Montello Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Montello Care Center is a 50-bed nonprofit nursing home in Montello, Wisconsin, part of Wisconsin Illinois Senior Housing, Inc.. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported no usable nurse aide staffing figure, and 64.0% nursing staff turnover (Wisconsin average 46.9%).
Montello Care Center
251 Forest LaneMontello, WI 53949
Marquette 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. Montello Care Center has no usable nurse aide figure in this release.
CMS note: CMS could not validate the accuracy of the staffing data. CMS could not validate the accuracy of the staffing data.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Wisconsin avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | — | 2.58 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | — | 0.64 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | — | 0.99 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | — | 4.21 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | — | 3.77 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
64.0% of nursing staff at Montello Care Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Wisconsin average of 46.9% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 75.0%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 4, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 25 health deficiencies (Wisconsin average 9.5). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $142,634 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 2025 | Fine | $10,358 |
| Apr 9, 2025 | Fine | $132,276 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Montello Care Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the Wisconsin average is 3.0.
About Montello Care Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: Wisconsin Illinois Senior Housing, Inc., 7 homes
- Legal name: Wisconsin Illinois Senior Housing Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 31, 2000
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Montello Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Markesan Resident Home Markesan | 17.4 | 50 | 3.38 | 5.20 | 37.3% | 5 | None |
| Columbia Health Care Center Wyocena | 20.8 | 75 | 2.98 | 4.71 | 21.3% | 5 | None |
| Juliette Manor Berlin | 22.6 | 37 | 3.05 | 4.92 | 50.0% | 4 | None |
| Randolph Health Services Randolph | 24.0 | 84 | 2.16 | 3.60 | 35.4% | 3 | $49,572 |
| Whispering Pines Nursing and Rehab, LLC Ripon | 24.5 | 50 | 2.58 | 4.11 | 39.5% | 3 | $12,649 |
| Wisconsin Dells Health Services Wisconsin Dells | 25.2 | 90 | 2.22 | 3.44 | 37.5% | 3 | None |
| Aria at Villa Pines Friendship | 28.0 | 50 | 2.75 | 4.45 | 45.7% | 3 | None |
| Complete Care at Jefferson Meadows LLC Baraboo | 29.9 | 102 | 2.17 | 3.92 | 63.6% | 3 | $54,326 |
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.