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The Academy, A Merrill Gardens Community
1216 North Superior Street, Spokane, WA, 99202
Community Information
The Academy, A Merrill Gardens Community is an assisted living facility in Spokane, WA. The Academy, A Merrill Gardens Community 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 The Academy, A Merrill Gardens Community 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 The Academy, A Merrill Gardens Community 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 The Academy, A Merrill Gardens Community can help with that task.
Unique Features
* Grand Old Historic Building completely renovated
* Near park, river, Centennial trail, Gonzaga University
* All rooms have panoramic view
* Large, high ceilinged apartments
* Anytime dining
* Active Living Exercise Program 5 times per week
* "Connection Program" - free computer use/training/email
* LPN on call 24 hours
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Residents
MaleFemaleThe minimum age that a resident may be is 60 years old.
Staffing
Nurses on Staff24-Hour Awake StaffVisiting Physical TherapistVisiting Occupational TherapistVisiting Speech Therapist
Facility Care Level
Care Level Percentage Light Care 20% Medium Care 80% Heavy Care 0% The Academy, A Merrill Gardens Community 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.
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.
Incontinence Care
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
Additional Amenities
Activities OnsiteActivities OffsiteDevotional Services OnsiteOutdoor Common AreasIndoor Common AreasBeautician OnsiteOther Services
Wheelchair Accessible ShowersFull TubsHospice AvailableRespite OfferedAging in PlaceMeals
Meals ProvidedVegetarianAdditional info: Anytime dining
Activities Provided
Active Living Program is designed to improve oru resident's overall health and well-being by providing a rariety of physical activities for all fitness levels. -
Average Room Pricing at The Academy, A Merrill Gardens Community
Room Type Assisted Living Studio 2300.00 Monthly 1 Bedroom 0.00 Monthly Semi-Private 0.00 Monthly 2 Bedrooms 0.00 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 The Academy, A Merrill Gardens Community
Fee Type Assisted Living Community Fee 0.00 One-time Respite Fee 175.00 Daily Buy-In Fee 0.00 One-time High Care Needs Fee 3975.00 Monthly Medium Care Needs Fee 1590.00 Monthly Low Care Needs Fee 265.00 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 The Academy, A Merrill Gardens Community 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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| Spokane | 0 miles | 15 | $3,100 |
| Post Falls | 22 miles | 1 | $3,270 |
| Coeur d'Alene | 27 miles | 6 | $2,870 |
| Hayden | 29 miles | 1 | $2,710 |
| Spirit Lake | 35 miles | 1 | N/A |
| Pinehurst | 55 miles | 1 | N/A |
General Pricing Information for Spokane Assisted Living
| Room Type | Minimum Cost | Average Cost | Maximum Cost |
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| 1 Bedroom | $2,075 | $3,095 | $3,815 |
| 2 Bedrooms | $2,300 | $3,640 | $4,550 |
| Semi-Private | $1,530 | $2,080 | $2,700 |
| Studio | $1,600 | $2,705 | $5,000 |
Community Reviews
Care and Distance for dad
reviewed on: 05/31/2017 by AnonymousWe toured this community for my father's care. We liked that the staff was kind and able to answer the questions we had on the care that is offered. The menu was appealing and the community was very positive. They offer a nice list of activities for the residents. We wanted a community closer to home. We would recommend that families tour this nice community for the care of a loved one's needs.
A good Choice
reviewed on: 08/03/2016 by Yvonne TavaresWith the first visit to tour The Academy my mother and I found it to be inviting, and friendly. All staff was very welcoming. My mom found several things about the facility that she liked, the smaller size, friendly residents, the unique rooms gave her options, the dinning room was very nice, the food wonderful and had a great staff, The building and outside area were well maintained and gave her a neighborhood feel rather than looking out to a busy street or parking lot. After visiting several other properties she felt that The Academy was the right place for her, now a month later she is settled in and enjoying the activities, staff and other residents.
Beautiful Community
reviewed on: 08/23/2017 by AnonymousThe Academy, A Merrill Gardens Community is a beautiful historic building situated in a park. The decor is just beautiful. The atmosphere is very warm and inviting. The staff is very friendly and caring and attentive to my mom's care needs. Mom's room is very nice, we have brought in her things to make it very homey for her. I have dined with my mom and the food is really good, they offer a wide variety of healthy choices, the meals are well balanced. There are plenty of activities that the staff encourages the residents to participate. They have porches with seating provided and they can also walk around the park to enjoy the roses and fresh air. We would highly recommend this community to others.
Very Clean Place!!
reviewed on: 11/15/2016 by AnonymousThis community was a good choice for my father. The staff is very helpful and attentive to his needs. My father's favorite thing about the community is the fact that the dining room is open from 7am to 7pm, so he can go have his meals when he wants to. The community is very clean and well kept up. The room he is in is very comfortable, he has a lot of windows that provide a lot of natural lighting. The only suggestion I have is I wish they had higher toilets in the bathrooms. The one he currently has is low in my opinion. I would definitely recommend this community to anyone looking!
Nice place, very helpful staff
reviewed on: 01/10/2014 by DaughterThis is a nice place, very clean, and the staff have been very helpful. Initially we had my loved one in independent living, but it turns out she needed more assistance than what that entailed. Having to move rooms so soon after moving in was a little hard on her, so be sure your loved one is correctly assessed! They were very helpful and made the transition as easy as they could, however.
