Merrill Gardens at Anthem

Our family will always be grateful for the care and compassion shown by Merrill Gardens. The facility is beautiful and there are so many fun activities and events for the residents to partake in. After moving from Washington State in 2021 to be closer to us, my mother and father-in-law spent a couple years in the independent living cottages. When my mother-in-law suffered a stroke, we made the transition to the assisted living. The support from the caregivers and staff she received there made an incredibly difficult time much more manageable. Before my father-in-law passed in December 2025, we were able to bring him back to Merrill Gardens on hospice to one of the memory care units. Although it was a short time before he passed, it allowed my mother-in-law the chance to be close to him and say her goodbyes in a familiar and caring environment. That gift is something we will never forget. The compassion and support shown our entire family during that time was truly a blessing. The staff and community didn't just care for residents, they surrounded us with kindness, empathy and understanding. After losing her husband of 67years, my mother-in-law has been navigating a very difficult new chapter. The way the entire community has rallied around her has made all the difference. Adjusting to this new normal would have been far more challenging without the love and support of Merrill Gardens staff and residents. We are deeply thankful to be part of such a caring community.

I can't tell you how grateful I am that we found Merrill Gardens for my mom! She's now in memory care, and admittedly, we were very reluctant about what the experience might be for mom. But, we have been blown away by the care, the quality of staff, the activities...everything. My mom LOVES it there and we know she's safe and well cared for. 💜

I moved my parents to Merrill Gardens last July and what a wonderful move it has been! My dad unfortunately passed away in December from advanced Parkinson’s, but my mom is so happy there!! The residents are very happy and friendly and all of the staff wonderful, it feels like a giant family and HOME❤️. I want to live there when the time comes😁

Merrill Gardens has been such a blessing to my mom and our family after several months of my mom residing there. The staff is so friendly and caring and fun! The food is great, the apartments are nice, and the property is beautiful. They have monthly meetings for the residents to give them information on the upcoming month among other things and allow the residents to ask any questions. It truly feels like a partnership and that they care that the residents have the best experience possible. I have been blown away by how wonderful Merrill Gardens is and I am so thankful we found it. I thank the staff for their hard work and dedication each and every day.

Last summer Merrill Gardens Anthem interviewed my dad for 5 minutes or so and declined him to their memory care unit (saying he "didn't meet their criteria") to live there and then interviewed my step mom for 30 minutes and accepted her into assisted living. Since then, they have been separated and in a state of decline in separate states. My stepmom calls me regularly in the evenings lonely and crying that she misses my dad horribly and my dad wanders around his Veterans Home asking if anyone has seen his beloved wife. It's the worst possible ending scenario for a couple who have been been married for 33+ years...I called last week to try to start piecing together what the criteria was and was told at first that "they didn't keep those records." After I pressed further the lady who interviewed him said she could try to pull them from corporate. No word yet...it makes one wonder...It's heartbreaking...