Assisted Living and Memory Care
Merrill Gardens at Eugene
2440 Willakenzie Road, Eugene, OR 97401 · Map
Licensed for 32 residents
Merrill Gardens at Eugene is a state-licensed assisted living, memory care community in Eugene, Oregon. It is licensed for 32 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Care | $5,945 /mo | Oct 12, 2026 |
Area costs
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Merrill Gardens at Eugene says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
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.
State inspections
Last inspection: Aug 11, 2025. See the record
License
Active, 32 residents
Residential Care Facility (Memory Care endorsement) 50A165.
Nearest emergency room
2.3 miles
Sacred Heart Medical Center - Riverbend, rated 4 of 5 stars by CMS.
Side by side with nearby communities
The 4 nearest communities that offer assisted living, by straight-line distance. Prices are starting prices each community publishes; we never show estimates.
| Community | Distance | Licensed capacity | Published starting price | License | Inspection citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merrill Gardens at Eugene this community | 32 | $5,945/mo | Active | 4 deficiencies, 1 violations | |
| Merrill Gardens at Sheldon Park | 0.0 mi | 108 | $5,945/mo | Active | 6 deficiencies, 9 violations |
| Ascot Park Senior Living | 0.3 mi | 66 | $5,940/mo | Active | 63 deficiencies, 73 violations |
| Grace Manor Residential Care Community | 0.4 mi | 21 | Not published | Active | 8 deficiencies, 1 violations |
| Footsteps at Greer Gardens | 1.1 mi | 32 | Not published | Active | 17 deficiencies, 30 violations |
State inspection record4 deficiencies, 1 violations
- Last inspection
- August 11, 2025
- Inspections
- 3, 4 deficiencies cited
- Substantiated abuse
- 1
- Substantiated licensing violations
- 0
- Regulatory actions
- 0
- Fines assessed
- $500.00 (1 violation)
- Current owner since
- April 1, 2020
Inspections
- August 11, 2025: Kitchen, 2 deficiencies cited report
- C0240: Resident Services Meals, Food Sanitation Rule severity level 2, scope L2 Widespread
- Z0142: Administration Compliance severity level 2, scope L2 Widespread
- August 23, 2024: State Licensure, 0 deficiencies cited report
- C0000: Comment severity level 0
- July 5, 2023: State Licensure, 2 deficiencies cited report
- C0000: Comment severity level 0
- C0240: Resident Services Meals, Food Sanitation Rule severity level 2, scope L2 Widespread, corrected July 14, 2023
- Z0142: Administration Compliance severity level 2, scope L2 Widespread, corrected July 14, 2023
Substantiated abuse or neglect
- July 22, 2022: Failed to follow care plan Abuse: Neglect; Level 3 - Moderate harm or potential for serious harm; fine $500.00; report
Rules: 411-054-0027 (Resident Rights and Protections); 411-054-0028 (Reporting and Investigating Abuse and Other Actions Affecting Resident Welfare); 411-054-0036 (Service Plan – General)State’s findings
On or about July 22, 2022, Alleged Perpetrator 2 (AP2) failed to follow The Alleged Victim (AV) care plan to provide assistance while bathing. The failure resulted in AV being left alone showering, scrubbing him/herself hard enough to create a 10cm wound requiring eleven sutures. AP2's actions is a violation of resident rights, is considered neglect of care and constitute abuse. The facility failed to ensure care plans were followed, which is a violation of Oregon Administrative Rules.
Read the full record on the state’s site →
ODHS lists only substantiated violations: “either a substantiated instance of abuse or a licensing violation. Open investigations and complaints that are being appealed by the provider are not listed.” Oregon counts neglect as a form of abuse; see the state’s definitions of abuse. Each violation shows the level ODHS gives it, in the state’s words (for example “2 - Minor harm or potential for moderate harm”), and any fine ODHS assessed. Inspection citations show the state’s severity level and scope, and the date ODHS recorded the problem as corrected when it lists one. Rule names come from the Oregon Administrative Rules. ODHS: “Formal regulatory actions can range from a condition placed upon a license due to non-compliance or a notice to revoke a license.” This community is licensed for 32 residents; larger communities are inspected and reported on more often, so read counts with size in mind. Source: Oregon Department of Human Services, Long-Term Care Licensing, data as of October 15, 2026, showing the last five years. Always visit in person and ask the community about anything listed here.
License and ownershipActive license
- License type
- Residential Care Facility (Memory Care endorsement)
- License number
- 50A165
- License status
- Active
- Licensed capacity
- 32
- County
- Lane County
Source: Oregon state licensing records (agency listing), retrieved 2026-09-09. Licensing status is a matter of public record; it is not a quality rating.
Staff pay and workplace safety1 OSHA inspection, 5 violations cited
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Feb 8, 2024: programmed (planned) inspection, complete (safety). Case open. 5 violations cited (5 other). Penalties: $0 proposed, $0 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as 317735496 - Merrill Gardens LLC.
Details
- Other than serious: Cited rule OAR. Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Feb 8, 2024.
- Other than serious: Electrical wiring and grounding (1910.304(g)(5)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by May 6, 2024.
- Other than serious: Electrical wiring methods and equipment (1910.305(b)(2)(i)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by May 6, 2024.
- Other than serious: Cited rule OAR. Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by May 6, 2024.
- Other than serious: Electrical wiring and grounding (1910.304(a)(2)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by May 6, 2024.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby careNearest hospital 2.3 mi, nursing home 0.4 mi, pharmacy 0.2 mi
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Sacred Heart Medical Center - Riverbend, Springfield. 2.3 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Green Valley Rehabilitation Health Center, Eugene. 0.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Cascade Health Solutions, Eugene. 1.0 mile away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Safeway. 0.2 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 97401 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc Eugene, Eugene, 2.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Qualicenters - Eugene-Springfield Ltd, Springfield, 2.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Fmc Emerald Valley, Springfield, 2.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 7 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 97401.
Signature Healthcare At Home, office in Eugene, 0.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Cascade Health, office in Eugene, 1.0 mile away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Serenity Hospice, office in Eugene, 1.5 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Peacehealth, Springfield. 2.3 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard riskFEMA overall risk relatively moderate; outside FEMA's high-risk flood areas
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively moderate. By hazard: inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire very low, tornado very low, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake relatively high. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
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.
- The state recorded a finding in August 2025. What was it, and how was it fixed?
- 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 work in memory care during the day, the evening and overnight, and for how many residents?
- What dementia training does each caregiver get before working alone, and every year after?
- How do staff respond when a resident is agitated, frightened or tries to leave?
- 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?
What we checked13 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Oregon Department of Human Services, Long-Term Care Licensing inspection records | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| Oregon Medicaid provider list | Sep 9, 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 | See above |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| 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 Eugene provide?
Merrill Gardens at Eugene is licensed by the state of Oregon for assisted living, memory care in Eugene, Oregon. Its licensed capacity is 32 residents.
Does Lilisity rate Merrill Gardens at Eugene?
No. We publish state licensing details for Merrill Gardens at Eugene 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 Eugene cost?
Assisted Living in Oregon typically starts at $4,600 to $5,800 a month. Based on 108 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 Eugene?
Use Merrill Gardens at Eugene's website, merrillgardens.com/senior-living/or/eugene/merrill-gardens-at-sheldon-park, or visit at 2440 Willakenzie Road, Eugene, OR 97401.
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