CMS Nurses for Nursing Homes: Qualifying Nursing Homes in Merced County, California
Nurses for Nursing Homes is a $275 million CMS program, announced October 23, 2026, that pays registered nurses and licensed practical nurses up to $50,000 in student loan repayment and stipends for three years of work at a qualifying nursing home. Applications opened October 26, 2026 at NursesforNursingHomes.cms.gov.
This page maps every home on CMS’s qualifying list of October 22, 2026. Search near a ZIP code, or by state, county or chain, and export the results. CMS will update the list during the program; its official list and campaign page are the current source.
All 10 nursing homes in Merced County, California qualify on CMS’s Nurses for Nursing Homes list of October 22, 2026. CMS classes Merced County as urban.
In California, 785 of 1,165 nursing homes (67.4%) qualify.
CMS’s List of Qualifying Nursing Homes is the official source. This page uses the list of October 22, 2026; CMS will update it during the program, so check the current list before relying on this one. Nurses apply at NursesforNursingHomes.cms.gov.
| Nursing home | City | Qualifies | Chain | Beds | CCN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANBERRY NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER | Atwater | Yes, urban county | Generations Healthcare | 99 | 555244 |
| ANBERRY POST ACUTE | Merced | Yes, urban county | 120 | 555901 | |
| FRANCISCAN POST-ACUTE CARE CENTER | Merced | Yes, urban county | Avalon Health Care | 71 | 055979 |
| GOLDEN MERCED CARE CENTER | Merced | Yes, urban county | Golden Snf Operations | 121 | 055988 |
| GRACE HOME INC. | Livingston | Yes, urban county | 33 | 05A110 | |
| LA SIERRA CARE CENTER | Merced | Yes, urban county | Cambridge Healthcare Services | 68 | 055271 |
| Los Banos Post Acute | Los Banos | Yes, urban county | Kalesta Healthcare Group | 59 | 055028 |
| Merced Behavioral Center | Merced | Yes, urban county | 96 | 05A147 | |
| MERCED NURSING & REHABILITATION CTR | Merced | Yes, urban county | Cambridge Healthcare Services | 79 | 055249 |
| NEW BETHANY SKILLED NURSING | Los Banos | Yes, urban county | 35 | 555758 |
What this means for a facility
This page shows which homes qualify. SNF Insights, our skilled nursing platform, shows each facility’s RN and LPN staffing, turnover and posted nurse pay next to its nearest competitors.
See SNF Insights →Sources: CMS List of Qualifying Nursing Homes (October 22, 2026), Qualifying Nursing Home Methodology and Frequently Asked Questions; star ratings, beds and locations from the CMS Nursing Home Provider Information file, October 2026 release. Rural counts by state are BARA Analytics’ match of each home’s county to CMS’s rural county list. The one home in Guam is in the counts but not on the map. BARA Analytics is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by CMS.