Nursing Home

Mercy Circle

3659 West 99th Street, Chicago, IL 60655
23 certified beds 23 residents per day on average Continuing Care Retirement Community

CMS Five-Star Quality Rating

5 out of 5 Stars

Overall rating

Health inspections

From the three most recent annual inspection cycles and recent complaint investigations.

Staffing

Based on nurse staffing hours relative to the care needs of this facility’s residents.

Quality measures

Based on clinical quality measures reported for residents, from assessments and Medicare claims.

Source: CMS Five-Star Quality Rating System. These are CMS's own ratings, shown exactly as published — CareRanks does not adjust or re-weight them. How CMS calculates these ratings ↗

Medicare Outcome Measures

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

Source: CMS MDS quality measures (four-quarter average).

Nurse Staffing

Nurse staffing per resident per day
4.3 hours

IL average: 3.4 hours · National: 3.9 hours

All nursing staff combined: RNs, LPNs/LVNs, and nurse aides.

Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
1.4 hours

IL average: 0.7 hours · National: 0.7 hours

RN hours only — the most highly trained nursing staff.

Weekend nurse staffing per resident per day
4.1 hours

IL average: 3.1 hours · National: 3.4 hours

Total nurse staffing on Saturdays and Sundays, when staffing typically dips.

Nursing staff turnover in the past year
33.3%

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
    Security interest (≥5%) since 06/01/2022
  • Barrett, John Individual
    Corporate director since 07/01/2023
  • Connelly, Kevin Individual
    Corporate director since 03/01/2017
  • Cypser, Delores Individual
    Corporate director since 07/01/2018
  • Flanagan, Anna Individual
    Corporate director since 07/01/2018
  • Houlihan, Nancy Individual
    Corporate director since 07/01/2025
  • Johnson, Margaret Individual
    Corporate director since 07/01/2017
  • Knightly, Eileen Individual
    Corporate director since 07/01/2025
  • Lachowicz, Frances Individual
    Corporate director since 03/17/2015
  • O'callaghan, Darlene Individual
    Corporate director since 11/01/2019

…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

Cohort: within 25 miles · CMS data period 2026-08 · method cohort-v1 · comparisons are never affected by claiming or payment. How nearby comparisons work

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