With a population of 97,703 , Merced, California is a medium size city. Surprisingly, there are only 4 nursing homes in the city, which is not quite as many as we expected in a city of this size. With a city grade of B-, you should be able to find a solid nursing home in the city. This is just about average by national standards, which is perfectly respectable. You can continue reading to find more information about how this city's nursing homes fared in our category grades.
While this city received a decent overall grade, its inspection grade is more impressive than its overall score. Due to some of its nursing homes receiving strong inspection reports this year, Merced received one of our higher scores in that category with a B+. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in calculating our inspection ratings. One critical factor is deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of deficiencies is usually more important than the number of deficiencies, as some are relatively minor. Merced also received strong long-term care score where it earned a B in this area. In our final two categories, Merced earned slightly below average grades for our short-term care and nursing categories.