Franciscan Post-Acute Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Franciscan Post-Acute Care Center is a 71-bed for-profit nursing home in Merced, California, part of Avalon Health Care. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.67 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the California average of 2.65, and 31.3% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Franciscan Post-Acute Care Center
3169 M StreetMerced, CA 95348
Merced County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Franciscan Post-Acute Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.67 hours per resident per day, about the same as the California average. With about 64 residents a day, that works out to roughly 172 aide hours a day, or about 21 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 8% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | California avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.67 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.26 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.37 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.30 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.96 | 4.09 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
31.3% of nursing staff at Franciscan Post-Acute Care Center left over the year CMS measured, against a California average of 36.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 71.4%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 10, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 4 health deficiencies (California average 15.7). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $9,110 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 2025 | Fine | $9,110 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Franciscan Post-Acute Care Center holds 4 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Franciscan Post-Acute Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Avalon Health Care, 16 homes
- Legal name: Avalon Care Center-Merced Franciscan, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 31, 1969
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Franciscan Post-Acute Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Golden Merced Care Center Merced | 0.5 | 121 | 2.52 | 4.08 | 58.3% | 3 | $83,538 |
| Merced Nursing & Rehabilitation Ctr Merced | 0.7 | 79 | 2.50 | 4.29 | 54.5% | 4 | None |
| La Sierra Care Center Merced | 0.8 | 68 | 2.53 | 3.93 | 54.9% | 3 | None |
| Merced Behavioral Center Merced | 2.1 | 96 | 2.32 | 3.74 | 17.8% | 5 | None |
| Anberry Post Acute Merced · many days without an RN | 3.7 | 120 | 1.74 | 2.92 | 41.3% | 3 | None |
| Anberry Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Atwater | 6.8 | 99 | 2.31 | 3.48 | 28.6% | 5 | None |
| Grace Home Inc. Livingston | 14.2 | 33 | 2.91 | 4.34 | 16.2% | 5 | None |
| Palms Care Center Chowchilla | 18.0 | 65 | 2.69 | 4.15 | 37.3% | 4 | None |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.