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Merrill Gardens at Brentwood

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2600 Balfour Rd, Brentwood, CA 94513

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has room for improvement.
The things i like best are all the amenities that they have. So much to do if you want to do it. They can improve a 100% on food. It is approximately 95% bad. For the amount of rent that we pay, the food does not even compare or come close to what we should be getting. If we talk to the ch

About the facility
Merrill Gardens at Brentwood

You will love our community, located in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay area surrounded by a wide variety of things to enjoy.

Our community is designed to meet your individual needs and give you the freedom to be yourself. We offer quality independent senior living and assisted living from a family owned company that knows connection is everything.

Senior living options offered

Assisted Living

Memory Care

Independent Living

Pricing
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Merrill Gardens at Brentwood community exterior
Merrill Gardens at Brentwood

2600 Balfour Rd, Brentwood, CA 94513

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9.2
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9.1
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65 reviews
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9.0
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43 reviews
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Studio
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Studio
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1 bedroom
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Active promotion

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Pet friendly

Yes

Pet friendly

Yes

Pet friendly

Yes

Pet friendly

Yes

Care types offered

3

Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living

Care types offered

1

Assisted Living

Care types offered

3

Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living

Care types offered

2

Assisted Living, Memory Care

Amenities
at Merrill Gardens at Brentwood

Healthcare Services

  • Memory Care
  • Staffing & Ancillary Services

Meals & Dining

  • Meals Provided
  • Room Service
  • Anytime Dining
  • Special Dining Programs
  • Professional Chef
  • Guest Meals
  • Restaurant Style Dining

Room Amenities

  • Air Conditioned
  • Cable or Satellite TV
  • Private patio, deck, or balcony
  • Ground Floor Units
  • Garden View
  • Full kitchen
  • Handicap Accessible
  • Kitchenette
  • Wheelchair Accessible Showers

Community Amenities

On-site dining options

  • Private Dining Room
  • Café or Bistro
  • Bar or Pub

Transportation & parking

  • Complimentary Transportation
  • Resident Parking Available

Pets

  • Cats Allowed
  • Dogs Allowed

Common areas

  • Indoor Common Areas
  • TV Lounge
  • Library
  • Barber Shop
  • Computer or Media Center
  • Outdoor Common Areas
  • Meeting Room
  • Beauty Salon
  • Central Fireplace
  • Outside Patio

Recreational areas

  • Fitness Center
  • Piano or Organ
  • Arts and Crafts Center
  • Swimming Pool
  • Game Room
  • Movie or Theater Room
  • Raised Garden Beds

Services

  • Grocery Shopping and Errands
  • Beautician
  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry Service / Drycleaning

Activities

  • Happy Hour
  • Men's Club
  • Cooking Classes
  • Art Classes
  • Devotional Activities Offsite
  • Gardening Club
  • Stretching Classes
  • Trivia Games
  • Intergenerational Programs
  • Live Well Programs
  • Activities Off-site
  • Other Religious Services
  • Wii Bowling
  • Cards / Pinochle Club
  • Day Trips and Outings
  • Wine Tasting
  • Birthday Parties
  • Karaoke
  • Book Club
  • Catholic Services
  • Activities On-site
  • Tai Chi
  • Community Service Programs
  • BBQs or Picnics
  • Devotional Activities On-Site
  • Walking Club
  • Dances
  • Quilting or Sewing Club
  • Educational Speakers / Life Long Learning
  • Bible Study Group
  • Cooking Club
  • Live Dance or Theater Performances
  • Bridge Club
  • Community Service Organizations
  • Sensory-based Programs
  • Christian Services
  • Montessori Programs
  • Water Aerobics
  • Choir / Singing Club
  • Live Musical Performances
  • Holiday Parties
  • Yoga / Chair Yoga

Reviews

for Merrill Gardens at Brentwood

9.2Review score7 reviews
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4 star
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3 star
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Merrill Gardens
8.8
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A Place for Mom has scored Merrill Gardens at Brentwood with 9.2 out of 10 using our proprietary review score based on 5 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time, Merrill Gardens at Brentwood has 7 reviews with an average "overall experience" of 4.7 out of 5.
Overall Experience
4.7
Cleanliness
4.3
Friendliness
5.0
Care Services
4.7
Staff
4.8
Meals & Dining
2.8
Activities
4.8
Value for Cost
4.0
A Place for Mom has scored Merrill Gardens at Brentwood with 9.2 out of 10 using our proprietary review score based on 5 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time, Merrill Gardens at Brentwood has 7 reviews with an average "overall experience" of 4.7 out of 5.
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Anonymous - Family/friend
Assisted Living
November 8, 2025
5.0
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It was close by, very nice. I would recommend to others.
Anonymous - Resident/client
Independent Living
October 1, 2025
4.0
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has room for improvement.
The things i like best are all the amenities that they have. So much to do if you want to do it. They can improve a 100% on food. It is approximately 95% bad. For the amount of rent that we pay, the food does not even compare or come close to what we should be getting. If we talk to the chef during meetings, nothing ever gets changed. Never an improvement.
Cleanliness
4
Friendliness
5
Value for Cost
3
Care Services
4
Activities
5
Staff
4
Meals & Dining
1
Response from Merrill Gardens at Brentwood
October 10, 2025
Hi there, thank you for your feedback. We are happy to hear that you enjoy our amenities, but we apologize for any dissatisfaction with our food. We value your input and will discuss with our chef to make improvements.
Marilyn C - Resident/client
Independent Living
August 29, 2025
5.0
Amazing front desk concierge
[name removed] greets and helps everyone professionally at the front desk. Can handle many at once when it would probably not be possible for others to do so well along with handling the phone calls coming in.
Cleanliness
4
Friendliness
5
Value for Cost
4
Activities
5
Staff
5
Meals & Dining
4
Response from Merrill Gardens at Brentwood
October 10, 2025
Hi Marilyn, thank you for taking the time to leave us this positive review. We appreciate it greatly.
Mildred B - Resident/client
Assisted Living
August 30, 2024
5.0
Very good. Feels like a home. Staff and all workers are wonderful and make each person there as family.
From the first day just going through the place, everyone was very kind and made me feel as if i belonged there. We are all at the same step in our lives so we all treat each ither with the sane resorct and welcome. Having to come to a point in our lives that we have to move from our homes to a facility is very difficult for a person who just cannot continue to be in their homes any longer, Merrill Gardens makes us feel so at home.
Cleanliness
5
Friendliness
5
Value for Cost
4
Care Services
5
Activities
5
Staff
5
Meals & Dining
2
Response from Merrill Gardens at Brentwood
January 4, 2025
Hi Mildred, thank you so much for taking the time to leave us this review! Please don't hesitate to reach out if you ever need anything.
Anonymous - Resident/client
Independent Living
August 27, 2024
5.0
Verified Review
Merrill Gardens at Brentwood review
Merrill Gardens best of Brentwood is well deserved. Their emergency responses are text book. I like the high degree of social interaction between residents and between residents and staff/management
Cleanliness
4
Friendliness
5
Value for Cost
5
Care Services
5
Activities
4
Staff
5
Meals & Dining
4
Response from Merrill Gardens at Brentwood
December 6, 2024
Hi There, thank you so much for taking the time to leave us this review! Please don't hesitate to reach out if you ever need anything.
Anonymous - Toured community
Assisted Living
October 11, 2023
4.0
Verified Review
Our tour
We took a tour of Merrill Gardens at Brentwood during our search for an Assisted Living facility for our loved one. This facility was beautiful! It is an Assisted Living facility, but they were not equipped to handle someone like my loved one who would need full-on care.
Peggy - Toured community
Independent Living
July 7, 2023
5.0
tour review
Our family had an in person tour with Merrill Gardens at Brentwood and the tour experience was great and the staff members who answered all of the questions we had were really nice.
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  • Know California’s regulations for memory care. Each state has its own laws and inspection processes to ensure seniors reside in a safe environment. Depending on your state, you may even be able to look up inspection reports for the communities you’re considering. Learn more about California’s regulations for memory care and download the Guide to Senior Living Licensure and Inspection Reports.

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  • Confirm the availability of required services. Before committing, make sure that the community offers all the services your loved one needs, and that those services can be provided within your budget.

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Merrill Gardens at Brentwood offers Studio, 1 Bedroom and 2 Bedrooms. Learn more.
A Place for Mom has scored Merrill Gardens at Brentwood 9.2 out of 10 using our proprietary review score.   We assign review scores to give a more reliable view into senior living communities and home care agencies. Our review scores prioritize reviews that are recent — the past 24 months — because we know families need current information when choosing senior care.   Those with many recent, positive reviews receive a high review score, while providers with few recent reviews — regardless of how positive — receive a lower review score. Communities with no recent reviews will not have a review score, even if older reviews are positive. The maximum A Place for Mom review score a community can receive is 10 points.
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