Nursing-home profile

Merkel Nursing Center

1704 N 1st. St., MERKEL, TX, 79536
CCN 676053

CMS abuse iconSpecial focus: SFF Candidate

Overall rating

★☆☆☆☆

Beds65

Avg residents27

OwnershipFor profit - Limited Liability company

Summary

Merkel Nursing Center is a CMS-certified nursing home in MERKEL, TX, currently rated 1 of 5 stars overall by CMS. The facility has 56 health deficiencies cited in the last three years, including 5 immediate-jeopardy citations. CMS has assessed 5 civil money penalties totaling $406,589.

CMS five-star ratings

Overall

★☆☆☆☆

Health inspection

★☆☆☆☆

Quality measures

★☆☆☆☆

Staffing

★★☆☆☆

Long-stay QM

★☆☆☆☆

Health deficiencies

Last 3 years

All time

Actual harm

Immediate jeopardy

Infection-control citations

Last survey

2025-12-04

Penalties & enforcement

Fines (count)

Total fined

$407K

Payment denials

Last penalty

2026-02-16

Staffing

Nurse hrs / resident / day

3.18

RN hrs / resident / day

0.48

Certified beds

Nursing turnover

64.9%

Federal enforcement record

3Wage & Hour Division cases — $7,929 in back wages owed.

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About this data

Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (Nursing Home Care Compare). CMS five-star ratings updated monthly; deficiency and penalty data reflect the most recent CMS release ingested by FastDOL. Methodology · Browse nursing homes by state.