Golden Merced Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Golden Merced Care Center is a 121-bed for-profit nursing home in Merced, California, part of Golden SNF Operations. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.52 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 5% below the California average of 2.65, and 58.3% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Golden Merced Care Center
3170 M StreetMerced, CA 95340
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 Golden Merced Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.52 hours per resident per day, 5% below the California average. With about 108 residents a day, that works out to roughly 273 aide hours a day, or about 34 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) | 2.52 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.18 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.38 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.08 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.74 | 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
58.3% of nursing staff at Golden Merced 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 63.6%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 21, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 14 health deficiencies (California average 15.7). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $83,538 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2023 | Fine | $83,538 |
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. Golden Merced Care Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Golden Merced Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Golden SNF Operations, 7 homes
- Legal name: Merced SNF Operations LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 21, 1968
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Golden Merced Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Merced Nursing & Rehabilitation Ctr Merced | 0.2 | 79 | 2.50 | 4.29 | 54.5% | 4 | None |
| La Sierra Care Center Merced | 0.3 | 68 | 2.53 | 3.93 | 54.9% | 3 | None |
| Franciscan Post-Acute Care Center Merced | 0.5 | 71 | 2.67 | 4.30 | 31.3% | 4 | $9,110 |
| Merced Behavioral Center Merced | 1.6 | 96 | 2.32 | 3.74 | 17.8% | 5 | None |
| Anberry Post Acute Merced · many days without an RN | 3.2 | 120 | 1.74 | 2.92 | 41.3% | 3 | None |
| Anberry Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Atwater | 7.0 | 99 | 2.31 | 3.48 | 28.6% | 5 | None |
| Grace Home Inc. Livingston | 14.4 | 33 | 2.91 | 4.34 | 16.2% | 5 | None |
| Palms Care Center Chowchilla | 17.6 | 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.