Pine Crest Health and Memory Care
Nursing home in Merrill, Wisconsin, CMS certification number 525326
2100 E Sixth St, Merrill, WI 54452 · Lincoln County
- CMS overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 120
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- June 4, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 8
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Pine Crest Health and Memory Care take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Pine Crest Health and Memory Care is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 3 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 3 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 2 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 1 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Pine Crest Health and Memory Care reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 3.88
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.90
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.51
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.46
- Weekend total hours
- 3.36
- Nursing staff turnover
- 53.8%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 54.2%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on June 4, 2026 and cited 8 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on May 1, 2025, found 6.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Pine Crest Health and Memory Care in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 93 residents live here, about 78% of its 120 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 120
- Average residents per day
- 93
- Certified since
- January 19, 1983
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Pine Crest Health and Memory Care
- Legal business name
- Jack Pines Healthcare LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 347 homes nationally under The Ensign Group, 3.3-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Pine Crest Health and Memory Care
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- Wausau Manor Health Services3107 Westhill Dr, Wausau 54401
- North Central Health Care2400 Marshall Street, Ste A, Wausau 54403
- Tomahawk Health Services720 E Kings Rd, Tomahawk 54487
Who inspects nursing homes in Wisconsin
Wisconsin's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in Wisconsin, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Pine Crest Health and Memory Care, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Pine Crest Health and Memory Care
What is the CMS star rating of Pine Crest Health and Memory Care?
3 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Pine Crest Health and Memory Care accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Pine Crest Health and Memory Care?
8 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Pine Crest Health and Memory Care?
Jack Pines Healthcare LLC, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.