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Rosemary Shelden
Feb 12, 2026
My grandmother has been living here for over three years and recently celebrated her 100th birthday.
**Kyroni**
Kyroni at the front desk helped me plan my grandmother’s birthday celebration, and made everything super easy and smooth! She reserved a private room for the event and said we could spill out into the dining room with as much space as we needed. She contacted all the people in charge of various aspects of the planning, got ahold of a TV screen on wheels for us, and made sure all my questions were answered. She really made it easy!
**Holly**
On the day of the party, I was surprised and thrilled to find out that Holly was there to assist me with anything I needed to set up for the party! She truly went above and beyond—she put together the balloon arch and even blew up balloons with lung power when my electric blower didn’t work! Holly cordoned off the area we needed, moved around tables, came up with items we needed like plates and an ice bucket, etc. She totally came in clutch for our last minute preparations and did it all with a smile! We couldn’t have pulled off the party without her!
I was truly thrilled with how the party turned out. It was just what I had envisioned to honor my grandmother’s centennial, and we couldn’t have done it without Holly and Kyroni.
In general, Merrill Gardens is a very pleasant place, the menu has lots of great choices, the facilities are clean and pleasant, there is a nice variety of activities planned every day, and it seems like the staff take good care of my grandmother. I hope I get to live here too when I’m old enough!