Why CareMeridian – Licensing

CareMeridian is fully licensed in California by the Department of Health Services and as a Congregant Living Health Facility, which is defined in part as having a “non-institutional, homelike environment.” In Nevada, CareMeridian is licensed as a skilled nursing facility.

CareMeridian earned a Gold Seal of Approval™ from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. CareMeridian earned the national recognition by exceeding the Commission’s high standards for health care quality and safety.

According to the Calitfornia State Health and Safety Code, Section 1250, a Congregant Living Health Facility is a “residential home…that provides inpatient care, including the following basic services: medical supervision, 24-hour skilled nursing and supportive care, pharmacy, dietary, social, recreational.

“The primary need of congregate living health facility residents shall be for availability of skilled nursing care on a recurring, intermittent, extended, or continuous basis. This care is generally less intense than that provided in general acute care hospitals but more intense than that provided in skilled nursing facilities.”