Mercy Manor Transition Center
1000 MINERAL POINT AVE, Janesville, WI 53547
Janesville, Wisconsin · CMS verdict
CMS rates Mercy Manor Transition Center at 5 of 5 stars overall - above-average on the federal scale, and above the Wisconsin average of 3.0.
The rating and the PlainElderCare Index below summarize federal inspection, staffing, and outcome data, they measure specific, documented dimensions of this facility, not a holistic verdict on the care your family member would receive. Visit in person, talk with staff and current residents' families, and weigh your family member's specific needs before choosing.
Mercy Manor Transition Center in Janesville, Wisconsin holds a CMS overall rating of 5 of 5 stars and a PlainElderCare Quality & Compliance Index of 87 of 100 (grade B). The 28-bed facility operates where a semi-private nursing-home room in Wisconsin runs a median of $10,646 per month. Figures are from CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Quality & Compliance Index (thinner bed book)
At 28 certified beds, this facility sits in the lower U.S. bed tercile (≤80). A transparent composite of this facility's CMS Care Compare sub-ratings and its federal inspection record. It complements, and does not replace, the official CMS overall rating of 5 of 5 stars. How this is calculated.
How the 87 is built
Each segment is a dimension's weighted points toward the score, summing to 87.
Weights: health inspections 30%, staffing 25%, quality measures 25%, inspection record 20%; any dimension CMS has not published drops out and its weight redistributes (no silent deflation). Inspection record is benchmarked against all rated US nursing homes. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Mercy Manor Transition Center's thinner certified-bed book
Quality ratings
CMS's most recent Care Compare release (data as of April 2026) puts Mercy Manor Transition Center's overall quality rating at 5 out of 5 stars, a composite of three sub-ratings: health inspection (4/5), staffing (N/A), and quality measures (5/5).
What each sub-rating measures
The health inspection rating reflects on-site surveyor findings from the last three cycles. The staffing rating compares case-mix-adjusted nurse hours per resident day to national benchmarks, and quality measures aggregate 15 clinical indicators including pressure ulcers, falls with injury, and long-stay antipsychotic use.
Size and setting
Located in Janesville, Wisconsin, this facility operates 28 certified beds with an average daily census of roughly 9 residents - an occupancy rate of about 32%. The facility is classified under non profit - corporation ownership, a designation that can influence staffing patterns, reinvestment decisions, and admissions policy. At roughly 32% occupancy, this facility is running well below its certified bed capacity, worth asking why directly.
Same-ownership peers
Within Wisconsin, Mercy Manor Transition Center is one of 73 non profit - corporation nursing homes CMS rates. Its 5-star overall rating sits above the non profit - corporation-segment average of 3.1 stars, ahead of roughly 70% of same-ownership peers in the state. Same-segment comparisons like this one strip out the business-model factor, leaving a cleaner read on facility-level performance than a raw state average would give.
Inspection record
On the regulatory side, federal and state surveyors have documented a moderate number of deficiencies at this facility (9 total). CMS has levied 1 enforcement penalty - civil money penalties or denials of payment, during the same window. This volume of findings is worth reading past the count: CMS's F-tag scale separates isolated, low-harm citations from widespread or immediate-jeopardy ones, and only the full report shows which this facility has.
Where these figures come from
Figures above come from CMS Nursing Home Compare (Care Compare, data as of April 2026) with state cost medians from the CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See our methodology for vintage.
How Mercy Manor Transition Center's upper-tercile stars compare to Wisconsin
CMS five-star sub-ratings (0–5) for this facility against the Wisconsin facility-weighted average. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Bar = this facility's rating · vertical marker = Wisconsin state average. Higher is better on all four CMS measures.
Where Mercy Manor Transition Center ranks in Wisconsin
Among the 321 CMS-rated nursing homes in Wisconsin, Mercy Manor Transition Center’s 5-star overall rating is higher than 75% of them. The bars show how all Wisconsin homes spread across the CMS 1-to-5 scale; this facility’s band is highlighted.
81 Wisconsin homes share this 5-star rating. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Facility details
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Beds | 28 |
| Residents | 9 |
| Ownership | Non profit - Corporation |
| County | Rock |
| Penalties | 1 |
| Deficiencies | 9 |
Source: CMS Care Compare Nursing Homes (data as of April 2026)
What do families ask most?
What is the quality rating for Mercy Manor Transition Center? ▾
Mercy Manor Transition Center has an overall CMS quality rating of 5 out of 5 stars, with a health inspection rating of 4/5, staffing rating of N/A, and quality measures rating of 5/5.
How much does a nursing home cost per month in Wisconsin? ▾
The median cost for a semi-private nursing home room in Wisconsin is $10,646 per month ($127,750 annually). A private room averages $12,319 per month. Costs are from the CareScout 2025 survey.
What services does Mercy Manor Transition Center offer? ▾
With 28 beds with approximately 9 current residents, Mercy Manor Transition Center is a skilled nursing facility. It operates under non profit - corporation ownership, and CMS's inspection record shows 9 deficiencies and 1 penalties.
Does Mercy Manor Transition Center have any deficiencies or penalties? ▾
Mercy Manor Transition Center has multiple deficiencies (9 total) and 1 penalties recorded by CMS. A count in this range makes it worth asking staff or the facility directly which findings were minor paperwork versus resident-care issues.
What are the alternatives to a nursing home in Wisconsin? ▾
In Wisconsin, alternatives include assisted living ($6,540/mo), home health aides ($6,912/mo), and adult day care ($1,517/mo).
Keep reading
Also see the Wisconsin elder-care overview and highest-rated states. Provider ID: 525666.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.