Merkel Nursing Center - Nursing Home in Merkel, TX
Merkel Nursing Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Merkel, TX (79536). In the current data, its CMS overall star rating stands at 1 out of 5.
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Contact details
Telephone: 325-928-5673
Street address: 1704 N 1ST, Merkel, TX 79536
County: Taylor County
CMS ratings for Merkel Nursing Center
CMS Five-Star ratings roll up three areas - health inspections, quality measures, and staffing - and the overall rating is built from those domains. For Merkel Nursing Center, the published overall rating is 1 out of 5, with health inspections at 1 and staffing at 3.
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Inspections, fines & enforcement
CMS publishes health inspection results and any civil money penalties or enforcement actions for certified providers. The current Care Compare record is the authoritative source for Merkel Nursing Center.
Staffing
| CMS staffing star rating | 3 / 5 |
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Ownership & operation
Legal name: Emi Healthcare LLC. Ownership type: For profit - Limited Liability company. Provider type: Medicare and Medicaid. CMS keeps ownership and operator details on file for every certified provider; confirm current ownership directly with the provider.
About nursing homes in Merkel
Nursing homes, also called skilled nursing facilities, care for people who need ongoing nursing, rehabilitation following a hospital stay, or long-term residential support. CMS inspects them about once a year and issues Five-Star ratings covering health inspections, staffing, and quality measures.
To compare nursing homes, look past the star rating to the health inspection findings themselves, review nurse staffing levels and turnover, and ask about rehabilitation, memory care, and how care plans get reviewed. For local alternatives, browse the Nursing Homes directory for Merkel, the Taylor County nursing homes list, or all care types in Merkel.
ZIP code: all care providers in ZIP 79536 · Nursing Homes in ZIP 79536
Key facts
| Care type | Nursing Home |
|---|---|
| CMS overall rating | 1 / 5 |
| Health inspection rating | 1 / 5 |
| Quality measures rating | 1 / 5 |
| Staffing rating | 3 / 5 |
| Certified beds | 65 |
| Residents | 18.7 |
| Ownership | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Provider type | Medicare and Medicaid |
| CMS certification number | 676053 |
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Data provenance
Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information - dataset 4pq5-n9py. Processing date: 2026-07-01. See the methodology page for normalization details. This profile is informational only and is not medical advice.
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