# Merced Senior Living License #247206921 · Merced, Merced County · Licensed for 93 — Large care community · a licensed care home (RCFE) Address: 3420 R St, Merced, CA 95348 Phone: (209) 580-6124 (From the state licensing record, October 26, 2026) Merced Senior Living is a large care community in Merced — a licensed residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE), the licence category behind “assisted living” and “board and care.” It is licensed for 93 residents since 2015. Dementia care is not on file. - Care approvals on file: Wheelchair · Hospice · Bedridden — State licensing record · October 26, 2026 - Estimated starting rate: $4,200 a month — Covelight estimate · likely $3,250–$5,350 Full page: A citation does not make a home unsafe, and an empty file does not make a home good. ## Quick answers about Merced Senior Living ### Is Merced Senior Living licensed? The state lists this license as “Licensed,” per CDSS records as of October 26, 2026. ### How many residents is Merced Senior Living licensed for? 93 residents — a large community, per CDSS records as of October 26, 2026. ### Has Merced Senior Living been cited? 5 Type A and 8 Type B citations since 2015, per CDSS records as of October 26, 2026. Those records count 43 state visits over the same years. ### Is Merced Senior Living still open? This license was on the CDSS roster as of November 4, 2026. ### What does Merced Senior Living cost? $4,200 a month to start is a Covelight estimate, likely $3,250–$5,350. This home’s own rate is not on file. Ask: “What is the all-in monthly rate, and what would push it higher?” Covelight’s estimate starts from the rates 10 communities with 50 or more beds within 40 miles publish, then adjusts for this home’s size, state care approvals, Medi-Cal waiver participation, years licensed and the area’s prices. In testing, the likely range held the real rate for 6 in 10 homes. This home’s own rate is not on file. The price is made in the phone call. Nothing here is a quote, an offer or a discount. A starting rate is the room and the base care. California homes commonly bill care levels, medication management, supplies, transport and a second person in the room as extras. Many also charge a one-time fee at move-in. Ask for that list in writing before anything is signed. Only prices a home put out itself count here: its own website, a listing it supplied, or a price a listing site says the home confirmed. Prices a site shows without saying where they came from are left out. ### Does Merced Senior Living take Medi-Cal? On Medi-Cal’s Assisted Living Waiver: this home is not on the DHCS participation list dated October 1, 2026. Ask the program about current options. The waiver pays for care services, not room and board. ### Who holds the license? The license is held by Northstar Senior Living Inc; Northstar Snr Lvg Mgt, per CDSS records as of October 26, 2026. [See the homes licensed to Northstar Senior Living Inc. — at least 6 on the state roster.]() ### Is there a hospital nearby? Mercy Medical Center is 1.3 miles away in a straight line, per the CDPH licensed-hospital list dated September 16, 2026. [See licensed care homes near it.]() ### Can Merced Senior Living keep a resident on hospice? Hospice care is approved on this license, covering up to 24 residents, per CDSS records as of October 26, 2026. ## Merced Senior Living license and inspection record - Name on the license: “MERCED SENIOR LIVING”, per the CDSS roster as of May 25, 2025. - License #247206921. The state lists this license as “Licensed,” per CDSS records as of October 26, 2026. - Licensed for 93 residents — a large community, per CDSS records as of October 26, 2026. - Licensed to Northstar Senior Living Inc; Northstar Snr Lvg Mgt, per CDSS records as of October 26, 2026. - First licensed in 2015, per CDSS records as of October 26, 2026. - 43 state inspection visits since 2015, per CDSS records as of October 26, 2026. - 5 Type A and 8 Type B citations on file since 2015, per CDSS records as of October 26, 2026. The same records count 43 state visits in that period. - 20 complaints and 14 substantiated allegations on file since 2015, per CDSS records as of October 26, 2026. One complaint can carry several allegations. - The most recent state visit on file is September 21, 2026, per CDSS records as of October 26, 2026. - Type A citation: a violation that poses an immediate risk to health, safety or personal rights if it is not corrected - Type B citation: a violation that could become a risk if not corrected, or one involving records, resources or required services California writes these definitions for every licensed home, not for this one. [CDSS citation definitions (PDF)]() ## Sources - CDSS Community Care Licensing — status, capacity, license holder, the first-license year, citations, complaints and visits, per CDSS records as of October 26, 2026: [See the state’s own record]() - CDSS licensing roster — the listing, as of November 4, 2026 - DHCS Assisted Living Waiver participant list, as of October 1, 2026: - CDPH licensed-hospital list, dated September 16, 2026 Covelight Care is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the sources named on this page.