State assisted-living licensing record · Iowa DIAL · record as pulled September 22, 2026· Not the federal nursing home survey
Bickford Cottage Fort Dodge
1536 20th Ave N, Fort Dodge, IA 50501 · Webster County · 49 licensed beds
DIAL record ID 1736 · licence S0008 · certified through May 31, 2028 · first licensed June 1998
The licence
Licensed by DIAL · Assisted living program
Certification details, as listed by DIAL
- Certified as
- Assisted living program
- Certificate
- S0008
- Certified since
- June 1, 1998
- Current certificate
- From June 1, 2026, expires May 31, 2028
- Occupancy
- 49 units
- Accredited
- No
Position within Iowa
12 citations — more than 82% of the 437 licensed assisted living facilities in Iowa. Compared only within Iowa: a citation from DIAL means what it means in Iowa, and there is no national assisted living record to compare to. Counted over 5 years, which holds two or three routine inspections. How this is calculated
Not in this record
Fire and life safety inspection, severity, the survey report, and enforcement. The fire safety inspection of an Iowa assisted living program is the State Fire Marshal's and is not published; what DIAL itself cites about the building — its structural requirements, the dwelling-unit rules for dementia-specific programs and the fire and safety standards of the Code — is here. DIAL assigns no severity to a citation, and the survey report itself is published only as a scanned image, which is not read. Fines, conditional certifications and other enforcement actions are recorded separately and not republished. Elder group homes and adult day services are other certification types and are not included.
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How that compares
Compared with the median licensed assisted living facility in Iowa. Within-state only.
| Measure | Citations |
|---|---|
| This facility | 12 |
| Median facility in Iowa | 2 |
Visit history
| Visit | Type | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| February 3, 2022 | complaint investigation; focused infection control survey | 0 |
| September 13, 2022 | complaint investigation; incident investigation | 2 |
| May 18, 2023 | recertification survey; complaint investigation | 4 |
| November 1, 2023 | incident investigation | 0 |
| June 19, 2024 | complaint investigation; incident investigation | 1 |
| December 11, 2024 | complaint investigation; incident investigation | 3 |
| February 13, 2025 | complaint investigation; incident investigation | 0 |
| August 27, 2025 | recertification survey; complaint investigation | 2 |
What the citations cover
- Resident care 6
- Records and administration 4
- Staffing and training 2
| Category | Citations |
|---|---|
| Resident care | 6 |
| Records and administration | 4 |
| Staffing and training | 2 |
Every visit on file since September 2021
As published by DIAL, newest first, including visits that cited nothing. The wording is DIAL’s own.
August 27, 2025 — recertification survey; complaint investigation, 2 citations
| Tag | What DIAL checks |
|---|---|
| 481-69.26-3 | When a tenant needs personal care or health-related care, the service plan shall be updated within 30 days… |
| 481-69.27-1 | If a tenant receives personal or health-related care, the program shall provide for a registered nurse |
February 13, 2025 — complaint investigation; incident investigation, nothing cited
December 11, 2024 — complaint investigation; incident investigation, 3 citations
| Tag | What DIAL checks |
|---|---|
| 481-67.2-3 | The program shall follow the policies and procedures established by the program |
| 481-67.3-2 | Tenant Rights |
| 481-69.25-2 | The program records relating to a tenant shall be retained for a minimum of three years after the transfer… |
June 19, 2024 — complaint investigation; incident investigation, 1 citation
| Tag | What DIAL checks |
|---|---|
| 481-67.4-4 | Program notification to the department when a tenant elopes from a program |
November 1, 2023 — incident investigation, nothing cited
May 18, 2023 — recertification survey; complaint investigation, 4 citations
| Tag | What DIAL checks |
|---|---|
| 481-67.19-3 | Background check requirements for employer prior to employing an individual |
| 481-67.3-4 | Tenant Rights |
| 481-67.3-5 | Tenant Rights |
| 481-67.9-4 | Nurse delegation shall, at a minimum, include within 30 days of beginning employment, all program staff… |
September 13, 2022 — complaint investigation; incident investigation, 2 citations
| Tag | What DIAL checks |
|---|---|
| 481-67.2-3 | The program shall follow the policies and procedures established by the program |
| 481-67.3-1 | Tenant Rights |
February 3, 2022 — complaint investigation; focused infection control survey, nothing cited
DIAL also holds 15 older citations for this facility from before September 2021, outside the 5-year window these pages use. They are on the state’s own record.
Reflects the DIAL record as pulled September 22, 2026. A recent visit may not appear yet. This is the Iowa state licensing record; it is not the federal nursing home survey and the two are never combined.