Merrill Gardens at Tacoma

This was a nice community with a friendly atmosphere. The apartment wasn't on the first floor, like my loved one wanted.

This is the best place I have seen so far for my loved ones, and they choose this community. There are some many good things about Merrill Gardens. There is a movie theater, garden club, women's and men's club, and there is music playing in the hallway. The community feels calm and everyone is ve...

This is the best place I have seen so far for my loved ones, and they choose this community. There are some many good things about Merrill Gardens. There is a movie theater, garden club, women's and men's club, and there is music playing in the hallway. The community feels calm and everyone is very nice here. The staff are great to work with. There are times I have had to check on my loved ones and couldn't get ahold of them, and the front desk was friendly and efficient to get ahold of my loved ones for me to call me back. My loved ones really enjoy the food. There are lots of different options for the residents and this makes it interesting. The food is delicious tasting. There is a standard menu for the residents to order off of if they don't like what is being served. The food is restaurant quality. There are lots of activities for the residents to choose from if they want to get involved with it. There is a washer and dryer in my loved one's apartment. There is an outdoor space off each apartment big enough for table and chairs, and a full kitchen in the apartment. There is housekeeping, on staff nurse, the room, indoor postal area, medication management, meals, activities, and transportation that is included in the monthly fee.

Good housekeeping, & good food. Front desk staff are rude and unhelpful. They can help with meds but not insulin so they don’t really provide diabetic care.

The community is wonderful and feels like living on a cruise ship! The are very friendly. There are a lot of activities for the residents to take advantage of. The food is very good. This seems to be one of their main attraction. They cook most of the meal when you order, it seems like it at le...

The community is wonderful and feels like living on a cruise ship! The are very friendly. There are a lot of activities for the residents to take advantage of. The food is very good. This seems to be one of their main attraction. They cook most of the meal when you order, it seems like it at least.

I DO NOT RECOMMEND Merrill Gardens Tacoma.1)They DON'T HONOR POLSTs.If a resident goes down staff will start CPR until the Fire DPT comes and sees the POLST. My parents have definite wishes and want no life saving measures. How distressing for my mom if her husband had a heart attack, staff would st...

I DO NOT RECOMMEND Merrill Gardens Tacoma.1)They DON'T HONOR POLSTs.If a resident goes down staff will start CPR until the Fire DPT comes and sees the POLST. My parents have definite wishes and want no life saving measures. How distressing for my mom if her husband had a heart attack, staff would start CPR. This is a travesty to not honor a legal document.2) the manager has little compassion for elderly.My mom has vision problems.She can't see the laundry machine to work it. the manager's, response, "I have shown your mother at least 20 times.I'm not exaggerating"3)We had to hire a private care giver.Once the staff "forgot" to put sheets on their bed, they slept on mattress pads a few days.4)Response times need to be adjusted. My mom requested a medication, 2 weeks later, NOTHING!.After a procedure my mom had to ask for pain medication at least 2 hours before she needed it due to bad response times.I HIGHLY RECOMMEND if you are looking for elder care LOOK SOMEPLACE ELSE

We moved my mother in law to Merrill Gardens 6 months ago. This is a beautiful facility and extremely well maintained. She loves the food and seems quite happy. We had hoped she could live fairly independently, but has needed more care than we expected. The nursing staff apparently has total ...

We moved my mother in law to Merrill Gardens 6 months ago. This is a beautiful facility and extremely well maintained. She loves the food and seems quite happy. We had hoped she could live fairly independently, but has needed more care than we expected. The nursing staff apparently has total control over how much care she should have and tallies up the numbers that indicate what the cost will be. It has become quite expensive which was something we hadn't planned on. Although she does need some help physically, they up the cost based on how good they perceive her memory is. She is still pretty sharp, but it doesn't seem to matter. But all in all, I would definitely recommend it.