They have a studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom apartments. They had all three apartments available, but we felt like my relative needed to be closer to the front in order to be active, instead of in the back where the other two apartments were available."

"The staff is very caring and helpful. The people living there are friendly to people moving in. Lots of activities going on and a busy calendar for the month."

"I went to look at Summit Pointe. They had an exercise place and underground parking. The rooms were very nice. It was nice that you had a choice of whether it was a small apartment or a larger apartment. The cost here is higher, but it's quite an exquisite place. It's very nice. They don't have a dishwasher, but they have a stove and a refrigerator. I really liked it there. The staff was very helpful and knowledgeable. Their food was absolutely good. The facility was beautiful. It was well-kept. The inside and outside were just immaculate. They have a beautiful outdoor space, and there are chairs. There's even a place for a fire pit. If you want a garden, you can do that. Pets are welcome."

"I went to The Views of Marion for my grandma. It has assisted living, memory care, and a nursing home, so it has everything. They had a patio. The facility was very nice, comfortable, updated, and pretty. It's twenty minutes from my house. The person who showed me around was very helpful and very informative."

"I did a tour of Terrace Glen Village. It was beautiful and very inviting. The staff was very friendly. The place is beautiful, and the upkeep and maintenance are very good."

"My aunt moved to Garnett Place Retirement Community and it is a wonderful place. It was completely redone and it is well staffed. They are very caring and well qualified. The residents are very happy, too, and well taken care of. The amenities are wonderful. I can't say enough good things about it, and it is very competitively priced. Their policy is that they ask that the residents to pay the first two years of being there, and if they should run out of funds after the first two years, then they can go on Title 19. In other words, they won't throw them out if they have to go on Title 19. So, they provide excellent care. They also have an exercise room, several really nice activities rooms, and a beautiful dining room. I think it's just great. My aunt's apartment has a washer-dryer hooked up as well."

"I toured HallMar Village. It's an affiliated and established facility, but the memory care unit is brand new. Only 20 residents, 24-hour care, 24-hour transportation, social events with additional cost to monitor my mom's medications, and three meals a day in a beautiful, spacious dining area. I liked this facility better than any of the facilities I viewed in my home state of Arizona because this one comes with a kitchen. No stove or oven, but a full refrigerator, sink, cabinets, and microwave. The floors were carpeted, not hardwood, which is fine for a private home, but when you have people on walkers or people who have difficulty walking, it just has a very cold feeling to it when it's hardwood or tiles. It had a very homey feeling. The rooms were beautiful, they were spacious, and none of them faced a parking lot. They all faced either a field or something, that was nice to view from their window, which I also appreciated. Nothing was locked up. I only met the director and she was as sweet as could be, very helpful, and very personable. She met my mother and talked to my mom extensively. The only other person with the facility that I had any contact with was when they did my mom's assessment, and that was with the primary nurse. But all very personable, answering all questions and concerns. They were wonderful."

"My father is living in Emery Place for two years now. They're really good there; we're happy with them. It's just a little far from where I live. We have decided to keep him there for now. He is happy there. The staff is really good. He has a 1-bedroom apartment. They have a choice of 1-bedroom or studio apartments, and then there's also a 2-bedroom for husband and wife. Besides dining, they have musical groups come in, although with COVID, those have been more outside, and not in large groups. They have physical fitness programs and field trips; just all kinds of different activities. I don't know if they have a physical fitness room but they have physical fitness classes. They have a music program in a separate room, and they have a beauty salon. The staff members are all very friendly. I have not eaten there a lot, but the times I have eaten here, food has been good. The place is easy to get around."

"Higley Mansion is an assisted living facility. Has private rooms with private stool, shower and sink. Excellent food served in a beautiful dining room. The Higley Mansion was a mansion at one time-looks like a big home. Nursing care on duty at all times. Both my parents have been there. A very caring facility. "

"I went to The Promise House for my grandma. It was a good visit. The room was fine but the facility was dated. The staff member was awesome, she was great. They offer memory care."

"We know many people at Meth-Wick. They gave us a tour of two of their places in the assisted living, and we enjoyed them. However, we are so far down on the waiting list, it will be a couple of years before we go in there. They have a variety of very talented staff members, specialists, Alzheimer's exercises, and food preparations. It seems to be the right place for us. It is surrounded by woods and lawns, so you know you're in a safe place. The location is close to everything, like our grocery stores and fitness centers. The community is clean."

"My brother is in Evergreen Estates III, but he needed to move into a memory care facility. The staff is very caring. It's a very clean facility and he's comfortable there. They have three meals a day and snacks in between. The food is very nutritious and has a lot of variety. They have activities throughout the month. They also have barber days where the barbers and hair stylists come in once a week. We just recently signed him up for the gerontology service, which means he does not have to leave the center to be seen for any medical needs. Considering the nursing care, I think that they are excellent, because when they do med rounds, they have one card for each resident. And they do two rounds a day, morning and evening. They have registered nurses and LPNs."