Montello Care Center
251 Forest Lane, Montello, WI, 53949
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Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation · Chain: Wisconsin Illinois Senior Housing, Inc.
- Certified beds
- 50 · avg 28 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 66.7% — higher than most Wisconsin nursing homesWisconsin avg: 47.4% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 75% — higher than most Wisconsin nursing homesWisconsin avg: 39.8% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 2 departed — near the Wisconsin averageWisconsin avg: 0.6 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 3 fines · $163,039 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 525657
- Certified beds
- 50 beds · avg 28 residents/day
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Wisconsin Illinois Senior Housing Inc
- Chain affiliation
- Wisconsin Illinois Senior Housing, Inc.
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Wisconsin Illinois Senior Housing, Inc. chain — 7 facilities across 2 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 1.9 / 5.
Disclosed owners (11 on record)
- Stephanie l Sherman
Corporate Officer · since 2020
- Dana Burke
W-2 Managing Employee · since 2019
- Keri Gerlach
Corporate Director · since 2019
- Andrew c. Kerwin
Corporate Director · since 2016
- Karen m Lacke (carrig)
Corporate Director · since 2016
- Lori Dupont
Corporate Director · since 2016
+ 5 additional owners on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Immediate-jeopardy citations (CMS scope/severity J–L) are the most serious category federal inspectors issue — meaning a deficiency placed residents in immediate risk of serious harm. Ask the facility for the corrective-action plan filed with CMS, and consider contacting your state long-term care ombudsman for context.
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 64)
- E0908·Dec 4, 2025
Environmental Deficiencies
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
- D0880·Dec 4, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F0812·Dec 4, 2025
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- D0811·Dec 4, 2025
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Ensure that residents are assessed for appropriateness for a feeding assistant program, receive services as per their plan of care, and feeding assistants are trained and supervised.
- D0757·Dec 4, 2025
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
- D0755·Dec 4, 2025
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- D0688·Dec 4, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
- D0677·Dec 4, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20252 fines · $148K
- 20231 fine · $15K
Most recent events
- Oct 22, 2025Fine · $16K
- Apr 9, 2025Fine · $132K
- Jul 19, 2023Fine · $15K
Largest single fine on record: $132K.
Fire-safety citations
31 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Dec 4, 2025. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
Facility background report
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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