Independent Living and Assisted Living
Merrill Gardens at Campbell
2115 S Winchester Blvd, Campbell, CA 95008 · Map
Licensed for 166 residents · SHI-III MG GP, SHI-III CAMPBELL; MERRILL GARDENS
Merrill Gardens at Campbell is a state-licensed independent living, assisted living community in Campbell, California. It is licensed for 166 residents. Lilisity publishes no score or ranking for this community; the details below come from the state licensing record.
Prices
Starting prices the community publishes, with the date we checked each one and a link to where it is published. Care charges are usually added after an assessment.
| Care | Starting at | Checked |
|---|---|---|
| Assisted Living | $6,500 /mo | Oct 12, 2026 |
Area costs
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Merrill Gardens at Campbell says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Has a separate memory care unit, wing or neighborhood.
Garden House is our dedicated memory care area at Merrill Gardens at Campbell, created around the unique needs of individuals living with Alzheimer’s and other dementias.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Provides transportation.
Transportation Options
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Pets allowed.
Pets Welcome
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: studio, two-bedroom.
Assortment of studio, one, and two bedroom floor plans
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Lilisity’s independent report
What the public record shows
Gathered by Lilisity from state and federal sources. Communities can’t edit this part of the page.
License
Active, 166 residents
RESIDENTIAL CARE ELDERLY 435202572, licensed since Oct 9, 2017. Licensee SHI-III MG GP, SHI-III CAMPBELL; MERRILL GARDENS.
State inspection record3 Type A, 0 Type B
- Last state visit
- January 2, 2026
- State visits since October 12, 2021
- 10 (including 4 inspections, 2 complaints investigated)
- Type A citations
- 3 immediate risk
- Type B citations
- 0 potential risk if not corrected
- Complaint allegations investigated
- 4: 0 substantiated, 4 not substantiated
- License active since 2017
Citations (3), newest first
- 87309(a) (plan of correction due October 15, 2025): Storage Space and Access. Cleaning products, poisons, knives, matches, tools and other dangerous items must be kept in locked storage and not left unattended.
- 1569.618(c)(3) (plan of correction due October 29, 2024): Administrator Presence and Staffing. Rules for the administrator's presence, round-the-clock on-site management, and having enough staff.
- 87705(c)(5) (plan of correction due October 29, 2024): Care of Persons with Dementia. Rules for caring for residents with dementia, including staff training, door alarms, and delayed-exit or locked exterior doors.
Plain meanings are our short reading of the rule cited, from the state’s regulation text. The state’s report says what happened.
Complaints with no substantiated allegation (2)
- January 9, 2026: 3 unsubstantiated
- October 17, 2024: 1 unsubstantiated
Every state visit (10)
- January 2, 2026: Complaint visit
- October 21, 2025: Other visit
- October 14, 2025: Inspection
- November 8, 2024: Other visit
- October 28, 2024: Inspection
Show all 10
- October 8, 2024: Complaint visit
- May 2, 2024: Other visit
- June 7, 2023: Other visit
- October 13, 2022: Inspection
- October 12, 2021: Inspection
Read every report on the state’s site →
What these terms mean
Type A citations are for “the most serious type of violations in which there is an immediate risk to the health, safety or personal rights of those in care,” and are issued “even if the violation is corrected on the spot.”
Type B citations are for “a violation that, if not corrected, may [pose] an immediate risk to the health, safety or personal rights of clients,” such as faulty medical record keeping or staff training.
CCLD: “There is no difference between an inconclusive and an unsubstantiated complaint allegation. Both terms mean that there was no preponderance of evidence to prove that an alleged violation occurred.” Allegations CCLD finds unfounded are also not substantiated.
This community is licensed for 166 residents; larger communities are visited and complained about more often, so read counts with size in mind. Source: California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing, data as of September 28, 2026, covering the five years of records the state publishes. The state’s advice: “Never rely on this information alone to make a decision about a facility. Always visit facilities in person.”
License and ownershipActive license, licensee SHI-III MG GP, SHI-III CAMPBELL; MERRILL GARDENS
- License type
- RESIDENTIAL CARE ELDERLY
- License number
- 435202572
- License status
- Active
- Licensed since
- 2017-10-09
- Licensed capacity
- 166
- Licensee
- SHI-III MG GP, SHI-III CAMPBELL; MERRILL GARDENS
- County
- Santa Clara County
- General Manager
- Alex Den
Source: California state licensing records (agency listing), retrieved 2026-09-09. Licensing status is a matter of public record; it is not a quality rating.
General Manager name from the operator's website, as of Oct 12, 2026.
Paying with Medicaid and other programsHow Medicaid pays for care in California, and other programs
How Medicaid pays for care in California
- Assisted Living Waiver (ALW). Medi-Cal can pay for assisted living care services through the Assisted Living Waiver, but only in 15 counties, only for people who need nursing home level care, and there is a waitlist. The resident still pays room and board. (state page)
- Waitlist. The Assisted Living Waiver has a waitlist. DHCS reported 18,365 people on it in December 2025. (source)
Ask the community whether it accepts Medicaid.
Questions to ask on a tour10 questions picked for this community from its record
Picked for this community from its record. Ask them in person and write down the answers.
- Your published starting price is a base rate. What would the total monthly cost be for my parent's needs?
- How much have prices gone up in each of the last three years?
- How many caregivers are on duty during the day and at night?
- What happens if care needs increase? When would someone need to move?
- What fees are charged at move-in?
- How do you tell families about falls, illness or changes?
- How long have the executive director and the head of care been here?
- Who gives medications, and what training do they have?
- For what reasons can a resident be asked to leave?
- Is the apartment held during a hospital stay, and at what cost?
What we checked10 public sources we searched, with dates
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing inspection records | Sep 28, 2026 | See above |
| California Medicaid provider list | Mar 3, 2026 | Not on the state list we checked. These lists are often incomplete. |
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| County of Santa Clara Department of Environmental Health kitchen inspections | Oct 15, 2026 | No kitchen matched |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
Common questionsAnswers to 4 questions families ask
What type of care does Merrill Gardens at Campbell provide?
Merrill Gardens at Campbell is licensed by the state of California for independent living, assisted living in Campbell, California. Its licensed capacity is 166 residents.
Does Lilisity rate Merrill Gardens at Campbell?
No. We publish state licensing details for Merrill Gardens at Campbell but no score, rating, or ranking. Only communities on the Top Communities list or with a Senior Living Alliance Excellence Award, both based on phone-verified resident and family interviews, are ranked.
How much does Merrill Gardens at Campbell cost?
Assisted Living in Santa Clara County typically starts at $4,000 to $6,500 a month. Based on 15 communities that publish prices. These are area figures, not this community's price. The starting prices it publishes are in the Prices section on this page.
How do I contact Merrill Gardens at Campbell?
Use Merrill Gardens at Campbell's website, merrillgardens.com/senior-living/ca/campbell/merrill-gardens-at-campbell, or visit at 2115 S Winchester Blvd, Campbell, CA 95008.
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