The 10 Best Assisted Living Facilities in Story County, IA for 2025

"Independence Village of Ames is a wonderful facility that provides excellent care for their residents. The facility is clean and the staff does a great job to make sure the residents feel at home. There are a great selection of daily activities to ke..."

"I was impressed with Bickford of Ames. It was very nice inside. It was decorated nicely with fall decorations, which I think is important for the residents. They made it look like a happy place. Darla was the one who gave me the tour, and she was ver..."

"My mother-in-law moved to Northridge Village. The food is very good and they have a wide variety. It was well-prepared and very tasty. The building I think is seven years old. It's very clean, very well-maintained, and has big windows in the apartmen..."

"I toured Windsor Manor Nevada. They do a lot of activities even while this stuff is going on; they masked up and go to the community room, and sit a distance away from each other. They'll do their crafts, they do baking, they do specialty field trips..."

"Bethany Manor is really good, and they got a lot of really good helping staff. It's a new addition on to the building there, and it's a brand new and nice building. My wife is with another occupant, and their room is a pretty good size and plenty big..."

"I checked out Ballard Creek for my mom. It was very clean, they have very friendly staff, it's small so they knew everybody's name. They have activities that they do, there's a chapel, there's a game room, there's a beauty salon there. People can com..."

"My husband's aunt will be moving into Timberland Village ALF. It was beautiful. It was spotless. The residents that we happened to pass in the hall were all very cordial and very excited that someone new was moving in, so it was very nice. The room w..."

"I visited The Rose of Ames. They're a good facility, just not quite what I was looking for. The staff was friendly. The place was big enough for him, but the level of care was not what he's gonna need. The dining room was very roomy, they were able t..."

"My dad was at Edencrest at Siena Hills for over a year. We really liked the staff. The apartments were very nice. They had a full-size refrigerator and a microwave. It was like a kitchen, but without the stove. It was very nice. They had a one-bedr..."

"We toured Edencrest at Tuscany for my in-laws. Our overall experience was just what we expected. We met with Kevin, and he explained and showed us what it was all about. He also showed us two options that were available and told us about the 2-bedroo..."

"I toured Rock Creek Senior Living. They had 24-hour care. It looked like a nice, comfortable place. The room seemed a little small, but maybe that's just what they are for assisted living. Everyone was very friendly. The residents seemed comfortable ..."

"Edencrest at Green Meadows was a new facility in a beautiful environment. I felt that it had adequate open spaces. The programming seemed to be very good, especially for the memory care unit, which was the unit we were especially interested in. I lik..."

"3801 Grand is in the same neighborhood that I would like to be in. It isn't as large as a community. It has 38 residents so it seemed like a very friendly community. The input that I was getting from talking to the administrator was very receptive an..."

"Very friendly staff and residents. Very clean. I LOVE LIVING HERE!!..."

"Bickford of Urbandale was well laid-out and easy-to-follow building. Everybody seemed friendly. The apartments seemed nice. They had a good view out of their window, a nice landscape, wildlife birds, and small creatures like that. The rooms were smal..."

"My grandmother moved into Courtyard Estates at Hawthorne Crossing. She's been there for over a month now. The lady that I had spoken to was very helpful. It is like a family there. I go, and I eat supper with my grandmother every day. I get to know t..."

"The staff at McAuley Terrace is perfect, very friendly, very open, and very helpful. The condition of the rooms is great. My mother-in-law is in a studio, which seems to meet all her needs. It's very clean and everything is working in good shape. It'..."

"My Mom, Brother and I went to tour KennyBrook Assisted Living for my Mom and were very happy with what we saw. The staff were very kind, open, and upbeat. The available unit has a cute kitchenette, a decent size living room, a large bedroom with ..."

"Mill-Pond was nice, but Ankeny is not close to our doctors or family. The staff was very nice. We have a friend there, and she loves it. It was very clean. Everybody was helpful. Because of the virus, we couldn't see any of the rooms. The rooms you c..."

"Eastern Star has a nursing home, independent living, an Alzheimer’s unit, and all within one facility so they would never have to move. You can have two bedroom and one bedroom, and the nursing home just had one big room with a nice bathroom on the s..."