Merkel Nursing Center
Nursing Home · 1704 N 1st, Merkel, TX 79536 · 3259285673
D-
graded on 75% of our rubric
Public records for this provider include abuse or neglect findings. Review the underlying records before deciding.
Scores by dimension
| Dimension | Score | Data confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Safety & compliance | 0.0 / 5 | high |
| Staffing | 2.2 / 5 | high |
| Clinical outcomes | 1.5 / 5 | high |
| Enforcement | 0.1 / 5 | high |
| Financial stability | 3.4 / 5 | med |
Key facts
| Care type | Nursing Home |
| Beds | 65 |
| Ownership | For Profit - Limited Liability Company |
| Operator | Emi Healthcare Llc |
| Certified since | 2005-06-01 |
| CMS overall star | 1 / 5 |
| Accepts Medicaid | Yes |
Inspection & enforcement record
- Health-inspection citations: 5 immediate jeopardy · 0 actual harm · 52 potential for harm · 7 minor
- Federal fines: $406,589 · payment denials: 0 · penalty actions: 5
- On the CMS Special Focus Facility watch list.
Clinical outcomes — the measures behind the score
The 7 CMS MDS quality measures (2025Q1-2025Q4) driving this facility's clinical score — the same measures behind the CMS QM star. All are adverse-event rates: lower is better. Worst first. Percentiles are national.
| Measure | Rate | vs US nursing homes |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection (long stay) | 10.5% | worse than 99% of US nursing homes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers (long stay) | 14.8% | worse than 99% of US nursing homes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury (long stay) | 6% | worse than 88% of US nursing homes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication (long stay) | 22.1% | worse than 79% of US nursing homes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened (long stay) | 16.9% | worse than 63% of US nursing homes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder (long stay) | 0.6% | worse than 60% of US nursing homes |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased (long stay) | 15.4% | worse than 59% of US nursing homes |
What this costs
- This facility's reported avg daily charge: $164/day · $ (price tier 1 of 5 among Texas nursing homes) — from its own federal cost report, FY ending 2024-12. Gross charges across all payers and services: higher than a quoted private rate, but computed identically for every facility, which makes the tier a fair within-state comparison.
- Payer mix (resident days): 62% Medicaid · 4% Medicare · 34% other/private · 42% occupancy
- Texas median (quoted rates): $185/day semi-private · $250/day private (national: $315 · $355)
- Accepts Medicaid: yes
- This facility's quoted rate: not public. This facility's quoted private rate isn't published by any federal or state source. Medicare covers short rehab stays (up to 100 days, copays after day 20); long-term stays are private pay until savings spend down to Medicaid. How to get the real number →
Market medians: CareScout Cost of Care Survey 2025 (collected July–November 2025), state-level — individual providers vary widely around a median. Facility-level prices aren't published by any government source; how to get a real quote.
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Source: CMS Provider Information + Health Deficiencies + Penalties (as of 2026-05). Part of our Taylor County nursing homes coverage. Spot an error? Tell us.