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Mercy Circle
Medicare Outcome Measures
- No Different than the National Rate
Potentially preventable hospital readmissions
9.96% (lower is better)
- Better than the National Rate
Residents discharged back to the community
72.60% (higher is better)
- No Different than the National Rate
Infections acquired during the stay requiring hospitalization
5.65% (lower is better)
Source: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program. Rates are risk-standardized by CMS; the comparison category is CMS's own, shown exactly as published.
Clinical Quality Measures
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Long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection
0.0%
national median 0.9%
better than the national median
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Long-stay residents experiencing falls with major injury
3.3%
national median 2.8%
near the national median
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Short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication
2.1%
national median 1.0%
worse than the national median
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Long-stay residents with pressure ulcers
1.9%
national median 4.2%
better than the national median
Source: CMS MDS quality measures (four-quarter average).
Nurse Staffing
- Nurse staffing per resident per day
- 4.3 hours
- Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
- 1.4 hours
- Weekend nurse staffing per resident per day
- 4.1 hours
- Nursing staff turnover in the past year
- 33.3%
IL average: 3.4 hours · National: 3.9 hours
All nursing staff combined: RNs, LPNs/LVNs, and nurse aides.
IL average: 0.7 hours · National: 0.7 hours
RN hours only — the most highly trained nursing staff.
IL average: 3.1 hours · National: 3.4 hours
Total nurse staffing on Saturdays and Sundays, when staffing typically dips.
IL average: 44.5% · National: 45.8%
Share of this facility’s nursing staff who stopped working there over 12 months.
Reported by facilities through CMS's Payroll-Based Journal system. Facility values and the state/national averages are shown exactly as CMS publishes them. More staffing hours are generally better; lower turnover is generally better.
Ownership
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Church related
Who owns this facility — 25 entries in CMS's ownership records expand ↓
- Sisters Of Mercy Of The Americas, Inc Organization
- Barrett, John Individual
- Connelly, Kevin Individual
- Cypser, Delores Individual
- Flanagan, Anna Individual
- Houlihan, Nancy Individual
- Johnson, Margaret Individual
- Knightly, Eileen Individual
- Lachowicz, Frances Individual
- O'callaghan, Darlene Individual
…and 15 more entries in CMS's ownership records for this facility.
From CMS's nursing-home ownership file. Roles and percentages are as reported to CMS by the facility; one person or entity can hold several roles.
Inspections & Fire Safety — 9 health (IL avg 12.5) · 5 fire (IL avg 5.5) Details
15 deficiencies cited across recent inspection cycles. Most recent survey: April 30, 2026.
Most recent inspection cycle: 9 health deficiencies · IL average: 12.5 · National: 9.3
10 fire-safety deficiencies cited — most often smoke (4) and emergency preparedness (3).
Most recent fire-safety inspection (2026-04-30): 5 deficiencies · IL average: 5.5 · National: 4.5
Sources: CMS health inspection reports (standard surveys and complaint investigations) and CMS Life Safety Code inspections (smoke barriers, sprinklers, exits, emergency preparedness). Averages are CMS-published state and national figures for the most recent inspection cycle.
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How Mercy Circle compares nearby
Compared with the 8 other nursing homes within 25 miles — 9 facilities in all, CMS data only.
Among the 9 nursing homes within 25 miles, Mercy Circle's overall star rating is 5★; the median among the 8 peers reporting it is 1★.
Mercy Circle has the highest overall star rating of the 9 nursing homes within 25 miles.
| Measure | This facility | Nearby median | Best nearby |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall star rating reported by 8 of 8 nearby peers | 5★ | 1★ | 4★ |
| Health inspections reported by 8 of 8 nearby peers | 4★ | 1.5★ | 4★ |
| Staffing reported by 8 of 8 nearby peers | 5★ | 1★ | 5★ |
| Quality measures reported by 8 of 8 nearby peers | 5★ | 2.5★ | 4★ |
The comparison group
- Avantara Evergreen Park
- Belhaven Nursing & Rehab Center
- Smith Village
- Landmark at 95th Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
- Aliya Of Oak Lawn
- Aperion Care Oak Lawn
- Warren Barr Oak Lawn
- Landmark of Oak Lawn Rehabilitation and Nursing Ce
Cohort: within 25 miles · CMS data period 2026-08 · method cohort-v1 · comparisons are never affected by claiming or payment. How nearby comparisons work