# Merzoian Ranch License #547201874 · Porterville, Tulare County · Licensed for 6 — Small care home · a licensed care home (RCFE) Merzoian Ranch is a small care home in Porterville — a licensed residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE), the licence category behind “assisted living” and “board and care.” It is licensed for 6 residents since 2005. Dementia care and bedridden care are not on file. - Care approvals on file: Wheelchair · Hospice — State licensing record · September 27, 2026 - Typical starting rate: $4,000 a month — Typical in Tulare County · likely $3,000–$5,000 Full page: A citation does not make a home unsafe, and an empty file does not make a home good. ## Quick answers about Merzoian Ranch ### Is Merzoian Ranch licensed? The state lists this license as “Licensed,” per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. ### How many residents is Merzoian Ranch licensed for? 6 residents — a small home, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. ### Has Merzoian Ranch been cited? 0 Type A and 0 Type B citations since 2005, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. Those records count 6 state visits over the same years. ### Is Merzoian Ranch still open? This license was on the CDSS roster as of September 28, 2026. ### What does Merzoian Ranch cost? $4,000 a month to start is typical in Tulare County, likely $3,000–$5,000. This home’s own rate is not on file. Ask: “What is the all-in monthly rate, and what would push it higher?” Too few homes publish a rate here, so this is the middle of Covelight’s researched range for small care homes in Tulare County (compiled June 2026). 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 Merzoian Ranch take Medi-Cal? On Medi-Cal’s Assisted Living Waiver: this home is not on the DHCS participation list dated September 23, 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 Merzoian Ranch LLC, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. ### Can Merzoian Ranch keep a resident on hospice? Hospice care is approved on this license, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. ## Merzoian Ranch license and inspection record - Name on the license: “MERZOIAN RANCH LLC.”, per the CDSS roster as of May 25, 2025. - License #547201874. The state lists this license as “Licensed,” per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. - Licensed for 6 residents — a small home, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. - Licensed to Merzoian Ranch LLC, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. - First licensed in 2005, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. - 6 state inspection visits since 2005, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. - 0 Type A and 0 Type B citations on file since 2005, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. The same records count 6 state visits in that period. - 1 complaint and 0 substantiated allegations on file since 2005, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. One complaint can carry several allegations. - The most recent state visit on file is May 14, 2026, per CDSS records as of September 27, 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 September 27, 2026: [See the state’s own record]() - CDSS licensing roster — the listing, as of September 28, 2026 - DHCS Assisted Living Waiver participant list, as of September 23, 2026: