Yes. State records show 10 Type A and 1 Type B citations against Merrill Gardens at Gilroy in Gilroy, California, arising from complaint investigations. Type A is the state's most serious category. Of 44 complaint allegations investigated, 13 were substantiated. State licensing has visited 53 times, most recently on 6/29/2026.
214licensed beds
10Type A citations, from complaints
1Type B citations, from complaints
13 / 44allegations substantiated
53visits on record
On the licence
What this home is licensed to accept
Limits the state set on the licence — not services the operator advertises.
Non-ambulatory · up to 214Bedridden · up to 15Hospice waiverAge 60 and over
AGE RANGE 60 AND OVER. APPROVED FOR 214 NON-AMBULATORY, OF WHICH 15 MAY BE BEDRIDDEN. HOSPICE WAIVER APPROVED FOR (17) RESIDENTS.
Inspection history
How often has the state visited, and what did it find?
California reports these categories separately. They are reproduced separately and never added together, because the state’s own headline figure counts complaint investigations only.
Complaint investigationsWhere the state's headline citation figure comes from24 visits · 10 A · 1 B
Routine inspectionsScheduled licensing visits3 visits · no citations
Other visitsFollow-ups, incident visits and case management26 visits · 11 A · 4 B
Complaints
What did complaint investigations find?
SubstantiatedInvestigators found the allegation to be true13
InconclusiveNot enough evidence either way0
UnsubstantiatedEvidence did not support the allegation18
UnfoundedDetermined not to have happened13
On file
Reports held by the state
49 reports, newest first. Each one opens in full — the inspector’s own account of the visit, not our summary of it.
Goes to this facility alone. We take no commission if you move in, so we have no reason to steer you anywhere.
Source: California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing — facility transparency record. Retrieved 2026-08-20. Facility number 435202806. Figures reproduce the state’s own totals and are not re-aggregated. Methodology · Report a correction