My husband is now in Merrill Gardens at Solivita Marketplace. It's a lovely facility. He is in the memory care unit, and right now, they don't have activities for the memory care people where he is. There are two different wards, and he's in the ward where they're more active. There are walkers and wheelchairs, there's several of them in there, and they're still walking around. The rooms are beautiful. You have to furnish it yourself, you have to provide all your furniture, and you have to bring all of your toiletries, and everything like that. The price was not the best in the area, but some are much more expensive than that. The food is excellent. There are three meals a day with snacks in between. He has a large courtyard area to walk out into when the weather permits. My downside to it is they only have two staff members on duty to take care of 13 residents right now in his ward. So if you have someone in there who has special needs or requires more attention, it's inadequate for that. They are trying to fix that problem. I talked to the manager this morning, and he is trying to fix that problem because one of the downfalls is they need just somebody to come in and do housekeeping and laundry, and they are working on that. That would probably benefit the whole hallway. The women that work the daytime shift are very attentive to taking care of their special needs. From 8:00 until 6:00, they feed them three meals, so the ladies that work in the daytime are excellent. The ones that work at night, not so much, they're lacking there, so that could be a personnel problem. In terms of activities, they have a TV and that's all they have, so I have to give them a 1.

I toured both the assisted living and memory care sections of Merrill Gardens at Solivita Marketplace. I met the manager, and I know that he was looking out for the best for his residents, but I just didn't like the way he presented himself. I also think that they have more restrictions. The staff was wonderful. The place was nice, and the upkeep was good. It just didn't feel right for me.