La Sierra Care Center
Nursing home in Merced, California, CMS certification number 055271
2424 M Street, Merced, CA 95340 · Merced County
- CMS overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 68
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- January 23, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 12
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does La Sierra Care Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. La Sierra Care Center is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 3 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 3 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours La Sierra Care Center reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 3.86
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.48
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.81
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.56
- Weekend total hours
- 3.48
- Nursing staff turnover
- 50%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 60%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on January 23, 2026 and cited 12 deficiencies, plus 1 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on August 23, 2024, found 12.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for La Sierra Care Center in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 65.7 residents live here, about 97% of its 68 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 68
- Average residents per day
- 65.7
- Certified since
- January 1, 1967
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns La Sierra Care Center
- Legal business name
- CF Merced La Sierra, LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 32 homes nationally under Cambridge Healthcare Services, 2.6-star chain average
Other nursing homes near La Sierra Care Center
- Merced Nursing & Rehabilitation Ctr510 West 26th Street, Merced 95340
- Golden Merced Care Center3170 M Street, Merced 95340
- Franciscan Post-Acute Care Center3169 M Street, Merced 95348
- Merced Behavioral Center1255 B Street, Merced 95341
- Anberry Post Acute1000 West Yosemite Avenue, Merced 95341
See also all nursing homes in Merced.
Who inspects nursing homes in California
California's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in California, the 6 in Merced, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run La Sierra Care Center, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about La Sierra Care Center
What is the CMS star rating of La Sierra Care Center?
3 out of 5 stars overall.
Does La Sierra Care Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at La Sierra Care Center?
12 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns La Sierra Care Center?
CF Merced La Sierra, LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.