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Merkel Nursing Center

1704 N 1ST · Merkel, TX 79536 · 65 beds
Phone: 3259285673
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CMS Five-Star Rating · as of latest federal update

Overall
1 / 5
Staffing
★★
2 / 5
Health Inspection
1 / 5
Quality Measures
1 / 5

Safety & Enforcement CMS federal record

Safety indicators

Abuse indicator Flagged — abuse finding
Special Focus Facility Enhanced oversight
Substantiated complaints 0

Financial penalties

4
Fines
$397,149
Total fines
0
Payment denials
4
Total penalties

Staffing Hours per resident / day

0.47787
RN hours per resident / day
Benchmark ≥ 0.75
3.18012
Total nursing hours / day
Benchmark ≈ 4.1
2.89249
Weekend nursing hours / day
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Higher staffing — especially RN time — correlates with better outcomes and higher CMS star ratings.

Recent Deficiency Citations Last 36 months · CMS surveys

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Quality Measures CMS MDS · lower is better

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