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La Sierra Care Center

2424 M Street, Merced, CA, 95340

Type
Nursing home
Medicare/Medicaid certified · CCN 055271

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Federal Quality Data

Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.

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CMS Star Ratings

Overall3 / 5
Health inspections3 / 5
Staffing2 / 5
Quality measures3 / 5

Facility & Staffing

Ownership
For profit - Limited Liability company · Chain: Cambridge Healthcare Services
Certified beds
68 · avg 66 residents/day
Total nursing staff turnover
57.9%higher than most California nursing homesCalifornia avg: 37.4% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
RN turnover
88.9%higher than most California nursing homesCalifornia avg: 39.4% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
Administrators who left
0 departednear the California averageCalifornia avg: 0.4 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare

Medicare certification

CMS Certification Number
055271
Certified beds
68 beds · avg 66 residents/day
Ownership type
For profit - Limited Liability company
Continuing-care community
No

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Ownership & operations

Legal business name
Cf Merced La Sierra, Llc
Chain affiliation
Cambridge Healthcare Services

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Federal ownership record

For-profitLlc

Chain affiliation

Part of the Cambridge Healthcare Services chain — 32 facilities. Chain-wide average overall rating 2.6 / 5.

Parent entity

Crescent Facilities Operations Llc

Disclosed owners (25 on record)

  • Cambridge Healthcare Services Llc

    Adp of The Snf · since 2025

  • Michael Darouze

    Adp of The Snf · since 2025

  • Arun Manoharan

    Adp of The Snf · since 2024

  • Julie Butenko

    Operational/managerial Control · since 2023

  • Heidi Capela

    Operational/managerial Control · since 2023

  • Lance a Hassell

    Operational/managerial Control · since 2022

+ 19 additional owners on the federal record.

Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.

Federal inspection record

38 health citations on file4 from complaints

Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 38)

  • E0912·Jan 23, 2026

    Environmental Deficiencies

    Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.

  • D0880·Jan 23, 2026

    Infection Control Deficiencies

    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  • E0842·Jan 23, 2026

    Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

    Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

  • E0812·Jan 23, 2026

    Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

    Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

  • E0806·Jan 23, 2026

    Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

    Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.

  • E0803·Jan 23, 2026

    Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

    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.

  • E0801·Jan 23, 2026

    Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

    Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.

  • D0761·Jan 23, 2026

    Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

    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.

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Fire-safety citations

23 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Jan 23, 2026. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.

Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.

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Where this information comes from

  • Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.

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