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Montello Care Center

251 Forest Lane, Montello, WI, 53949

Type
Nursing home
Medicare/Medicaid certified · CCN 525657Nonprofit

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Federal Quality Data

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.

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CMS Star Ratings

Overall1 / 5
Health inspections1 / 5
Staffing3 / 5
Quality measures3 / 5

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 departednear 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

Non-profitCorporation

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

64 health citations on file2 immediate-jeopardy findings30 from complaints3 federal fines totalling $163K

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.

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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.

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Where this information comes from

  • Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.

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