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Assisted living and memory care community
Merrill Gardens at Anthem Anthem, AZ
2800 W Rose Canyon Cir, Anthem, AZ 85086
- Licensed for 149 residents
- Directed care
$5,900 to $7,900 a month
Estimated
Reina McRae
Integrity Senior Placement
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Merrill Gardens at Anthem
From its state license
- Licensed by Arizona for 149 residents at directed care, the highest of the state's three assisted living care levels.
From the home's website
- Apartment types: Studio apartment, One bedroom apartment, Two bedroom apartment, Cottage
- Meals: Anytime Dining, available seven days a week
- Activities: Fitness classes, Outings
- Outdoor space: Secured outdoor courtyard at the Garden House memory care building
Also on the home's website
- Memory care
- Medication management
- Staff on site around the clock
- Couples welcome
- Transportation
- Pets allowed
- Outings
- Housekeeping
- Pool
Address
Location
2800 West Rose Canyon Circle, Anthem, AZ 85086Maricopa County
- A park0.4 mi
- Fry's Food and Drug0.7 mi
- Fry's Pharmacy0.7 mi
- HonorHealth Sonoran Crossing Medical CenterClosest hospital, with an emergency room4.1 mi
Arizona state record
What the inspections show
In Arizona, the Department of Health Services licenses assisted living homes and communities, inspects them and looks into complaints. Its record for each one is public on AZ Care Check (this home's record, opens in a new tab).
The state cited eight deficiencies at its last routine inspection (May 14, 2026). 53% of similar communities had 1 or fewer at theirs.
5 deficiencies cited at the routine inspection before it, in 2025.
Two complaint inspections in the past two years led to a citation, and one other found nothing to cite. 50% of similar communities had 2 or fewer.
ADHS took one enforcement action in the past two years, with civil penalties of $1,000 in all. 33% of similar communities had none.
Cited at more than one inspection since May 2025: Administration (two inspections), Staffing and staff records (two inspections).
ADHS accepted its plan to correct each of the 16 deficiencies cited in the past two years.
Last updated September 24, 2026.
License detailsLicense AL10298C, valid to March 31, 2027
- License number
- AL10298C
- Facility type
- Assisted living and memory care community
- Name on the license
- Merrill Gardens at Anthem
- Licensed capacity
- 149 residents
- Care level
- Directed care
- Effective
- April 1, 2026
- Expires
- March 31, 2027
- Licensed since
- April 28, 2017
- Manager of record
- Angel Limardo
- Chief administrative officer
- Harold D Bermudez
- For residents and staff
- (623) 344-7800
The full inspection record4 inspections on file since May 2025, 3 with deficiencies cited.
Last updated September 24, 2026.
2026
May 14, 2026
- Fall prevention training A.R.S. § 36-420.01.APlan of correction accepted
- Tuberculosis screening R9-10-113.A.2.a-fPlan of correction accepted
- Staffing and staff records R9-10-806.A.4.a-bPlan of correction accepted
- Staffing and staff records R9-10-806.A.8.a-bPlan of correction accepted
- Staffing and staff records R9-10-806.C.1.a-cPlan of correction accepted
- Admission and residency agreements R9-10-807.A.1-2Plan of correction accepted
- Medical records R9-10-811.B.1-2Plan of correction accepted
- Upkeep and hazards R9-10-820.A.11Plan of correction accepted
2025
December 18, 2025
- First aid and CPR A.R.S. § 36-420.B.2Plan of correction accepted
- Administration R9-10-803.A.10Plan of correction accepted
- Administration R9-10-803.J.1-6Plan of correction accepted
May 14, 2025
- Administration R9-10-803.A.9Plan of correction accepted
- Staffing and staff records R9-10-806.A.10Plan of correction accepted
- Service plans R9-10-808.A.3.cPlan of correction accepted
- Service plans R9-10-808.C.1.gPlan of correction accepted
- Emergency and safety R9-10-818.A.4Plan of correction accepted
Enforcement actions
What was cited on May 14, 2026, in plain words
Fall prevention training
A state law that requires every staff member to be trained in preventing falls and in helping a resident who has fallen.
Falls are a leading cause of injury in older adults, so this training matters for nearly every resident.
Cited at 15% of similar communities in the past two years.
Ask on a tour What fall training do caregivers get, and how often is it refreshed?
Tuberculosis screening
TB screening for staff and residents, and yearly TB training for staff.
It is a basic infection control rule in a shared home.
Cited at 14% of similar communities in the past two years.
Ask on a tour How do you screen new staff and residents for TB?
Staffing and staff records
Caregiver qualifications and records: skills checked before working alone, training, CPR and first aid cards, TB screening and fingerprint clearance on file.
It is about whether the people giving care have been trained and checked, and whether the home can prove it.
Cited at 46% of similar communities in the past two years.
Ask on a tour How are new caregivers trained, and how long before they work a shift alone?
Admission and residency agreements
What a home must have before a resident moves in, such as a recent health assessment and TB screening, and what the written residency agreement must say.
It is about whether the home knew a resident's needs on day one, and whether the family has the terms in writing.
Cited at 33% of similar communities in the past two years.
Ask on a tour May we read the residency agreement and the move-in assessment before we sign?
Medical records
Each resident's record: what care and medicine was given and by whom, required notices, and keeping records private.
Complete records let the next caregiver, a doctor or a hospital know what happened.
Cited at 26% of similar communities in the past two years.
Ask on a tour How do caregivers record medicines and care? Can family see the record?
Upkeep and hazards
A clean, safe building: chemicals locked away, hot water at a safe temperature, and nothing in the house that could cause a fall or an injury.
These are the everyday safety checks of the place a resident lives.
Cited at 42% of similar communities in the past two years.
Ask on a tour Where are cleaning products and medicines kept?
These explain the rule, not what happened. The state's own report is on AZ Care Check.
How the figures above are counted
- Routine figures: 83 licensed assisted living centers with 100 or more beds in the Phoenix and Tucson areas whose last routine inspection was between September 2024 and September 2026.
- Complaint and enforcement figures: 84 licensed assisted living centers with 100 or more beds in the Phoenix and Tucson areas licensed for the whole period, September 2024 to September 2026.
- A complaint inspection counts here when it cited at least one deficiency.
- Most ADHS enforcement actions are civil penalties (fines).
- An area is one section of Arizona's assisted living rules, such as Medication or Service plans. A repeat can be a different problem under the same section.
- Counts only: ADHS does not rate or rank homes, and neither do we.
Our research
Learn more about Merrill Gardens at Anthem
Open a section for the details, each with where it came from and when we read it. Checked against state records in September 2026.
Overview
In our words
Merrill Gardens at Anthem is an assisted living center licensed by ADHS at the directed care level, the highest of the state's three assisted living care levels, with room for up to 149 residents. State records split that by service: 25 residents at the directed care level and 124 at the personal care level, plus supervisory care services. Urbal Architecture says the community opened in 2017 as a 93-unit, 98,240 square foot building. According to the community's website, staff help with bathing, dressing, grooming, medication management and safety checks, and memory care for residents living with Alzheimer's and other dementias is in Garden House, a separate building just for memory care with a secured outdoor courtyard and a Montessori approach. The site also lists Anytime Dining seven days a week, fitness classes and outings, along with a theater, a library and a pool, and the company calls itself private and family-owned.
Visit in the afternoon and sit in the dining room for a while. Ask to see the actual room, not the model.
The details
- Operator
- Merrill Gardens
- Other names
- Merrill Gardens at Anthem, LLC
- About the company
Care and services
In our words
The license is at the directed care level, the highest of the state's three, which is meant for residents who cannot direct their own care, for example because of dementia or other cognitive impairment. ADHS records show directed care services for up to 25 residents and personal care services for up to 124, along with supervisory care services.
The details
- Services offered
- Care levels licensed
- Directed care
- Personal care
- Supervisory care
Daily life
In our words
According to the community's website, Anytime Dining runs seven days a week, with fitness classes, outings, weekly housekeeping and transportation options, and a theater, library and pool in the building. Pets are welcome, and the community takes singles as well as married couples.
The details
- Amenities
- Meals
- Anytime Dining, available seven days a week
- Activities
- Fitness classes
- Outings
- Features
- Outdoor space
- Secured outdoor courtyard at the Garden House memory care building
Rooms
The details
- Room features
- Apartment types
- Studio apartment
- One bedroom apartment
- Two bedroom apartment
- Cottage
Pricing and payment
Prices
- Assisted living community
- $5,900 to $7,900 a monthEstimated
- Memory care
- $6,000 to $10,900 a monthEstimated
Estimates, not this home's own prices. Based on the published prices of 102 comparable communities. Call or ask us for a verified price and whether a room is open.
Typical assisted living in Arizona: $5,500 to $9,000 a month, from our own market figures (September 2026).
Typical memory care in Arizona: $5,500 to $13,000 a month, from our own market figures (September 2026).
Hospitals and the area
In our words
The community is in Anthem (Maricopa County, ZIP code 85086). HonorHealth Sonoran Crossing Medical Center is the closest hospital with emergency services, 4.09 miles away as the crow flies. For errands, Fry's Food and Drug, the nearest grocery store, is 0.67 miles away as the crow flies, and Fry's Pharmacy is 0.69 miles off. The nearest park is 0.41 miles away.
The details
- Nearest emergency room
- HonorHealth Sonoran Crossing Medical Center, 4.1 miles
- Nearest hospital
- HonorHealth Sonoran Crossing Medical Center, 4.1 miles
- Nearest pharmacy
- Fry's Pharmacy, 0.7 miles
- Nearest grocery
- Fry's Food and Drug, 0.7 miles
- Nearest park
- Unnamed park, 0.4 miles
- Hospitals within 10 miles
Name Miles Drive time HonorHealth Sonoran Crossing Medical Center 4.1 mi about 13 min Drive times are typical, without traffic. Routing © openrouteservice by HeiGIT, data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
More details
The details
- Features
- Adl assistance
- Bathing
- Dressing
- Grooming
- Medication management
- Safety checks
- Amenities
- Theater
- Library
- Community pool
- Care types offered
- Independent living
- Assisted living
- Memory care
- Memory care building
- Garden House, a separate memory care-specific community on site
Questions families ask
In our words
- What care level is Merrill Gardens at Anthem licensed for?
- It is licensed by ADHS as an assisted living center at the directed care level, the highest of the state's three assisted living care levels, with room for up to 149 residents.
- Does Merrill Gardens at Anthem offer memory care?
- Its website says memory care for residents living with Alzheimer's and other dementias is in Garden House, a separate building just for memory care with a secured outdoor courtyard.
- What kind of housing does it offer?
- The website lists studio, one bedroom and two bedroom apartments, as well as cottages.
- When did the community open?
- Urbal Architecture gives 2017 as the opening year, for a 93-unit, 98,240 square foot building.
- What daily activities does it offer?
- Per the community's website, Anytime Dining runs seven days a week, alongside fitness classes and outings.
Details change, so call us to check anything important.
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