Merrill Gardens at Columbia was a beautiful place. It's new, very clean, and the rooms were very well laid out. It had a lot of space and it was the nicest one I've seen. They had a pond and a walking area around the pond. There's a minor league baseball field that you can see from the building. It's a very nice place. The staff was very cordial and very knowledgeable.

I toured this community and was amazed at how beautiful and mainstream it was. From the colors to the furniture to the big open windows that allow all the natural light. Even on a rainy day the natural makes the community so bright. I even had the opportunity to have lunch and the food is absolutely phenomenal! If I would recommend this place 100 times over!

Merrill Gardens at Columbia was nice. The lighting was bad. The people looked like they should have been in assisted living rather than independent living. That kind of chased me away. They just didn't seem upbeat. They seemed to be flat -- very flat. The staff was good. I was informed that they have a reading club, a nail salon, a hair salon, and an area where they play cards and have social gatherings.

My mom is at Merrill Gardens at Columbia. It is more of a senior living site establishment. It is a new facility, so they are taking residents now in that area. They have open house visits, which is awesome. The services they provide are meals, 24-hour assistance so someone's there monitoring the facility, a security bus in front of the facility, on site physicians and everything. They also have a contract with another service that comes there and they can do things like home care kind of type. My mother enjoys it there, she loves it and then she transitioned over, she really enjoys that. It's awesome, brand new, and they also have a memory care section. She said their food is very fulfilling, they get 3 course meals, snacks in between, a chef on site, and so she loves it. They have activities for the residents every day. Due to COVID19, she did not do any of it now, but they asked to have scheduled trip for the residents to the museum, or they may go to a particular store or a little trip, but due to COVID19, they can't do those right now. They have an exercise room, massage, and salon, so the residents can get their hair done. They have a lot of activities there, every day, they have something to do. The rooms were very pleasant and I will give it a 5. They were with you and they really try to get residents to come in, so they actually try to work with you and their starting rate is very reasonable. The staff were very helpful, when I can't get in contact with my mom and she doesn't answer the phone, they contacted me. The rooms actually have the emergency alert record that they can pull at every room but my mom doesn't use it but I understand. They're very informative and they keep me informed every time I call. They knew about my mother, I felt like I am very comfortable with that.