After serving 2 years as my late husband's full-time caregiver, I knew that a change in lifestyle…read morewas imminent. (Still his caregiver, I just needed the security and comfort of knowing that others were nearby.) Merrill Gardens-Wright Park was the answer. Following my husband's passing in 2025, I chose to stay. The staff are consistently kind, helpful, and ready to listen (I especially appreciate the humor!). They genuinely care about every resident. The food and dining staff are exceptional - during daily dining, holiday buffets, and fun special events. The building is beautiful and well maintained by very patient maintenance and housekeeping staff. The water and mountain views, along with sunrises and sunsets, are stunning. Wright Park, across the street, offers safe walking for all (the park also has entertaining events through the Tacoma Parks Dept). Whether independent, assisted living, or memory care, nothing disappoints at Merrill Gardens at Wright Park.

I love Merrill Gardens at Wright Park! From the first time I toured the beautiful facility, I knew…read morethis is where I wanted to live. The floor plan for my one bedroom apartment is well thought out and meets all of my needs for safety and accessibility. Management was easy to work with for making a couple of desired customizations in my apartment, as well as providing resource recommendations and processes for an stress-free move. I enjoy many of the activities that are offered-- craft workshops, movies and movie discussions, book club, and a weekly happy hour with live music to name a few. The Sky Lounge on the top floor provides a beautiful setting with stunning views! It is a great space to entertain guests. The dining room always has good menu options for dining in or getting it to go. If I want to venture out for food, there's a wonderful grocery store as well as several restaurants nearby. One of the best features is that Wright Park is directly across the street. I take my little dog for a walk at least twice a day and marvel at the 27-acre treasure that I can enjoy every day! Moving to Merrill Gardens provides me the level of comfort, ease, safety, and accessibility to activities that I need at this time of my life. I'm thankful to be a resident here and highly recommend it to anyone who is considering moving to a senior community. There's so much more I could say. It's worth checking out!!

I'm an RN with over 40 years of bedside nursing experience. My 91 year old mother was admitted…read moreafter 2 falls, the last inoperable, and some dementia. I could not have asked for better care. The staff-nurses, cna's, Arnp's even the chef- were professional, kind and provided care you don't see in healthcare settings anymore. I could not have asked for better care for my mother and the support they offered families was exceptional. The staff here should be very proud and understand that the care they provide really does make a difference to their patients as well as the families trying to work through one of the most difficult times in their lives.

I am 34 years old and just starting my journey on hospice care. Despite a year-long and strict "no…read morehospital trips under any circumstances" came to Franciscan Hospice House because my pain was unmanageable, which I have previously gone to ER's to aid in getting some relief, but was the only met with indifferent, yet judgy doctors who labeled me as a drug seeker, and didn't care if there was anything wrong with me. Especially considering I have an issue where I metabolize medication too quickly, making it far less effective, and making me need higher doses of everything, which does not go over well in the ERs. I had to become used to the fact that if I were going to an ER visit or a hospitalization, I was going to end up going home in worse condition then when I had gotten there, pain-wise. I was told that this place would be different in hospice is different, but I still expected it when I came here a couple nights ago. I was met with absolutely nothing but the opposite of everything I just described. All this time, I've been wondering where all of the good-hearted people, who got into medicine to help others to heal their pain, judgement free, had gone, and I seem to have stumbled upon them right here at the Franciscan hospice House. I can't say enough how amazing each and every person who works here is, and I wish I could recognize it in a way where I'm able to give back some of what they've given me, but posting my truth on the on this internet website will just have to do. All my dozens of ER visits and hospitalizations I have experienced in my adult life, made me feel like I was doing something wrong when I needed and asked for some kind of pain control, to the point where I was ashamed to even ask. I unlearned that behavior here, and I don't know if I could have gone on without that changing. I found no nefarious actions, or questionable intentions in anything that is done here by any of the people who work here, it's just good people. I was unaware they still existed. It's like finding a freaking unicorn on a bit stunned and unsure of what to do next, but this seems like the right step. I almost don't want to make any sudden movements and in fear that it might spook them and everything will go back to the hellish ways that I'm used to. If you're considering getting their services, my only advice is stop waiting and just do it, because for me, nothing but good came out of it. Your life might seem like that too, but if anyone were to pull out some more good parts of life, it would be them, and it would be here (I'm actually still a patient here as of right meow

Best care I could ever have expected for my Mom. She was in the Skilled Nursing section for a few…read moreweeks before she passed. Everyone was kind and the staff to resident ratio was superb.

My mother was at Franke Tobey Jones, first in an apartment, then assisted living and finally the…read morenursing home part of the facility. She enjoyed going for her daily walks participating in classes. She developed a deep friendship with one of the other residents. Staff were kind to her. The beginning of the tragic turmoil began during her transfer to the HCC. She was shocked. She was excluded from having any part in decision making for the HCC. When I took her to see her new room she sat down and cried, "Please don't let them put me here". I told the nurse, but they went forth with placing her in the HCC against her will. FTJ has a history of not disclosing that the nursing home (HCC) is far more restrictive and that the resident may not need this level of medical care. In the age bracket of my mother, residents are transferred to nursing homes, in order to access nursing home insurance. Through rapid transfer, isolation, immobility and restricting communication, my mother lost her level of functioning rapidly into the parameters of the insurance. The transfer to HCC, was over $10,000 per month. My mother was sent to live in a constricted small room along a dark hallway. When she looked out her windows she saw parked cars right in front of her room. After placement in the HCC, FTJ could then rent out the beautiful assisted living unit she had lived in with views of Mt. Rainier over the fountain. One of the administrators informed me that residents are often transferred before they need that level of care. A direct care provider told me how residents are placed with no contact with friends or family for two weeks. When I came to visit and support my mother two days after her move, I was told to leave immediately or they would call the 'authorities'. I asked to speak to the CEO, who was a compassionate man. I was told he was not available and I must leave. There was no consideration for our mother's needs for support from the family. She later told me she thought she would never get to see me again in her lifetime. Another staff member told me how residents are transferred and cry for a few days. She went on to say that staff give them lots of attention and gradually they adapt. After transferring from assisted living to the HCC I observed that residents were no longer looking up and engaging with others, like they did before. From my perspective the move against my mother's will, isolation, restraint to wheelchair is 'kidnapping'. I never would have believed before that FTJ would do this to her. My mother grieved, with her loss of freedom, choice and respect. She had been a social activist for equal rights of minorities in Tacoma and president of the YWCA. She trusted the medical system, as a professional in the field herself. How ironic that a citizen who fought for equal rights would have these taken from her when she became an elder. My mother had been promised with the move that she would get to eat with her friends. Never again. She was no longer allowed to get up and walk on her own with her walker. She was placed in a transport wheelchair, with footrests. My mother was restrained through taking away her means of mobility, unplugging her telephone, not allowing her to eat or visit with her friends in assisted living. My mother told me, "I am imprisoned. I have no more rights. I cannot speak at a deep level. I must be superficial in my conversation or they will confine me even more." "When I die I want you to be free. To go where you are loved and never have to come back". The new Nursing Supervisor, Jenny Dooley, RN, had been my mother's Nursing Care Coordinator from Sound Options. She put further restrictions in place. My mother could no longer eat with anyone from outside FTJ staff, including healthcare professionals specializing in this field. My mother wanted to go out with her sister to eat and go with myself to her beach cabin. This right was withdrawn, even with accommodations including adaptive equipment and care providers. As a retired ARNP, who was a rehabilitation disability specialist, it was so hard to simply stand back and watch it all happen. FTJ lacked the knowledge and provided unsafe behaviors in eating and drinking, toileting, transfers, and working collaboratively with family. When the struggle impaired my health I had to give up on trying to support my mother's duration of life. I needed to adapt her quality of life needs to simply visitation in her room, and never again to go visit family or even go to her own home. I even needed to get an attorney to quote the Washington state laws in order to be with my mother as much as SHE wanted 24/7 for her last month of life. FTJ had requested no more than 2 hours a day, which was devastating for my mother. FTJ forgets how one's life expectancy is significantly reduced when opportunity to be with loved ones is restricted. My mother felt trapped and at FTJ's mercy until she passed. Then she was free.

working at agency for over a year. great management team. Always have plenty of hours posted. I…read moreenjoy my clients, great support from the management team.

Great experience from a professional business. I highly recommend Good to be at Home Care services.read more

Friendly team and very nice renovation/re-fresh of the interior common areas. The culinary program…read moreis absolutely outstanding

Trying to find out why, as a former employee I never received pay for the first pay period I…read moreworked. It's been a month now and when I call to inquiry about it I get the runaround. They say it's been sent to my address that I used when I applied but nothing. What do I have to do. Seems shady.

My wife and I are 92 years old. Last July we determined it was time to go into senior living but…read morestill live independently. There was no doubt that Merrill Gardens offered exactly what we needed. While our living is totally independent, We have care available whenever we need it. The people are fabulous. We found immediate friendship in every aspect. The employees and the residents made us feel right at home. The dining room is unbelievable. We can select from a large menu. We can eat anytime of the day we choose. The food is of the highest quality. On the main floor is a large living room where we all gather for events. Entertainment is provided often. And it is entertainment of the highest quality. We were extremely apprehensive last July before we made the move. But the apprehension is totally gone. We love this place. We are truly at home.

I went to check this place out for my mom and was very impressed. It is clean and friendly. It had…read morebeen recommended to me by a real estate agent, whose husband is a fireman and knows all the different facilities around. She told me that he had seen them under duress and the Staff still responds very well.

I have been a patient here for years seeing Dr. Julia Miller. Since I started my daughter has been…read morea patient and then my sceptical, only likes UW Medicine, husband has become a patient. We have received truly outstanding care. You will be shocked at the amount of time they spend with you and the level of details they want about what's going on. They look at the whole system and how everything works together (duh). I have been to other naturopaths (one who asked me, ok well... What do you want to try next? - not my job to come up with the ideas!) and Dr. Julia Miller is different. I totally recommend this clinic. I drive all the way from Renton.

I've had MS since 2018. I was on my 5th neurologist by 2019 and very frustrated. I was referred to…read moreDr. Owen Miller at The Holistic Health Clinic by a friend's relative who worked for Dr. Owen Miller for 12 years. I was under Dr. Owen Miller's excellent care from 2019 until his retirement in 2025. I knew I had to continue care under his daughter, Dr. Julia Miller at THHC. Dr Julia is extremely knowledgeable about holistic medicine and is a good communicator. She has helped me tremendously through holistic medicine and supplements (in-house dispensary) with this chronic debilitating disease. I'm glad I'm under her care and I would highly recommend Dr. Julia and THHC.

Appointments available on weekends, my nurse practitioner is very easy to work with in person and…read morevia zoom.

Grrat therapists and I love the warm and welcoming environment. I felt very welcomed since the…read morefirst phone call and love the receptionists.