Merkel Nursing Center is a medicare and medicaid certified nursing home in Merkel, Texas. It is located in Taylor county at
1704 N 1st, Merkel, Texas 79536. You can reach out to the office of Merkel Nursing Center via phone at
(325) 928-5673. This skilled nursing facility has 66 federally certified beds with average occupancy rate of 43.94%. Its legal business name is Distinguished Health Care Inc. and has the following ownership type - For Profit - Corporation.
Merkel Nursing Center (Medicare CCN 676053) is certified by CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) and participates in both medicare and medicaid program. This means if you are part of medicare or medicaid program, you may consider this nursing facility for your medical needs. It was first certified by CMS in 2005 (19 years certified) and the last quality survey was conducted in November, 2019.
Nursing Home Profile
| Name | Merkel Nursing Center |
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| Location | 1704 N 1st, Merkel, Texas |
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| Certified By | Medicare and Medicaid |
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| No. of Certified Beds | 66 |
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| Occupancy Rate | 43.94% |
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| Medicare ID (CCN) | 676053 |
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| Legal Business Name | Distinguished Health Care Inc. |
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| Ownership Type | For Profit - Corporation |
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NPI Associated with this Nursing Home:
Nursing Homes may have multiple NPI numbers. We have found possible NPI number/s associated with Merkel Nursing Center from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.
| NPI Number | 1467446856 |
| Organization Name | DISTINGUISHED HEALTH CARE INC |
| Doing Business As | MERKEL NURSING CENTER |
| Address | 1704 N 1st St, Merkel, TX 79536 |
| Phone Number | 325-928-5673 |
| NPI Number | 1528736410 |
| Organization Name | EMI HEALTHCARE LLC |
| Address | 1704 N 1st, Merkel, TX 79536 |
| Phone Number | 325-928-5673 |
Quality Ratings:
Nursing homes vary in the quality of care and services they provide to their residents. The below quality ratings for Merkel Nursing Center are calculated from three sources - health inspection results, staffing data, and quality measure data. This information gives you an indication of the care Merkel Nursing Center give to their patients.
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Complaints, Fines and Penalties:
| Number of Facility Reported Incidents | 0 |
| Number of Substantiated Complaints | 0 |
| Number of Fines | 0 |
| Total Amount of Fines in Dollars | $0 |
| Number of Payment Denials | 0 |
| Total Number of Penalties | 0 |
Patients' Stay Experience:
The resident survey data of Merkel Nursing Center is compared against the national average with the color code indicators:
Better than National Average Worse than National Average
| Experience Measure | Provider | National Avg. |
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| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | 21.55 | 14.46 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight | 6.06 | 5.51 |
| Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder | 49.09 | 48.41 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | 7.88 | 1.79 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection | 5.79 | 2.65 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms | 5.38 | 5.05 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained | 0 | 0.23 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | 4.29 | 3.36 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 100 | 93.87 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | 23.66 | 14.2 |