# Memory care in Merced County: 12 licensed homes with a dementia-care approval on file 12 of Merced County's 24 state-licensed residential care homes hold a dementia-care approval on the California Department of Social Services licensing record (retrieved September 27, 2026). That approval — not marketing language — is what the state requires before a home may advertise or provide care for residents with dementia. Every approved home is listed below, alphabetically, with its license number. Full page: ## Which homes in Merced County have a dementia-care approval on file? The 12 homes below hold dementia-care approvals 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. - [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 - [Grannies Home Care]() — Los Banos · Small board-and-care home · licensed for 4 residents · License #247209616 · Wheelchair / non-ambulatory · Dementia care · Hospice care · Bedridden - [Helping Hands Care Home]() — Merced · Small board-and-care home · licensed for 6 residents · License #247209260 · Wheelchair / non-ambulatory · Dementia care · 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 - [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 - [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 CDSS licensing roster · September 27, 2026 ## What does a dementia-care approval mean on a California license? California licenses residential care homes (RCFEs) as non-medical housing with care. A home that advertises or provides care for residents with dementia must first meet the state’s additional dementia-care requirements, which then appear on its licensing record. On this site that record flag is shown exactly as the state holds it: approved, or "not on file" — never a quality score, and never a "no" inferred from silence. ## Sources - CDSS licensing roster, September 27, 2026