# 23 Merced County care homes hold a hospice waiver on file 23 of Merced County's 24 state-licensed residential care homes hold a hospice waiver on the California Department of Social Services licensing record (retrieved September 27, 2026). These are care homes, not hospices — hospice care itself comes from a separate licensed hospice agency the family chooses. Every home with the waiver on file is listed below, alphabetically. California requires an approved hospice waiver, or an exception from the department, before a licensed home may keep a resident receiving hospice services. Those are the department’s own words (CDSS Provider Information Notice 22-24-ASC, citing 22 CCR §87632). Each home below carries the waiver on the state’s record. An exception is granted case by case, and the licensing record does not publish it — so this is not every home in the county that could. Full page: ## Which Merced County homes hold a hospice waiver? The 23 homes below hold hospice waivers on the state licensing record retrieved September 27, 2026. Homes are listed alphabetically — never ranked — and each name links to its full state record, including inspection history and every care approval on file. - [A Golden Care]() — Merced · Small board-and-care home · licensed for 6 residents · License #247209290 · Wheelchair / non-ambulatory · Hospice care · Bedridden - [Anaya Elder Care]() — Los Banos · Small board-and-care home · licensed for 6 residents · License #247209204 · Wheelchair / non-ambulatory · Dementia care · Hospice care - [At Haven Home]() — Merced · Small board-and-care home · licensed for 6 residents · License #247208959 · Wheelchair / non-ambulatory · Dementia care · Hospice care · Bedridden - [At Haven Home II]() — Merced · Mid-size home · licensed for 13 residents · License #247209199 · Wheelchair / non-ambulatory · Dementia care · Hospice care - [Atwater Residential Care Facility]() — Atwater · Small board-and-care home · licensed for 5 residents · License #247209209 · Wheelchair / non-ambulatory · Dementia care · Hospice care - [Christina's Home Care]() — Hilmar · Small board-and-care home · licensed for 6 residents · License #247209058 · Wheelchair / non-ambulatory · Hospice care - [Grannies Home Care]() — Los Banos · Small board-and-care home · licensed for 4 residents · License #247209616 · Wheelchair / non-ambulatory · Dementia care · Hospice care · Bedridden - [Guardian Angel Home Care II]() — Atwater · Small board-and-care home · licensed for 6 residents · License #247203432 · Wheelchair / non-ambulatory · Hospice care - [Helping Hands Care Home]() — Merced · Small board-and-care home · licensed for 6 residents · License #247209260 · Wheelchair / non-ambulatory · Dementia care · Hospice care · Bedridden - [Integrated Health Care]() — Merced · Small board-and-care home · licensed for 6 residents · License #247206253 · Wheelchair / non-ambulatory · Hospice care - [Kazlin Infinite Care]() — Merced · Small board-and-care home · licensed for 6 residents · License #247206554 · Wheelchair / non-ambulatory · Hospice care - [LLC Retirement Homes I]() — Merced · Small board-and-care home · licensed for 6 residents · License #247209030 · Wheelchair / non-ambulatory · Hospice care · Bedridden - [LLC Retirement Homes II]() — Atwater · Small board-and-care home · licensed for 6 residents · License #247209026 · Wheelchair / non-ambulatory · Hospice care · Bedridden - [Luares Home Care]() — Merced · Small board-and-care home · licensed for 6 residents · License #247209659 · Wheelchair / non-ambulatory · Dementia care · Hospice care · Bedridden - [Merced Senior Care]() — Merced · Small board-and-care home · licensed for 6 residents · License #247209657 · Wheelchair / non-ambulatory · Dementia care · Hospice care - [Pacifica Senior Living Merced]() — Merced · Large community · licensed for 93 residents · License #247206921 · Wheelchair / non-ambulatory · Hospice care · Bedridden - [Park Merced]() — Merced · Large community · licensed for 125 residents · License #247202428 · Wheelchair / non-ambulatory · Hospice care · Bedridden - [Rovelo Senior Home]() — Merced · Small board-and-care home · licensed for 6 residents · License #247209572 · Wheelchair / non-ambulatory · Dementia care · Hospice care · Bedridden - [Royalty Care Homes]() — Atwater · Small board-and-care home · licensed for 6 residents · License #247209638 · Wheelchair / non-ambulatory · Dementia care · Hospice care · Bedridden - [Seva Care Home]() — Livingston · Small board-and-care home · licensed for 6 residents · License #247209408 · Wheelchair / non-ambulatory · Hospice care · Bedridden - [St. Anthony's Senior Care]() — Merced · Small board-and-care home · licensed for 6 residents · License #247209342 · Wheelchair / non-ambulatory · Dementia care · Hospice care · Bedridden - [Valley Spring Memory Care]() — Los Banos · Large community · licensed for 50 residents · License #247209172 · Wheelchair / non-ambulatory · Dementia care · Hospice care - [Westside Elderly Care I]() — Los Banos · Small board-and-care home · licensed for 6 residents · License #247208803 · Wheelchair / non-ambulatory · Hospice care · Bedridden CDSS licensing roster · September 27, 2026 ## What is a hospice waiver in a California care home? "Hospice waiver" is the state’s term for the approval a residential care home must hold before a resident receiving hospice services may remain in the home — unless the department has granted that home an exception instead (22 CCR §87616(c)). The waiver belongs to the home’s license; the hospice care itself is delivered by a separately licensed hospice agency the family chooses. A home without the waiver on file is not refusing hospice — the record shows no waiver, which is not the same as no route, and every approval decision stays with the Department. ## Sources - CDSS licensing roster, September 27, 2026