Mercy Circle: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Mercy Circle is a 23-bed nonprofit nursing home in Chicago, Illinois. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.71 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 30% above the Illinois average of 2.09, and 33.3% nursing staff turnover (Illinois average 44.5%).
Mercy Circle
3659 West 99th StreetChicago, IL 60655
Cook County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Mercy Circle, nurse aides logged 2.71 hours per resident per day, 30% above the Illinois average. With about 23 residents a day, that works out to roughly 61 aide hours a day, or about 8 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 7% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Illinois avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.71 | 2.09 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.23 | 0.64 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.41 | 0.72 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.35 | 3.45 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.06 | 3.08 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
33.3% of nursing staff at Mercy Circle left over the year CMS measured, against a Illinois average of 44.5% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 25.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 30, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 9 health deficiencies (Illinois average 12.5). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Mercy Circle holds 5 of 5 overall; the Illinois average is 2.5.
About Mercy Circle
- Ownership: Non profit - Church related
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 10, 2015
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
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Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.