Bickford of Battle Creek

My grandfather is at the assisted living of Bickford of Battle Creek and the experience have been very well. The staff has been attentive and have listened to our needs. I would say that his only complaint is that it's a community of mostly women, there are a few men and he's not finding himself fitting in socially just yet. The overall experience has been very good. The rooms have been very good. He's got a private room with a bathroom and shower, it has the equipment. It has been perfectly fine and much better than a lot of other places that we looked at. We haven't had any problems with maintenance, we've asked for a few things, and it's been done within a fairly timely manner so it's been great. He loves the food. It's a private dining area, he gets to order the food that he wants and there are choices on the menu. His comment is constantly, they feed you a lot of food here. There's a nice common area with a big TV and a nice solarium area where he can go and sit. There's an activity room, he can go and sit, and do things like crosswords and coloring. He's not one to take advantage of many of those things, but there's plenty. They even have a little kitten that is a part of the community. The staff has been amazing, I don't have anything bad to say about the staff. Everything that we've asked, everything that I've had to contact them for, it's been great.

The staff at Bickford of Battle Creek didn't walk me around the place. We sat down and I told them that I need to find out how much they cost. She was kind of "I'll show you around if we all can afford it, but I don't want to waste your time." It looked like a very nice place and the woman was very nice. It was a beautiful building and the staff seemed very friendly. The facilities were average. She gave me a paper that has all the information, we were just kind of talking business. She was very friendly, it was a very business-oriented meeting. It was a very clean, nice and friendly kind of place. They're very good on the COVID standard as well. For us, it's a nice central location if you want to be in Battle Creek, and there are busses that are going right by it.

Bickford of Battle Creek is less expensive than most of the other ones, and that's definitely a plus. Anything in Battle Creek though is too far away from me. The room I saw was good. In terms of amenities, they have the standard things that they all have. I saw their dining area. The residents seem happy and content.

We toured Bickford of Battle Creek, and we liked it. We saw the studio apartments in the assisted living, and they were excellent. We saw where the residents eat and where they sit. We also saw the conference room. The staff we met was very friendly, and she offered us something to drink. The facility was clean and very well-maintained.

My father-in-law is very happy with Bickford of Battle Creek. His sons go there and take him out on occasions. They did a veteran's thing recently and some of the family went. He said that the food is good and they feed him a lot. The place looks really elegant. It's always clean, nice, and the rooms are laid out well. The rooms have a little kitchenette and little bedroom areas as well. There are different kinds of rooms and the staff members are very pleasant. The residents go out to movies, they go to eat, and they play bingo and cards. They have several activities they can participate in if they choose to. It's expensive, but for what they offer, I think they have a good price compared to other places. This place is a good fit and I'm always impressed with everything when I go there. Some of the other places don't have as much to offer. I also like that the residents can lock their doors or their stuff, although the staff members can still go in. They seem to be full of people that you can associate with.

I visited Bickford of Battle Creek, and I was impressed with it. It seemed like their apartments were a bit bigger. The staff seemed to be very friendly, accommodating, and invited me to come back with my dog so the residents could meet her. The location was fine, and there was a bus stop close by where I could ride a bus anywhere I needed to go.

My father moved into Bickford; it's a beautiful facility, it's small, and they had great staff. Everything is good, and I have no complaints.

This is a very understaffed facility with poor attention to resident care. The nurse aides responsible for resident care are also working in the kitchen, bussing tables, washing linens and laundry and doing janitorial duties like mooping and vacuuming the building while also trying to provide care to the residents. Staff was very stressed out, complained a lot, employees did't show up and aides were mandated nearly everyday, often working 18 hours straight. I was not comfortable leaving my loved one in the middle of hthis kind of chaos. Very scary.