New Bethany Skilled Nursing in Los Banos was under the ownership of Lucinda Fonesca in the first quarter of 2026, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) reports. Lucinda Fonesca has held ownership since Feb. 11, 2021, and the facility is located in Merced County.
This nursing home operates as a non-profit organization.
Throughout that timeframe, New Bethany Skilled Nursing held an overall CMS rating of 3, which falls below the statewide nursing home average of 3.2 in California. CMS assigns ratings to nursing homes based on factors including outcomes from health inspections, staffing metrics, and the quality of resident care.
The data show that New Bethany Skilled Nursing averaged 27.4 residents daily in the first quarter of 2026, with 35 available beds. The facility is currently unaffiliated with any hospital.
There were no fines or penalties cited for New Bethany Skilled Nursing during the first quarter of 2026.
Merced County recorded two non-profit nursing facilities in total.
U.S. Census Bureau estimates indicate that the older adult segment of the U.S. population is expanding while younger age groups are shrinking. From 2020 to 2024, the count of Americans 65 and older rose 13%, while the population under 18 decreased by 1.7%. Over the last century, the older adult population in the U.S. jumped from 4.9 million in 1920 to more than 61 million by 2024.
A 2021 study found that close to half of Americans in this demographic, about 28 million people, could require long-term care services and support. The analysis also suggests over one-third may eventually need care in a nursing home.
“Living a long life is something that many of us want and could get,” said Jesse Slome, executive director of the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance. “But when we live a long life, the chances of us needing long-term care increase exponentially. But when you need that type of care, there are limited options.”
| Nursing Home | Owner | Ownership Type | Overall Rating | Avg. No. of Residents per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anberry Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | Life Generations Healthcare, LLC | For profit – Limited Liability company | 5 | 94.7 |
| Anberry Transitional Care | Donald Gormly | For profit – Partnership | 3 | 91.8 |
| Franciscan Post-Acute Care Center | Avalon of California, LLC | For profit – Corporation | 4 | 62.2 |
| Golden Merced Care Center | Cafive Operations Holdings, LLC | For profit – Limited Liability company | 3 | 104.2 |
| LA Sierra Care Center | Crescent Facilities Operations, LLC | For profit – Limited Liability company | 3 | 66 |
| Los Banos Post Acute | Kalesta Healthcare Group, LLC | For profit – Limited Liability company | 2 | 54.8 |
| Merced Nursing & Rehabilitation Center | Crescent Facilities Operations, LLC | For profit – Corporation | 4 | 68.9 |
| New Bethany Skilled Nursing | Lucinda Fonesca | Non profit – Corporation | 3 | 27.4 |
Information in this article was sourced from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The underlying data can be accessed here.
