Assisted Living and Memory Care
Bickford Cottage Marion
1100 Linden Dr, Marion, IA 52302 · Map
Licensed for 46 residents
Bickford Cottage Marion is a state-licensed assisted living, memory care community in Marion, Iowa. It is licensed for 46 residents. Lilisity publishes no score or ranking for this community; the details below come from the state licensing record.
Prices
Starting prices the community publishes, with the date we checked each one and a link to where it is published. Care charges are usually added after an assessment.
| Care | Starting at | Checked |
|---|---|---|
| Assisted Living | $3,344 /mo | Oct 12, 2026 |
Area costs
Lilisity’s independent report
What the public record shows
Gathered by Lilisity from state and federal sources. Communities can’t edit this part of the page.
State inspections
Last recertification or initial survey: Jan 7, 2025. See the record
License
Active, 46 residents
Assisted Living Program, dementia specific S0029.
Nearest emergency room
5.7 miles
St Lukes Hospital, rated 4 of 5 stars by CMS.
Side by side with nearby communities
The 4 nearest communities that offer assisted living, by straight-line distance. Prices are starting prices each community publishes; we never show estimates.
| Community | Distance | Licensed capacity | Published starting price | License | Inspection citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bickford Cottage Marion this community | 46 | $3,344/mo | Active | 20 state violations in 3 years | |
| Summit Pointe Senior Living Community | 1.1 mi | 202 | Not published | Active | 5 state violations in 3 years |
| Ridgeview Assisted Living - Marion | 2.1 mi | 60 | Not published | Active | No record |
| Thomas Grove | 2.1 mi | 104 | Not published | Active | 17 state violations in 3 years |
| Terrace Glen Village (Assisted Living) | 2.3 mi | 68 | Not published | Active | No record |
State inspection record20 state violations in 3 years
- Last recertification or initial survey
- January 7, 2025
- Visits in three years
- 4
- Complaint visits in three years
- 2
- State violations (all visits)
- 20
- State fines in three years
- 1 ($2,600 after adjustment)
- Certification expires
- February 1, 2028
- Certified since 1999
Visits (newest first)
- May 20, 2026: Complaint, 7 state violations · report
- The program’s policies and procedures on incident reports, at a minimum, shall include the following: a. The program shall have available incident report forms for use by program staff. 481 IAC 67.2(1)a
- Program Policies and Procedures- A program's policies and procedures must meet the minimum standards set by applicable requirements. All programs shall have policies and procedures related to the following: n. Narcotics protocol, including policies and procedures related to reconciliation and destruction. 481 IAC 67.2(1)n
- Medications :Each program shall follow its own written medication policy 481 IAC 67.5(2)e(3)
- Nurse delegation shall, at a minimum, include services being provided to tenants in accordance with the training provided. 481 IAC 67.9(4)f
- Evaluation of tenant. Evaluation annually and with significant change. A program shall evaluate each tenant's functional, cognitive and health status as needed with significant change, but not less than annually, to determine the tenant's continued eligibility for the program and to determine any changes to services needed,. The evaluation shall be conducted by a health care professional, a human service professional, or a licensed practical nurse via nurse delegation when the tenant has not exhibited a significant change. A licensed practical nurse shall not complete the evaluation when the tenant has exhibited a significant change. 481 IAC 69.22(3)
- Tenant Documents 69.25(1) Documentation for each tenant shall be maintained by the program and shall include: o. Incident reports involving the tenant, including but not limited to those related to medication errors, accidents, falls, and elopements (such reports shall be maintained by the program but need not be included in the tenant's medical record) 481 IAC 69.25(1)o
- When a tenant needs personal care or health-related care, the service plan shall be updated within 30 days of the tenant's occupancy and as needed with significant change, but not less than annually. 481 IAC 69.26(3)
- May 6, 2025: Recertification Revisit (revisit), no state violations listed
- January 7, 2025: Recertification, 6 state violations · report · citation
- When medications are administered traditionally by the program, medications and treatments shall be administered as prescribed by the tenant's physician, advanced registered nurse practitioner or physician assistant. 481 IAC 67.5(2)f(4)
- Evaluation of tenant. Evaluation annually and with significant change. A program shall evaluate each tenant's functional, cognitive and health status as needed with significant change, but not less than annually, to determine the tenant's continued eligibility for the program and to determine any changes to services needed,. The evaluation shall be conducted by a health care professional, a human service professional, or a licensed practical nurse via nurse delegation when the tenant has not exhibited a significant change. A licensed practical nurse shall not complete the evaluation when the tenant has exhibited a significant change. 481 IAC 69.22(3)
- Documentation for each tenant shall be maintained by the program and shall include: When the tenant is unable to advocate on the tenant’s own behalf or the tenant has multiple service providers, including hospice care providers, accurate documentation of the completion of routine personal or health-related care is required on task sheets. If tasks are doctor-ordered, the tasks shall be part of the medication administration records (MARs) 481 IAC 69.25(1)q
- Service plan. A service plan shall be developed for each tenant based on the evaluations conducted in accordance with subrules 69.22(1) and 69.22(2) and shall be designed to meet the specific service needs of the individual tenant. The service plan shall subsequently be updated at least annually and whenever changes are needed. 481 IAC 69.26(1)
- Therapeutic diets may be provided by a program. If therapeutic diets are provided, they shall be prescribed by a physician, physician assistant, or advanced registered nurse practitioner. A current copy of the Iowa Simplified Diet Manual published by the Iowa Dietetic Association shall be available and used in the planning and serving of therapeutic diets. A licensed dietitian shall be responsible for writing and approving the therapeutic menu and for reviewing procedures for food preparation and service for therapeutic diets. 481 IAC 69.28(4)
- Food Service. All perishable or potentially hazardous food shall be cooked to recommended temperatures and held at safe temperatures of 41 degrees F (5 degrees C) or below, or 135 degrees F (57 degrees C) or above. 481 IAC 69.28(8)
- June 4, 2024: Complaint, 7 state violations · report
- The program’s policies and procedures on incident reports, at a minimum, shall include the following: d. The incident report shall include statements from individuals, if any, who witnessed the incident. 481 IAC 67.2(1)d
- The program shall follow the policies and procedures established by the program. 481 IAC 67.2(3)
- Tenant Rights. To be treated with consideration, respect, and full recognition of personal dignity and autonomy. 481 IAC 67.3(1)
- Evaluation of tenant. Evaluation annually and with significant change. A program shall evaluate each tenant's functional, cognitive and health status as needed with significant change, but not less than annually, to determine the tenant's continued eligibility for the program and to determine any changes to services needed,. The evaluation shall be conducted by a health care professional, a human service professional, or a licensed practical nurse via nurse delegation when the tenant has not exhibited a significant change. A licensed practical nurse shall not complete the evaluation when the tenant has exhibited a significant change. 481 IAC 69.22(3)
- A program shall not knowingly admit or retain a tenant who: a. Is bed-bound; or b. Requires routine, two-person assistance with standing, transfer or evacuation; or c. Is dangerous to self or other tenants or staff, including but not limited to a tenant who: (1) Despite intervention chronically elopes, is sexually or physically aggressive or abusive, or displays unmanageable verbal abuse or aggression; or (2) Displays behavior that places another tenant at risk; or d. Is in an acute stage of alcoholism, drug addiction, or uncontrolled mental illness; or e. Is under the age of 18; or f. Requires more than part-time or intermittent health-related care; or g. Has unmanageable incontinence on a routine basis despite an individualized toileting program; or h. Is medically unstable; or i. Requires maximal assistance with activities of daily living; or j. Despite intervention, chronically urinates or defecates in places that are not considered acceptable according to societal norms, such as on the floor or in a potted plant. 481 IAC 69.23(1)
- Service plan. A service plan shall be developed for each tenant based on the evaluations conducted in accordance with subrules 69.22(1) and 69.22(2) and shall be designed to meet the specific service needs of the individual tenant. The service plan shall subsequently be updated at least annually and whenever changes are needed. 481 IAC 69.26(1)
- Structural requirements. b. The buildings and grounds shall be well-maintained, clean, safe and sanitary. 481 IAC 69.35(1)b
State fines
- Visit January 7, 2025: fine issued February 14, 2025, $4,000, adjusted to $2,600; paid $2,600, owed $0 (enforcement no. 10742)
DIAL Health Facility Database record → (Bickford Cottage Marion)
What these terms mean
DIAL's Health Facility Database lists each visit to the program, the number of state violations found, and any certification or licensure action and fine that followed. The scanned report for each visit is linked; it holds the inspectors' findings in full.
Recertification: DIAL's routine survey of the program for its certification. Complaint: a visit to look into a complaint. Incident: a visit to look into an incident the program reported. Initial: the survey of a new program. A revisit is a follow-up visit after an earlier one. A visit can be more than one type.
Iowa Code 231C.14 lets DIAL fine an assisted living program for “noncompliance with any regulatory requirements which presents an imminent danger or a substantial probability of resultant death or physical harm to a tenant,” for continued failure to comply after notice, or for interfering with an inspector. A fine is reduced by 35 percent when the program does not contest it and pays within 30 days; the Assessed Fines Report shows this as “State Adjusted”. “State Susp” is the part suspended.
A complaint visit with no violations listed does not say whether the complaint was substantiated; the linked report does. This program is certified for 46 residents or units; larger programs are visited and cited more often, so read counts with size in mind. Source: Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing (DIAL), Health Facilities Division, data as of October 16, 2026. Always visit in person and ask the program about anything listed here.
License and ownershipActive license
- License type
- Assisted Living Program, dementia specific
- License number
- S0029
- License status
- Active
- Licensed capacity
- 46
- County
- Linn County
- Executive Director
- Misty Cottrell
Source: Iowa state licensing records (agency listing), retrieved 2026-09-09. Licensing status is a matter of public record; it is not a quality rating.
Executive Director name from the operator's website, as of Oct 12, 2026.
Paying with Medicaid and other programsHow Medicaid pays for care in Iowa, and other programs
How Medicaid pays for care in Iowa
- Elderly (E) Waiver, Assisted Living Service. Iowa Medicaid's Elderly Waiver, for people 65 and older, lists "Assisted Living Service" among its services. Waiver slots can have waiting lists. (state page)
- Waitlist. Iowa HHS says there is currently no waitlist for the Elderly Waiver, and that this could change. (source)
Ask the community whether it accepts Medicaid.
Location and nearby careNearest hospital 5.7 mi, nursing home 0.4 mi, pharmacy 0.1 mi
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- St Lukes Hospital, Cedar Rapids. 5.7 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Silver Oak Nursing and Rehabilitation Center LLC, Marion. 0.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Unitypoint At Home, Cedar Rapids. 3.0 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 0.1 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 52302 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Hawkeye Dialysis, Marion, 2.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Davita Cedar Rapids Dialysis, Cedar Rapids, 4.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Usrc Mercy Plaza Dialysis, Cedar Rapids, 4.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 13 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 52302.
Unitypoint Hospice, office in Cedar Rapids, 3.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Suncrest Hospice, office in Cedar Rapids, 3.8 miles away, straight line
Moments Hospice Of Des Moines LLC, office in Hiawatha, 6.0 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- State University Of Iowa, Coralville. 24.6 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard riskFEMA overall risk relatively moderate; outside FEMA's high-risk flood areas
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively moderate. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, tornado relatively high, heat wave relatively low, earthquake very low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
Questions to ask on a tour10 questions picked for this community from its record
Picked for this community from its record. Ask them in person and write down the answers.
- The state recorded a finding in May 2026. What was it, and how was it fixed?
- Your published starting price is a base rate. What would the total monthly cost be for my parent's needs?
- How much have prices gone up in each of the last three years?
- How many caregivers work in memory care during the day, the evening and overnight, and for how many residents?
- What dementia training does each caregiver get before working alone, and every year after?
- How do staff respond when a resident is agitated, frightened or tries to leave?
- How many caregivers are on duty during the day and at night?
- What happens if care needs increase? When would someone need to move?
- What fees are charged at move-in?
- How do you tell families about falls, illness or changes?
What we checked12 public sources we searched, with dates
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing (DIAL), Health Facilities Division inspection records | Oct 16, 2026 | See above |
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | Could not read the site |
Common questionsAnswers to 4 questions families ask
What type of care does Bickford Cottage Marion provide?
Bickford Cottage Marion is licensed by the state of Iowa for assisted living, memory care in Marion, Iowa. Its licensed capacity is 46 residents.
Does Lilisity rate Bickford Cottage Marion?
No. We publish state licensing details for Bickford Cottage Marion but no score, rating, or ranking. Only communities on the Top Communities list or with a Senior Living Alliance Excellence Award, both based on phone-verified resident and family interviews, are ranked.
How much does Bickford Cottage Marion cost?
Assisted Living in Iowa typically starts at $1,450 to $4,650 a month. Based on 33 communities that publish prices. These are area figures, not this community's price. The starting prices it publishes are in the Prices section on this page.
How do I contact Bickford Cottage Marion?
Use Bickford Cottage Marion's website, bickfordseniorliving.com/branch/bickford-of-marion, or visit at 1100 Linden Dr, Marion, IA 52302.
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