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Atria Merrimack Place

85 Storey Avenue, Newburyport, MA 01950

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9.4
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61 reviews
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9.4
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61 reviews
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Anonymous

Child of resident/client

4.0 out of 5 stars

Overall a nice community

I really don't know what to say. I feel like you have to be good about reaching out to them because they will not reach out to you. My mom is at independent living level and it is very much independent so it feels like other than meals you make your own way. The other residents have been friendly. The dining room staff are great. Food has been good and my mom is somewhat picky.

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Atria Merrimack Place

Nestled in Newburyport, Massachusetts, along the scenic Merrimack River, Atria Merrimack Place offers a full continuum of care for older adults. Independent living, assisted living, and memory care services support local seniors in this elegant, colonial-style, multi-story community building surrounded by trees. Pets hold a special place in the hearts of their owners. Bring your furry friend to live with you at this pet-friendly senior living community.

Enjoy tranquil living in a historic town along the I-95 corridor on the East Coast. Step back in time with a visit to the clock tower bell cast by Paul Revere at the historic First Presbyterian Church. Stroll along the picturesque waterfront on the accessible boardwalk. Enjoy seasonal live music at the Market Landing Park in town, or find local fare at the quaint, historic downtown district. Bird watch and hike at the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge. Taste test beverages and learn about brewing at the Newburyport Brewing Company. The town boasts of a Veterans Service Officer to assist local veterans and their families. At Atria Merrimack Place, you set the course for each day and how you spend your time!

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Senior living options offered

  • Assisted Living
  • Memory Care
  • Independent Living

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for Atria Merrimack Place

9.4 out of 10
Review Score61 reviewsWrite a review
Overall Experience
4.3
Cleanliness
4.5
Friendliness
4.5
Care Services
4.2
Staff
4.5
Meals & Dining
3.7
Activities
4.3
Value for Cost
4.1

A Place for Mom has scored Atria Merrimack Place with 9.4 out of 10 using our proprietary review score based on 5 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time, Atria Merrimack Place has 61 reviews with an average "overall experience" of 4.3 out of 5.

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Last Updated: 9/4/25

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Anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

September 4, 2025

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

Overall a nice community

I really don't know what to say. I feel like you have to be good about reaching out to them because they will not reach out to you. My mom is at independent living level and it is very much independent so it feels like other than meals you make your own way. The other residents have been friendly. The dining room staff are great. Food has been good and my mom is somewhat picky.

Janice

Assisted Living

Family/friend

September 3, 2025

5.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review

A Difficult Job Made Easier.

Very helpful and knowledgeable of places and policies. I also loved their ability to set up appointments for viewing.

Karen

Assisted Living

Family/friend

May 22, 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

Our families experience.

The staff is amazing. They have been so helpful thru so much transition for my father. They have been activities are great as well. Beautiful environment. I'm glad to refer atria's Merrimack place in Newburyport

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

February 21, 2025

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

Highly recommend

Very accommodating and outgoing staff. Most views from the rooms looked out on wooded areas, flowering trees and well maintained gardens. They were spacious with large windows that allowed for lots of natural light. The facility had gone through a remodeling a few years prior so very updated. beautiful, library, outdoor courtyard, gym and movie theater. The dining area is fantastic. Again, great views of the surrounding grounds with restaurant style dining. Also a pub and outdoor dining in the warmer weather.

Jim H

Assisted Living

Resident/client

November 6, 2024

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

Good value for cost

Nice facility. Staff tries very hard and does very well. Meals can be spotty in terms of value. They often have personnel shortages in dining room but try very hard to minimize any negative impact on residents. Residents are all elderly and many have problems with getting around. They have many activities some of which are innovative. Management is very involved in daily activities and quick to address any issues. All in all a caring place, that seems to be reasonably priced and well managed. They do have a “small” memory care unit but their main focus is assisted living units with only minor medical care.

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

March 30, 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

Highly Recommended

The staff is very responsive. Housekeeping is great. Whenever we go there, everything is neat and clean. The facility is on top of things and communicates well with the family. They were very helpful during the move in process and also when we changed rooms a few months ago. The meals have been of high quality. I would highly recommend Atria Merrimack Place.

J B

Independent Living

Resident/client

March 7, 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

Atria in my opinion

Comfortable, feel safe, and have made good friends. Very nice and extremely pleasant staff. Have lived here since March of 2023, and have made a home here. The residents are happy and we stay quite busy!

julie T

Memory Care

Family/friend

February 22, 2024

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

Care for mom at Atria memory care

Care for my mom at has been excellent! She resides in the memory care unit and has dimentia along with mobility challenges. The team at atria has treated Mom with the utmost care and compassion for Moms needs and has supported our family to work through obstacles with resolutions to help Mom navigate through her daily life as a resident. They provide daily physical and cognitive activities to keep her engaged and stimulated which are so important for people living with dimentia, plus they have a lot of fun doing them! We are grateful to have Mom in a place we know she is safe and well looked after. I would highly recommend Atria Merrimack place. We worked closely with [name removed] as we began our search for a place for Mom and he went above and beyond! Everyone from the office level to the nursing/anids are amazing and the facilities are impeccable!

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

February 6, 2024

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

Atria is a great place!

Everyone that works there is super friendly and helpful. They were available to answer every question that we had and were super accommodating. Everyone - director, sales, business, wait staff, maintenance, front desk, and aides! The place is beautiful and feels like an apartment, not a nursing home. My parents were welcomed so warmly on move in day. Staff treats family members as part of the community. Thankful, that my parents have funds to afford this wonderful place!

Anonymous

Memory Care

Family/friend

January 16, 2024

3.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review
Cleanliness
4.0
Friendliness
3.0
Value for Cost
2.0
Care Services
3.0
Activities
3.0
Staff
3.0
Meals & Dining
4.0

Great overall but needs improvement

#1 - overalll a good facility #2 -overall very clean #3 - overall most staff is friendly and helpful #4- quality is decent but could use improvement #5 -food is good #6- need more activities for memory care #7- very expensive and could do more daily for my mom consisting the cost.

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

December 15, 2023

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

Best decision we could have made

My mother loves the place. She is very happy. A month after my parents moved in, my father passed and it was very difficult for her but the employees and residents were so supportive and she has just thrived. Best decision we made!

BV

Assisted Living

Resident/client

July 12, 2023

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

3 months at Atria

My experience at Atria seems to be nothing but a positive one. Staff is helpful. I recognize like they are many other residential facilities, having concerns over staffing problems. Staff has been nothing but helpful, responsive. Food has been quite excellent compared to my previous home.

PBT

Assisted Living

Resident/client

June 23, 2023

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

Helpful Suggestions

1. Just because you have Long Term Care Insurance don't assume you you will be accepted for its benefits. 2. In my case it feels like I am living in a hotel. 3. Try to talk with as many staff members and other residents before making a decision. 4. Eat one of their meals.

Dawn

Assisted Living

Family/friend

March 11, 2023

2.0 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
4.0
Value for Cost
1.0
Care Services
1.0
Activities
1.0
Staff
4.0
Meals & Dining
1.0

Don't move in here

The worst they will tell you how they will bring you to Dr appt.'s but don't tell you only 10 mile radius and that they can only take you 2 days a week. The food is the worst. My family member has been living there for 2 months and still hasn't been able to get any physical therapy. They will tell you that they will do a lot of things for you which they will for an additional charge. Please do not put you family member here because it is the worst!

JW

Assisted Living

Family/friend

January 9, 2023

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

Amazing Community

The staff is wonderful, supportive and caring. Housekeeping is also good. The food could use improvement. We picked this community because, of the friendliness of everyone, and the staff seemed to really care. The place is amazing. Overall, I would recommend to other families.

Anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

September 16, 2022

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

Outstanding service

It was complicated getting in, but not that difficult. The people were very helpful, it went pretty smoothly. It's expensive, but they all are, so that's really not a negative. The staff there were very helpful and everyone was friendly; it couldn't be better service.

Theresa J

Assisted Living

Toured community

September 15, 2022

5.0 out of 5 stars
Cleanliness
5.0
Friendliness
5.0
Value for Cost
5.0
Staff
5.0

Great tour

Beautiful community!

anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

September 15, 2022

4.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review

Our families experience

The Atria Merrimack Place is a very clean community with very friendly staff - but they could work on improving their communication. However we do think the issue with communication has to do with current problems and post covid which those things are out of their control so they are trying their best.

anonymous

Memory Care

Toured community

August 9, 2022

4.0 out of 5 stars
Verified Review

Tour experience

We had a good tour experience with Atria Merrimack Place. Due to covid restrictions, we had to do the tour virtually so it was a little harder to get a good feel for what the facility was like. The location was also further for our family and we wanted to be able to visit often.

anonymous

Assisted Living

Family/friend

July 22, 2022

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

Very well run. Very good staff. Great place.

The staff listen to your feedback and act on it. They take very good care of my parents. The facility is great and very easy for the residents to move around. They have a gym on site, as well as a library and a beauty shop. They have activities constantly - movies, card games, puzzles, etc. There's always something going on, and they knock on people's doors and invite them to join in.

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