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- Merrill Gardens at Sonoma
800 Oregon Street, Sonoma, CA, 95476
Community Information
Merrill Gardens at Sonoma is an assisted living facility in Sonoma, CA. Merrill Gardens at Sonoma 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 Sonoma 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 Sonoma 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 Sonoma can help with that task. Merrill Gardens at Sonoma is operated by Brookdale.
Unique Features
* Lots of plants and nice lobby, high ceiling, lodge feel
* Within 4 blocks of Sonoma Square
* Walking distance to Safeway
* Lots of trips and outings, casinos and San Francisco on ferry
* Membership to local gym and pool "Park Point" included
* Men's club and poker game
* Free transportation 4 days per week
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Residents
MaleFemaleThe minimum age that a resident may be is 60 years old.
Staffing
Nurses on Staff24-Hour Awake StaffVisiting NurseHomecare OnsiteVisiting PodiatristVisiting Physical TherapistVisiting Occupational TherapistVisiting Speech Therapist
Facility Care Level
Care Level Percentage Light Care 100% Medium Care 0% Heavy Care 0% Merrill Gardens at Sonoma prefers that residents need: light care, medium 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 a 1 person assisted transfer 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 TransportationProperty Convenient to BuslineSmoking
Allowed OutdoorsAdditional Amenities
Activities OnsiteActivities OffsiteDevotional Services OnsiteDevotional Services OffsiteOutdoor Common AreasIndoor Common AreasBeautician OnsiteOther Services
Wheelchair Accessible ShowersFull TubsHospice AvailableRespite OfferedAging in PlaceMeals
Meals ProvidedVegetarianActivities Provided
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Average Room Pricing at Merrill Gardens at Sonoma
Room Type Assisted Living Studio 0.00 Monthly 1 Bedroom 2575.00 Monthly Semi-Private 2 Bedrooms 3500.00 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 Sonoma
Fee Type Assisted Living Community Fee 2500.00 One-time Respite Fee Buy-In Fee High Care Needs Fee 2400.00 Monthly Medium Care Needs Fee 1200.00 Monthly Low Care Needs Fee 300.00 Monthly 2nd Person Fee 600.00 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 Sonoma 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sonoma | 0 miles | 2 | $3,430 |
| Petaluma | 8 miles | 2 | $5,280 |
| Napa | 10 miles | 3 | $4,110 |
| Rohnert Park | 12 miles | 1 | $3,200 |
| Santa Rosa | 12 miles | 7 | $4,140 |
| Novato | 14 miles | 1 | $6,860 |
General Pricing Information for Sonoma Assisted Living
| Room Type | Minimum Cost | Average Cost | Maximum Cost |
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| 1 Bedroom | $2,575 | $3,430 | $4,000 |
| 2 Bedrooms | $3,500 | $4,760 | $5,600 |
| Semi-Private | $1,850 | $1,850 | $1,850 |
| Studio | $2,300 | $2,960 | $3,400 |
Community Reviews
They won't accept my loved one due to...
reviewed on: 12/12/2012 by A Place For Mom CustomerThey won't accept my loved one due to dementia, they need to refund the $2000 deposit, have not recieved it to date.
Independent Lifestyle at its Best!
reviewed on: 07/21/2017 by AnonymousBrookdale Sonoma is a beautiful community. My parents really love living here. They choose this community because it provides them with the quiet comfortable independent living space they needed.... Read the full review.
my review
reviewed on: 03/19/2021 by anonymousThe communication is good between the staff and the family. They are quick to get back to us if we have any questions. The food could be better it's not as good as they made it out to be. I... Read the full review.
Great place for mom!
reviewed on: 04/25/2017 by AnonymousMy mother told me she is happy here.She is just starting to get involved in exercise classes and she has gone on one outing. My mother is very picky about food and she really likes the meals at... Read the full review.
A good place to diet.
reviewed on: 11/16/2021 by anonymousMost of the staff was very good. There were attentive and truly caring. The apartment was clean. But one of the major reasons why I put my loved one there and chose that location was the food... Read the full review.
