Merkel Nursing Center
1704 N 1st, Merkel, TX, 79536 · CCN 676053
Merkel Nursing Center is a CMS-certified skilled nursing facility located in Merkel, Texas. According to official CMS Health Deficiency data, this facility has 45 deficiency citations across 7 CMS surveys, with the most recent survey conducted in August 2025. The facility's history includes 1 Immediate Jeopardy-level citation.
Top Deficiency Citations
- F0880 — Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (4 citations)
- F0812 — Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (3 citations)
- F0868 — Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly (2 citations)
- F0607 — Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. (2 citations)
- F0689 — Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (2 citations)
Compliance Resources
- Other nursing homes in Merkel, Texas
- Best nursing homes in Texas
- Texas SNF Scorecard
- Free Plan of Correction Generator
Explore POCDesk — Free Nursing Home Compliance Tools
- SNF Scorecard — look up any facility's inspection record
- Nursing Home Compare Tool — side-by-side comparisons
- Skilled Nursing Near Me — find facilities by city & state
- Best Nursing Homes by State — ranked by inspection results
- Survey Tracker — recent CMS survey activity
- F-Tag Reference Guide — every CMS deficiency tag
- Plan of Correction (POC) Complete Guide
- Free AI POC Generator
- Plan of Correction Examples
- CMS Survey Preparation Guide
- SNF Compliance Guides
- What Is Skilled Nursing Care?
Official Sources
POCDesk analyzes official government data. Verify any facility's record or read the underlying regulations at these primary sources:
- Medicare.gov Care Compare — CMS's official nursing home comparison tool
- CMS Provider Data Catalog — the raw nursing home inspection & deficiency datasets
- CMS Nursing Home Certification & Compliance — enforcement policy and the Special Focus Facility program
- 42 CFR Part 483 (eCFR) — the federal requirements of participation behind every F-Tag
- National Long-Term Care Ombudsman Resource Center — free advocacy help for residents and families