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The Pines, A Merrill Gardens Community

500 West Ranch View Drive, Rocklin, CA 95765

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9.5
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38 reviews
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9.5
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38 reviews
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Child of resident/client

5.0 out of 5 stars

Great experience!

All 5s! The Administrative staff has gone above and beyond to facilitate the entire process of moving my mom into care, and the Care staff is helpful, compassionate, and patient.

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The Pines, A Merrill Gardens Community

About half an hour from Sacramento, you’ll find this lovely community next to a charming residential neighborhood in Rocklin. If you’re looking for a fun, dependable, and fulfilling environment for retirement, look no further. The traditional design and decor offer comfort and familiarity — helping residents feel at home immediately. Throughout the community, you’ll see touches of greenery intentionally placed to help provide a soothing ambiance. With exceptional care and services, every day will feel like paradise.

This peaceful community is a proud member of Merrill Gardens — a fifth-generation family company that understands the importance of providing a family-like atmosphere for retirement. The Pines is located near several parks, walking trails, and restaurants — offering several entertainment options for residents. There is also a medical center nearby, so residents can easily go to appointments. The Pines currently offers independent living, assisted living, and memory care options.

Community Amenities and Services

First and foremost, the staff prioritizes each individual’s happiness and well-being by providing a comprehensive wellness program. To help all residents live worry-free, the community offers 24-hour staffing, a resident call system, weekly housekeeping, on-site maintenance, and scheduled transportation. The in-house culinary team also takes care of the cooking and...

Senior living options offered

  • Assisted Living
  • Memory Care

The Pines, A Merrill Gardens Community

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for The Pines, A Merrill Gardens Community

9.5 out of 10
Review Score38 reviewsWrite a review
Overall Experience
4.6
Cleanliness
4.6
Friendliness
4.6
Care Services
4.7
Staff
4.8
Meals & Dining
4.7
Activities
4.8
Value for Cost
4.5

A Place for Mom has scored The Pines, A Merrill Gardens Community with 9.5 out of 10 using our proprietary review score based on 6 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time, The Pines, A Merrill Gardens Community has 38 reviews with an average "overall experience" of 4.6 out of 5.

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Last Updated: 10/6/25

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Anonymous

Memory Care

Family/friend

October 6, 2025

5.0 out of 5 stars
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Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

Great experience!

All 5s! The Administrative staff has gone above and beyond to facilitate the entire process of moving my mom into care, and the Care staff is helpful, compassionate, and patient.

Anonymous

Memory Care

Family/friend

July 21, 2025

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review

Review for The Pines, A Merrill Gardens Community

Staff is very friendly & helpful with my mom! Always willing to help. It's a clean community with tons of activities every day! They encourage participation! She is settling in nicely.

Gayle

Memory Care

Family/friend

June 15, 2025

5.0 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

Highly Recommend

From the initial tour to move in was smooth. The staff is knowledgeable, friendly, empathetic and accessible. The Pines, Garden House, has a good staff to resident ratio. There are stimulating activities available daily which residents can passively or actively participate in if they desire. As a family member, I'm happy we made the move for my loved one.

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Resident/client

June 12, 2025

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review

Overall nice Community

Food is very good. And it is very clean. The have never seen them. I don't think any of the rooms are a full size apartment. There is a very small kitchenette. My room does not have a bedroom. I am in here for assisted living. The staff is very helpful.

Bill

Assisted Living

Family/friend

June 11, 2025

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

My experience at The Pines.

My mom is in the memory care part of The Pines. The staff are always smiling and seem to take pride in their work. They contact me directly if there are any issues. Because my mom was wondering around at night she couldn't be admitted to assisted living part. She wasn't diagnosed with dementia so she couldn't be admitted to memory care. Merrill Gardens made an exception and got her placed in memory care.

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

March 14, 2025

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

Recommend with confidence

We would give them a five in all categories. The Pines is an excellent facility. You can recommend that facility with confidence. The staff is extremely caring and attentive.

David P

Memory Care

Family/friend

October 6, 2024

5.0 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

The Pines - Caring, Compassion, Dignity and Support

I can't thank the entire staff at The Pines enough. Everyone has been so supportive and wonderful. Finding the right place to care for an elderly loved one is so important for the entire family. The care my mother has received is nothing short of exceptional, but for us, what sets The Pines apart is the amazing staff - from [names removed] to the entire team. I know my mother is in good hands and is surrounded by professionals. The team is friendly, attentive and my mother is happy which says a lot about the quality of care received. Thank you for guiding us along in this journey and for those of you in the decision making process on selecting a facility to meet your loved ones needs; I can only say every situation is different, but for us, we are really happy with selecting The Pines, completely satisfied, expectations have been exceeded and we couldn't have made a better family decision. When touring facilities take the time to meet the staff, the caregivers make the difference.

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

September 3, 2024

4.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
4.0
Friendliness
4.0
Value for Cost
4.0
Care Services
3.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
4.0
Meals & Dining
3.0

Review of The Pines

There were too many outbreaks of diseases. Not much in the variety of meals served to residents. Also, there was too much alcohol served.

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

March 14, 2024

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

Wonderful facility, great staff, would definitely recommend

We like the overall feel of the facility; it's very nice yet still has a welcoming/ relaxed atmosphere. Service & staff are very friendly & attentive.

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

January 11, 2024

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Care Services
5.0
Activities
5.0
Staff
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

A positive experience"

I would say a "5" for all categories based on our few months experience there. The cost seems reasonable compared to other assisted living locations. Based on the experience we have had so far with The Pines, we would recommend this community to other families.

Anonymous

Memory Care

Family/friend

November 20, 2023

3.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review

Our Experience

My loved one was previously a resident at The Pines and overall the experience at this facility was just okay. However, my loved one did not receive very proactive support and there was insufficient holistic care for someone battling Parkinson's. There was also a fair amount of staff turnover, which did not help.

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

October 24, 2023

4.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
4.0
Friendliness
4.0
Value for Cost
4.0
Care Services
4.0
Activities
4.0
Staff
4.0
Meals & Dining
4.0

Recommended

My loved one is currently a resident at The Pines and overall her experience at this facility has been good so far. The staff is wonderful, attentive and nice. The housekeeping is fine and does a good job. The activities are plentiful and are enjoyable. The food quality is average. Overall, I would recommend The Pines to family and friends.

P.F.

Assisted Living

Toured community

May 31, 2022

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review

Tour of The Pines

We toured The Pines and it was a 5 out of 5. The pines was apart of our top two communities and it was a hard decision between the two. We the other community, as it boiled down to cost and distance.

anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

February 24, 2022

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Activities
5.0
Meals & Dining
5.0

Highly recommend

We are very happy with The Pines. We chose this facility because the cost was reasonable and we also knew people who had family members here and they were super happy. The apartment sizes are kind of small, but they are not in them a lot so it is adequate for what they need. I think they do a great job with the activities, even with covid they have navigated it very well so that the residents still feel they are a part of something. I would absolutely recommend them to others looking.

anonymous

Memory Care

Toured community

April 21, 2021

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review

My review of The Pines

We toured The Pines and this was actually our favorite facility and the one we wanted to move my mom into. The only reason we did not was because they were shut down and not taking new residents in during COVID.

Anonymous

Memory Care

Toured community

September 10, 2019

1.0 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
1.0
Friendliness
1.0
Value for Cost
1.0

Needs new management

This place is way understaffed ??. I feel so sad for all the people living there. I would definitely not recommend.

Anonymous

Memory Care

Toured community

August 11, 2019

4.0 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
4.0
Friendliness
4.0
Value for Cost
4.0

This is a beautiful facility with everything that you could want in a care facility. The big drawback is it it is way out in distance, but the price is in line with almond height so it is more reasonable. There is a great selection of activities memory Care was very active the rooms were very nice in large enough for [name removed] and [name removed], with high ceilings in granite counters in bathrooms. The food was great. It is open dining from 7 to 7 and you can either order either one of two meals of the day or order anything off a regular menu, even breakfast. Transportation to doctors is provided but no Bible study or on site church services. But transportation is provided to local churches. This is a great facility just wish it was closer. We will bring [name removed] and [name removed] here to check it out as this is one of two choices in the final running.

Anonymous

Memory Care

Toured community

December 1, 2018

4.0 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
4.0
Friendliness
4.0
Value for Cost
4.0

Really liked this place, a little far out there.

Anonymous

Memory Care

Toured community

October 12, 2017

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0

Just to big

Grandma has memory issues so when we toured this place we were afraid that she would get lost in there and it just wasn't the right spot for her. It was a nice and clean community but just had to go to a smaller community. The director who we toured with was absolutely amazing and she answered all our questions.

Anonymous

Memory Care

Toured community

September 19, 2017

4.0 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
4.0
Friendliness
4.0
Value for Cost
4.0

Relatively new (within 2 years). Studios were smaller than other places, decor was not as abundant or varied as other places, no real landscaping yet so outdoor strolls are not beckoning. Very clean and well maintained. Didn't really check out the dining. It was a further drive than other places in this price range so I didn't give it a

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