• CMS rates this facility 2/5 stars (below average)
• Has 121 certified beds with an average of 106 residents per day (88% occupancy)
• Last health inspection found 16 deficiencies (inspected Mar 21, 2025)
• Has been fined a total of $103,467 across 5 fine(s)
• Total nursing staff: 4.05 hours per resident per day
• Staff turnover rate: 60.6% (high)
• Part of the Golden SNF Operations chain (7 facilities)
Golden Merced Care Center is a 2-star Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home in Merced, California with 121 certified beds. It has been operating since 1968. The facility scored below average compared to California facilities.
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Provide each resident with a nourishing, palatable, well-balanced diet that meets his or her daily nutritional and special dietary needs.
Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service.
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
+ 6 more deficiencies
Staffing hours per resident per day. The black line shows the national average.
Quality measures as percentages of residents. Lower is better for all measures.
| Name | Role | Type | Ownership % | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAFIVE OPERATIONS HOLDINGS LLC | 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | Organization | 100% | Mar 1, 2023 |
| CH CAFIVE HOLDINGS LLC | 5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | Organization | N/A | Mar 1, 2023 |
| WITZCORP LLC | 5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | Organization | N/A | Mar 1, 2023 |
| HERZKA, YISROEL | 5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | Individual | N/A | Mar 1, 2023 |
| YENOWITZ, YITZCHOK | 5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | Individual | N/A | Mar 1, 2023 |
| CAFIVE OPCO MANAGER LLC | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Organization | N/A | Mar 1, 2023 |
| CAFIVE SNF CONSULTING LLC | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Organization | N/A | Mar 1, 2023 |
| COUVE HEALTHCARE CONSULTING LLC | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Organization | N/A | Aug 31, 2023 |
| MERCED SNF OPERATIONS LLC | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Organization | N/A | Mar 1, 2023 |
| VERITAS HEALTH SOLUTIONS LLC | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Organization | N/A | Mar 1, 2023 |
| BARIAS, KAREN | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Mar 3, 2025 |
| BOOTH, JEANETTE | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Mar 1, 2023 |
| MEADOR, DANIEL | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Mar 1, 2023 |
| NOYES, DEBORAH | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Mar 1, 2023 |
| PERLMAN, HAROLD | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Mar 3, 2025 |
| SPIELMAN, SHIMON | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Mar 1, 2023 |
| YENOWITZ, YITZCHOK | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Mar 1, 2023 |
| SPIELMAN, SHIMON | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | Mar 1, 2023 |
| YENOWITZ, YITZCHOK | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | Mar 1, 2023 |
| MERCED SNF REALTY LLC | 5% OR GREATER SECURITY INTEREST | Organization | N/A | Mar 1, 2023 |
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