Chicago · 60643
Smith Village
2320 West 113th Place
Chicago, IL 60643
Mercy Circle
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⌖ Chicago, IL · Cook County
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Medicare overall rating 5 of 5 stars
Certified beds23
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipNon-profit (church related)
About Mercy Circle
Mercy Circle is a 23-bed nonprofit nursing home in Chicago, IL. Medicare rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (much above average); the average in Illinois is 2.5. At its last full inspection (Apr 2026), inspectors found 9 problems, fewer than the Illinois average of 12.6. None of the problems in its recent inspections were found to have harmed residents. Nurses and aides spend about 4 hr 21 min a day with each resident, more than the Illinois average of 3 hr 27 min. About 33% of its nursing staff left in the past year. It has had no federal fines in the last three years.
Written from Medicare’s published figures; nothing here is paid for or written by the home. Our methodology
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Key details
Facility nameMercy Circle
LocationCook County, Illinois
Phone(773) 253-3600
Address3659 West 99th Street, Chicago, IL 60655 · Cook County
CMS provider number146174
Ownership typeNon-profit (church related)
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceJanuary 10, 2015 (11 years)
✓ Medicare✓ Medicaid
Certified for Medicaid; ask whether a Medicaid bed is available.
Quality & inspections
Explore this facility's official CMS inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.
Ratings and inspection data on this page come directly from CMS's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.
What Medicare found
6 strengths and nothing that stands out as a concern in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home.
Strengths
- Serious health citationsNone on recordNo citations for actual harm or immediate jeopardy since Sep 2025.Strength
- Fines and penaltiesNoneNo federal fines or payment denials in the last three years.Strength
- Health citations at last inspection9 (Apr 2026)Illinois average: 12.6. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.Strength
- Nurse staffing per resident4 hr 21 min a dayIllinois average: 3 hr 27 minStrength
- Registered nurse time per resident1 hr 25 min a dayIllinois average: 43 minStrength
- Nursing staff turnover33% a yearIllinois average: 44%Strength
Source: Medicare (CMS) inspection, penalty and staffing records, compared with the Illinois average. Problems may have been corrected since; ask the home about anything listed here. How we choose these
Short-term rehab or long-term care?
Medicare rates these separately, and many homes are better at one than the other.
Short-term rehab
For a stay of a few weeks after a hospital visit, such as after surgery or a stroke.
- Sent back to the hospital17.4%State average: 26.1%Better than average
- Needed an emergency room visit7.2%State average: 13.9%Better than average
- Newly given antipsychotic drugs2.1%State average: 2.2%About average
Physical therapist time: about 5 minutes per resident a day. That is more than the state average of 3 minutes. If rehab is the goal, ask how many therapy sessions a week to expect.
Long-term care
For residents who live at the home for months or years.
- Falls with a major injury3.3%State average: 3.1%About average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)1.9%State average: 4.8%Better than average
Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the Illinois average. Lower is better for every rate shown.
Who pays, and how full it is
Many residents here pay privately or through insurance. In Illinois, Medicaid pays for 62% of resident days at a typical home.
- 4% Medicaid
- 10% Medicare
- 86% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average98%Illinois typical: 73%
Cost of care per resident day$305Illinois typical: $320
Shares of resident days, from the home’s Medicare cost report for the year ending June 2025. The cost per day is what care costs the home to provide, not the price you would pay; ask the home for its private-pay rate. A busy home may have fewer open beds, so ask about availability.
Ratings over time
Its overall Medicare rating is 5 stars now, the same as 5 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 3 to 5 stars and changed 10 times.
Overall rating5★
Health inspections4★
Staffing5★
Quality of care5★
Nurse hours per resident per day4.3
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4.6 |
| Jan 2020 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4.9 |
| Jan 2021 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5.4 |
| Jan 2022 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5.1 |
| Jan 2023 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5.2 |
| Jan 2024 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4.7 |
| Feb 2025 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4.7 |
| Feb 2026 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4.7 |
| Sep 2026 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4.3 |
Source: Medicare (CMS) monthly Care Compare releases since 2019. Medicare has changed how some ratings are calculated over the years and paused most inspections in 2020, so some jumps reflect rule changes rather than changes at the home. Our methodology
See the full inspection reportEvery citation, fine, staffing figure and quality measure Medicare publishes for this home
From Medicare’s September 2026 data. Each inspection is dated below; staffing comes from payroll records for a recent quarter, and resident outcomes cover the latest period Medicare reports.
Inspection summary
How this facility compares to state and national averages on CMS-reported problems.
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Three-survey history
Citation counts across this facility's three most recent inspection cycles, so you can see whether problems are trending up, down, or holding steady.
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