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- Merrill Gardens at Vacaville
799 Yellowstone Drive, Vacaville, CA, 95687
Community Information
Merrill Gardens at Vacaville is an assisted living facility in Vacaville, CA. Merrill Gardens at Vacaville 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 Vacaville 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 Vacaville 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. Making sure residents with diabetes monitor their insulin levels is clearly an important task and Merrill Gardens at Vacaville can help with that task. If a resident needs assistance moving from a bed to a wheelchair, this facility has staff who can help. Merrill Gardens at Vacaville is operated by Brookdale.
Unique Features
* Active community close to medical services and shopping
* Landscaped grounds
* Outdoor walking paths and green belt
* Comfortable common areas
* Lots of social activities
* Card games
* Daily exercises
* Anytime dining
* Computer lab with DSL access (will teach residents how to use email) - 24 hour access
* Big screen TV - all apartments wired to watch movies
* Nice libraries, only audio/visual library in Solano County with large selection of books on tape
* Salon/barber shop
* Balcony or patio in every apartment
* Small pets welcome
* Emergency call system in each apartment
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Residents
MaleFemaleThe minimum age that a resident may be is 60 years old.
Staffing
24-Hour Awake StaffHomecare Onsite
Facility Care Level
Care Level Percentage Light Care 50% Medium Care 50% Heavy Care 0% Merrill Gardens at Vacaville prefers that residents need: light care, medium care, heavy care
Additional Services
Diabetic Care
The community can help residents monitor their blood sugar but cannot give insulin injections.
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 TransportationSmoking
Allowed OutdoorsAdditional Amenities
Activities OnsiteActivities OffsiteDevotional Services OffsiteOutdoor Common AreasIndoor Common AreasBeautician OnsiteOther Services
Hospice AvailableRespite OfferedAging in PlaceMeals
Meals ProvidedVegetarianAdditional info: anytime dinning 7am to 7pm
Activities Provided
Wii bowling, bingo, card games, dominos games, social hour, line dancing, exercise every morning, doggie social hour, holiday related activites (pumpkin carving, art shirts, etc) -
Average Room Pricing at Merrill Gardens at Vacaville
Room Type Assisted Living Studio 2370.00 Monthly 1 Bedroom 3000.00 Monthly Semi-Private 2645.50 Monthly 2 Bedrooms 3570.00 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 Vacaville
Fee Type Assisted Living Community Fee 2700.00 One-time Respite Fee 150.00 Daily Buy-In Fee High Care Needs Fee Medium Care Needs Fee Low Care Needs Fee 2nd Person Fee 742.00 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 Vacaville 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 |
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| Vacaville | 0 miles | 4 | $3,340 |
| Fairfield | 7 miles | 2 | $3,810 |
| Dixon | 8 miles | 1 | N/A |
| Davis | 16 miles | 2 | $4,040 |
| Napa | 19 miles | 3 | $4,110 |
| Woodland | 22 miles | 2 | $3,660 |
General Pricing Information for Vacaville Assisted Living
| Room Type | Minimum Cost | Average Cost | Maximum Cost |
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| 1 Bedroom | $3,025 | $3,335 | $3,590 |
| 2 Bedrooms | $3,675 | $3,945 | $4,235 |
| Semi-Private | $2,540 | $2,540 | $2,540 |
| Studio | $2,370 | $2,785 | $3,125 |
Community Reviews
Of the ones we have seen in Vacaville...
reviewed on: 04/07/2013 by A Place For Mom CustomerOf the ones we have seen in Vacaville, Merrill Gardens best fits our needs.
A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE
reviewed on: 04/28/2014 by RhapsodyThe very first time I walked into this place I knew I wanted to live here. The residents very very friendly and made me feel right at home. The Apartment that was available for me was very... Read the full review.
A Big Weight Off Our Shoulders, We Love This Place
reviewed on: 05/04/2016 by AnonymousMy mother in law is doing very well at this community and we are very pleased. They have really taken a big weight off our shoulders. She is happy and has adjusted very well to the community. They... Read the full review.
My loved one really hasn't participat...
reviewed on: 03/21/2014 by Loved OneMy loved one really hasn't participated in any activities yet, but I do know that they offer them. The food is okay - I would rate it a 4. I don't really know how they could improve that. I think... Read the full review.
Very nice looking community
reviewed on: 03/18/2014 by Loved oneThis was a very nice looking community, and the staff really impressed me when we were touring. They were amazingly communicative and helpful! We eventually narrowed our list down to 3 communities... Read the full review.
