# Pacifica Senior Living Merced License #247206921 · Merced, Merced County · Licensed for 93 — Large care community · a licensed care home (RCFE) Pacifica Senior Living Merced 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 · September 27, 2026 - Estimated starting rate: $4,200 a month — Covelight estimate · likely $3,300–$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 Pacifica Senior Living Merced ### Is Pacifica Senior Living Merced licensed? The state lists this license as “Licensed,” per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. ### How many residents is Pacifica Senior Living Merced licensed for? 93 residents — a large community, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. ### Has Pacifica Senior Living Merced been cited? 5 Type A and 10 Type B citations since 2015, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. Those records count 46 state visits over the same years. ### Is Pacifica Senior Living Merced still open? This license was on the CDSS roster as of September 28, 2026. ### What does Pacifica Senior Living Merced cost? $4,200 a month to start is a Covelight estimate, likely $3,300–$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 9 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 Pacifica Senior Living Merced 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 Northstar Senior Living Inc; Northstar Snr Lvg Mgt, per CDSS records as of September 27, 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 1.4 miles away in a straight line, per the CDPH licensed-hospital list dated September 16, 2026. [See licensed care homes near it.]() ### Can Pacifica Senior Living Merced keep a resident on hospice? Hospice care is approved on this license, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. ## Pacifica Senior Living Merced license and inspection record - Name on the license: “PACIFICA SENIOR LIVING MERCED”, per the CDSS roster as of May 25, 2025. - License #247206921. The state lists this license as “Licensed,” per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. - Licensed for 93 residents — a large community, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. - Licensed to Northstar Senior Living Inc; Northstar Snr Lvg Mgt, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. - First licensed in 2015, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. - 46 state inspection visits since 2015, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. - 5 Type A and 10 Type B citations on file since 2015, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. The same records count 46 state visits in that period. - 21 complaints and 16 substantiated allegations on file since 2015, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. One complaint can carry several allegations. - The most recent state visit on file is April 29, 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: - CDPH licensed-hospital list, dated September 16, 2026