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Merrill Gardens at Lafayette
1010 Second St, Lafayette, CA, 94549
Community Information
Merrill Gardens at Lafayette is an assisted living facility in Lafayette, CA. Merrill Gardens at Lafayette offers activities at their location for residents. These activities generally allow residents to maintain healthy lifestyles by encouraging movement and socializing with their peers.
Being able to chat with other residents becomes an important part of many peoples' lives and Merrill Gardens at Lafayette offers common spaces indoors to support that need. The benefit of living in an assisted living community is that making meals can be costly and time consuming process so Merrill Gardens at Lafayette provides meals for residents.
Staff is awake and available 24 hours a day so if any emergencies occur no matter the time, there will be someone ready to help. If a resident needs assistance moving from a bed to a wheelchair, this facility has staff who can help.
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Residents
MaleFemaleThe minimum age that a resident may be is 55 years old.
Staffing
Nurses on Staff24-Hour Awake StaffVisiting NurseVisiting Physical TherapistVisiting Occupational TherapistVisiting Speech Therapist
Facility Care Level
Care Level Percentage Light Care % Medium Care % Heavy Care % Additional Services
Diabetic Care
This community can administer insulin injections and blood sugar tests, although it is not necessarily able to offer sliding scale therapy.
Memory Care Offered
This community employs technology to prevent residents from wandering and becoming lost, for example bracelets that will ring an alarm if the resident leaves the community. The memory care area of this community is secured to protect the safety of residents who wander.
Incontinence Care
Incontinent residents must be able to manage incontinence themselves. This staff at this community can remind incontinent residents to use the restroom. This community can care for residents with bowel incontinence. This community can care for residents with bladder incontinence.
Non Ambulatory Care
This community can provide standby assistance for residents who need help transferring, for example, from a bed into a wheelchair.
Other Care
This community provides multiple levels of care allowing residents to remain at the community while receiving increasing care.
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Transportation
Resident Parking AvailableComplimentary TransportationTransportation at CostProperty Convenient to BuslineSmoking
Additional Amenities
Activities OnsiteActivities OffsiteDevotional Services OffsiteOutdoor Common AreasIndoor Common AreasBeautician OnsiteOther Services
Wheelchair Accessible ShowersHospice AvailableRespite OfferedAging in PlaceMeals
Meals ProvidedVegetarianActivities Provided
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Average Room Pricing at Merrill Gardens at Lafayette
Room Type Assisted Living Studio 3850.00 Monthly 1 Bedroom 5350.00 Monthly Semi-Private 2 Bedrooms 7150.00 Monthly Disclaimer: The prices, amenities, features and care offered at senior communities are all subject to change; therefore information on this community profile may be out of date. Please note the costs per community are rough estimates; actual costs may vary depending on special offers and discounts, additional fees for services and care, and availability.
Estimated Fees at Merrill Gardens at Lafayette
Fee Type Assisted Living Community Fee Respite Fee Buy-In Fee High Care Needs Fee Medium Care Needs Fee Low Care Needs Fee 2nd Person Fee 850.00 Monthly Disclaimer: The prices, amenities, features and care offered at senior communities are all subject to change; therefore information on this community profile may be out of date. Please note the costs per community are rough estimates; actual costs may vary depending on special offers and discounts, additional fees for services and care, and availability.
Paying for care
Commercial InsurancePrivate paySocial SecuritySeparate pricing structure for careVeteran's benefits
Nearby Communities
If Merrill Gardens at Lafayette isn't quite what you're looking for, take a look at a few other nearby communities that might be a better match.
Nearby Cities
| City | Distance | Number of Facilities | Average CostAverage Cost for 1 Bedroom |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette | 0 miles | 2 | $5,860 |
| Walnut Creek | 3 miles | 6 | $4,840 |
| Pleasant Hill | 4 miles | 3 | $4,410 |
| Concord | 5 miles | 2 | $4,250 |
| Danville | 7 miles | 4 | $4,900 |
| Oakland | 7 miles | 7 | $4,940 |
General Pricing Information for Lafayette Assisted Living
| Room Type | Minimum Cost | Average Cost | Maximum Cost |
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| 1 Bedroom | $5,350 | $5,860 | $6,240 |
| 2 Bedrooms | $7,150 | $7,750 | $8,200 |
| Semi-Private | $3,410 | $3,410 | $3,410 |
| Studio | $3,850 | $4,435 | $4,870 |
Community Reviews
5 stars
reviewed on: 12/25/2015 by Anonymous5 stars
Everything is going fine
reviewed on: 10/03/2015 by AnonymousEverything is going fine
Attentive staff
reviewed on: 01/27/2016 by AnonymousThe staff here is very helpful and attentive to the residents. They have lots of activities that seem to keep the residents happy and engaged. The facility itself is clean and well kept. The food here is also pretty good.
Lovely facilities and great activities but not enough attention to individual residents' needs
reviewed on: 04/14/2019 by AnonymousLovely surroundings, both common areas and individual apartments. Activity directors are outstanding and they offer a variety of engaging activities and have frequent musicians, enjoyed by the residents. My mother was happy meeting the other residents and participating in activities until she couldn't remember to attend. The staff were not really attentive to reminding her to attend activities or using her walker. Their system of dispensing medications is antiquated causing many errors when prescriptions change and some of their med techs do not follow doctors' orders. There seems to be a high turnover rate, likely contributing to these issues.
A good experience!
reviewed on: 02/21/2017 by AnonymousMy mother in law is doing well since her move to the community. She has mentioned that the staff is having some turnover. She is enjoying the place as much as she can being away from her home. The meals are good, but they recently lost their chef and the food is not as good as it used to be. Other than that, they take good care of her.
