Truewood by Merrill, Roseville

Debbie

My brother moved to Truewood by Merrill, Roseville. He's happy with maybe 90% of the food because he's picky sometimes. He likes going without saying he's leaving. He's just on his own a little bit more, not having to be somebody watching him and telling him he can't be doing something. So he's very happy being there right now. They do the housekeeping once a week. They do the bedding and towels once a week. You have to do your own laundry. They will take care of things if you need to. They always have care people there that will do extra if you need it. They have a little gym. They have a salon. They have a lot of crafts and things that go on like that. He joins in on the social time that they have, I believe once a week. So he's happy there. It's close to me. It's closer than his last place. We see him at least 3 or 4 times a week instead of once a week or once every two weeks. Everybody's very helpful.

Florence

I had an in-person tour of Truewood by Merrill. It was a great walk-through. I liked the apartment. It was big enough and had closet space. The food was okay. The staff was very nice. They had studios, a small one-bedroom, and two bedrooms. Their prices were reasonable. They had the usual amenities, like transportation and housecleaning. They had a beauty salon.

Cynthia

We toured Truewood by Merrill, Roseville. It was very, very nice and beautiful. It's located in the really good part of Roseville. I loved it. I'd go there when I get old. Nice dining room with really beautiful floors. They have their own chef and sous chef, so they're not contracted out employees. They have been there many, many years. They have really cute rooms, and they're updated. They don't have a stove or oven, so you're going downstairs and eating two meals a day. You have your bigger meal in the afternoon and then a lighter meal for dinner and then your breakfast. They have gourmet coffee served all day and dessert. They're homemade by their chef. They put the desserts in the refrigerator, and you can have a dessert any time you want. It's really nice. It's a nice, clean place. It's all surrounded by oak trees. I like it. My contact person took us on a tour, and she invited us there for lunch and it was delicious. We both had a Cobb salad, really great. It was a great place.

Grace

I'm going to be in here. I already had paid the rent, so I'm moving a few things in. I visited six different places, and it seems homier, and I wanted a two-bedroom apartment because I have a lot of furniture. I have a piano, an organ, a computer, and all those things. It had big rooms, they have pretty good food, and it was three meals a day. They have breakfast at 8:00, lunch at 12:30, and dinner at 5:30, just the way I like it. The apartment I have has nice big trees and so forth outside the window. It's very nice scenery. One thing I like is they provide us with a pendant. You can either call them or you can call 911. It's got GPS, so they know exactly where you are. I've had trouble with broken bones and falling like if I'm out shopping and I should fall and hurt myself if I press that and it will say 911, they will send the paramedics and they will know exactly where I am. I don't have to tell them because the pendant tells them. That's one of the selling points that I liked. Other places have in each bedroom and the bathroom a cord you can pull, but you have to be in the place where the cord is. This pendant, no matter where you are, you've got it on and it will help you. There are lots of activities. I play the piano and the organ, and the lady in charge was quite interested. She's going to have me play the piano. They have a grand piano there. I will have a piano in my apartment, too. That's another thing, the music, and everything. I like the idea of having meals with a lot of people because I like to have lots of company. I want to keep my car, but I might go with them on excursions occasionally. They do have those. It's very clean and everything's very handy. Everything's kept up. The staff members I met were very nice and very helpful. The food was good. A couple of it was excellent. Besides meals, they have housekeeping and they do your sheets once a week and clean your apartment once a week.

Fred

We toured here. It was very nice, I liked it. The room was quite a good size. The only person I had any dealings with was the person who showed us around, and she was very nice. They had a gym but no pool. They had a barbershop. I saw some residents there, but didn't speak with them. It's close to all the conveniences. I just had a good impression of it.

Denise

It was very pleasant. The only reason why I didn't pick them is because my aunt wanted a downstairs unit and they only had third floor units available, and their apartments were very small. Otherwise, they're a definite 5-star facility. The amenities and everything is beautiful. The people were very nice, and it's a beautiful place.