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<p>Nestled in the sunny city of Huntington Beach, you’ll find the perfect place for a vibrant yet peaceful retirement. This modern community features classic touches throughout the building to offer a soothing, nostalgic environment. Merrill Gardens at Huntington Beach aims to nurture a warm and caring atmosphere by providing thoughtful staffing and services. Experience how joyous retirement can be today!</p>
<p>The prime location is less than 20 minutes away from the famous Huntington Beach. Several options for dining, shopping, and entertainment are also nearby, so residents can easily venture out and explore. The ideal location and unmatched services make the perfect retirement experience. Furthermore, the community accommodates unique lifestyles by offering options for independent living, assisted living, and memory care.</p>
<h3>Community Amenities and Services</h3>
<p>The goal is to make residents feel at home by nurturing a warm, comforting atmosphere. Being home often means taking care of daily tasks, but here, those worries are eliminated — because those tasks are taken care of through services like weekly housekeeping, on-site maintenance, scheduled transportation, and a comprehensive wellness program. Cooking is also taken care of by the in-house chefs who provide nutritious, appetizing meals daily. Furthermore, the community offers 24-hour staffing and features a resident call system to help ensure each resident feels safe and cared for.</p>
<p>For residents requiring additional support, the assisted living option is ideal for its personalized services. Residents should be as independent as they’d like, so the caring staff listens to each resident to help ensure they provide the right level of care. They are readily available to assist with daily living activities, medication management, safety checks, and unique personal needs. Additionally, residents in memory care can benefit from the individualized programming designed to help each resident maintain or enhance their current abilities.</p>
<p>Keeping residents active and engaged is very important, so the full-time program director is constantly filling up a calendar with new activities driven by residents’ interests and hobbies. Whether you prefer to stay fit and active or prefer to expand your knowledge, there is something in store for all interests. Activities include exercise classes, lectures, social gatherings, holiday celebrations, and much more. For memory care residents, activities are designed to be meaningful and personal. Each day offers new adventures at Merrill Gardens at Huntington Beach!</p>
<p>When residents are looking to unwind and relax, they can spend time getting to know each other by utilizing the common areas. They can spend time reading in the library, watching movies in the theater, exercising in the fitness area, strolling the courtyard, or getting pampered in the salon. Residents can also gather in the meeting spaces, living areas, or around the stunning piano.</p>
<h3>Living Arrangements</h3>
<p>Finding a new place to call home comes with difficulties, so Merrill Gardens at Huntington Beach offers several floor plans to help you make the right choice. Residents can choose from 121 spacious studio, one-bedroom, and two-bedroom apartments. Some apartments feature a full kitchen or kitchenette and a patio or balcony. Each apartment is also equipped with a washer and dryer. Furthermore, the community offers private parking, so residents can easily access their cars. Pets are also happily welcomed!</p>
<h3>Care Types Offered</h3>
<p>Merrill Gardens at Huntington Beach is a <em>residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE)</em>, which in the state of California is a housing arrangement for persons 60 years or older where supervision and personal care is provided based on the needs of the residents. These facilities are also known as <em>assisted living facilities</em> and <em>board and care facilities</em>. A residential care facility may provide care for residents with dementia or Alzheimer’s.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.ccld.dss.ca.gov/carefacilitysearch/FacDetail/306005275">Merrill Gardens at Huntington Beach Inspection Reports</a></p>
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<p>Nestled in the sunny city of Huntington Beach, you’ll find the perfect place for a vibrant yet peaceful retirement. This modern community features classic touches throughout the building to offer a soothing, nostalgic environment. Merrill Gardens at Huntington Beach aims to nurture a warm and caring atmosphere by providing thoughtful staffing and services. Experience how joyous retirement can be today!</p>
<p>The prime location is less than 20 minutes away from the famous Huntington Beach. Several options for dining, shopping, and entertainment are also nearby, so residents can easily venture out and explore. The ideal location and unmatched services make the perfect retirement experience. Furthermore, the community accommodates unique lifestyles by offering options for independent living, assisted living, and memory care.</p>
<h3>Community Amenities and Services</h3>
<p>The goal is to make residents feel at home by nurturing a warm, comforting atmosphere. Being home often means taking care of daily tasks, but here, those worries are eliminated — because those tasks are taken care of through services like weekly housekeeping, on-site maintenance, scheduled transportation, and a comprehensive wellness program. Cooking is also taken care of by the in-house chefs who provide nutritious, appetizing meals daily. Furthermore, the community offers 24-hour staffing and features a...</p>
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