Private Rehabilitation Suites Designed for Recovery

Private rehabilitation suites provide a quiet, inviting environment that supports healing while offering convenient amenities and around-the-clock assistance. Mercy Circle’s private suites are outfitted with comfortable accommodations for seniors in our rehabilitation community, along with a call system to summon assistance when needed.

Your short-term rehab suite has a private bathroom featuring an easy-to-access shower with grab bars, as well as an adjustable bed, a dresser and clothes closet, chairs for visitors and a flat-screen TV with cable channels and Wi-Fi.

Award-Winning Short-Term Rehabilitation in Chicago

Mercy Circle has earned the "High Performing" rating for short-term rehabilitation from U.S. News & World Report every year since 2021. Our rehabilitation program combines expert therapy, skilled nursing, and individualized care plans — each specifically designed to meet individual needs — that help patients recover safely and return home. Mercy Circle is one of only 58 programs chosen as “high performing” among the 366 short-term stay rehab programs in northern Illinois.

All our expert therapists have one goal: to provide the finest rehab care after your hospitalization, for illness or injury, so that you can recapture your strength and independence. As your therapy team guides you in your recovery, you’ll rest assured that you have chosen the right place where you can love your life again.

You will enjoy excellent food thanks to our executive chef and his culinary crew, who prepare three meals a day served by friendly and helpful servers. Our housekeepers will tidy your suite and take care of your laundry, and members of the life enrichment staff are committed to brightening your day. All are backed by administrators who bring decades of experience to Mercy Circle and dedicate themselves to your well-being and happiness.

Physical Therapy for Older Adults in Chicago

Physical therapy focuses on restoring strength, balance, mobility and confidence after surgery, illness, injury or a fall. Mercy Circle’s rehabilitation program for older adults addresses a wide range of needs.

Our therapists’ expertise and orthopedic treatments will help you improve your mobility and achieve better balance. If you have had a stroke, they will help you restore your daily functionality. And they will create a custom care plan to accelerate your recovery from surgery, as well as teach you how to manage chronic conditions. Their goal is to help you safely return to your daily routine with greater independence and reduced pain.

Occupational Therapy for Living Independently

Occupational therapy helps you safely regain the daily living skills needed to return home with confidence, as you learn to perform the daily tasks that will help you become more independent.

Your occupational therapist will show you new ways to bathe, to use the toilet, to dress yourself, to clean and cook at home, to get in and out of a car. Taking a fresh approach to accomplishing these and other daily tasks prepares you to live independently again after you complete your short-term rehab.

Rehabilitation After a Hospital Stay

Following surgery, illness or injury, Mercy Circle's Medicare-certified short-term rehabilitation program helps older adults regain strength, mobility and independence before returning home. Our Medicare-certified, short-term stay rehab program is designed to help you regain your most important functional abilities.

Our physical, occupational and speech therapists in collaboration with your physician, develop a rehabilitation plan that specifically addresses your circumstances. . They help you achieve the best possible outcome for your recovery after hospitalization. Our shared goal is for you to regain your strength and independence.

Private Rehabilitation Suites Designed for Recovery

Private rehabilitation suites provide a quiet, inviting environment that supports healing while offering convenient amenities and around-the-clock assistance. Mercy Circle’s private suites are outfitted with comfortable accommodations for seniors in our rehabilitation community, along with a call system to summon assistance when needed.

Your short-term rehab suite has a private bathroom featuring an easy-to-access shower with grab bars, as well as an adjustable bed, a dresser and clothes closet, chairs for visitors and a flat-screen TV with cable channels and Wi-Fi.

Supportive Rehabilitation Community

At Mercy Circle, you benefit from the warm and welcoming spirit that animates our Chicago Southwest Side community. As you rebuild your energy, you will be supported by the hospitality and encouragement extended by staff and other rehab patients. Join your new acquaintances in activities and programs, at meals, attending Catholic Mass or in casual conversation.

As a not-for-profit community, Mercy Circle’s mission is inspired by our sponsor, the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas. Our senior living community is a contemporary expression of the exceptional care and good works the Sisters have thoughtfully provided in Chicago since 1846.

Award-winning Short-Term Rehabilitation in Chicago

Mercy Circle has earned the "High Performing" rating for short-term rehabilitation from U.S. News & World Report every year since 2021.

Our rehabilitation program combines expert therapy, skilled nursing, and individualized care plans — each specifically designed to meet individual needs — that help patients recover safely and return home. Mercy Circle is one of only 58 programs chosen as “high performing” among the 366 short-term stay rehab programs in northern Illinois.

All our expert therapists have one goal: to provide the finest rehab care after your hospitalization, for illness or injury, so that you can recapture your strength and independence. As your therapy team guides you in your recovery, you’ll rest assured that you have chosen the right place where you can love your life again.

Compassionate Care from an Award-Winning Team

In fact, our amazing team of employees, in all areas of care and service, makes us one of the Chicago Tribune’s top workplaces, a recognition earned by Mercy Circle each year since 2020. We also are proud to share that some of our extraordinary nurses have been nominated by their peers, residents and family members to receive the DAISY Award, which the family of J. Patrick Barnes established in 1999 to recognize extraordinary nurses who exceed expectations for senior living residents or hospital patients. You can expect the same thoughtful and attentive skilled nursing care from all the CNAs, LPNs and RNs at Mercy Circle.

You will enjoy excellent food thanks to our executive chef and his culinary crew, who prepare three meals a day served by friendly and helpful servers. Our housekeepers will tidy your suite and take care of your laundry, and members of the life enrichment staff are committed to brightening your day. All are backed by administrators who bring decades of experience to Mercy Circle and dedicate themselves to your well-being and happiness.

Physical Therapy for Older Adults in Chicago

Physical therapy focuses on restoring strength, balance, mobility and confidence after surgery, illness, injury or a fall. Mercy Circle’s rehabilitation program for older adults addresses a wide range of needs.

Our therapists’ expertise and orthopedic treatments will help you improve your mobility and achieve better balance. If you have had a stroke, they will help you restore your daily functionality. And they will create a custom care plan to accelerate your recovery from surgery, as well as teach you how to manage chronic conditions. Their goal is to help you safely return to your daily routine with greater independence and reduced pain.

Speech Therapy and Swallowing Support

Speech therapy can improve communication, cognition and swallowing following illness, injury or stroke. It helps you strengthen communication skills to find the right words, instead of struggling daily to share your ideas and wishes; in the process, you may improve your cognitive health, too. Our therapists also are trained to address swallowing disorders to increase your safety and improve your wellness.

Occupational Therapy for Living Independently

Occupational therapy helps you safely regain the daily living skills needed to return home with confidence, as you learn to perform the daily tasks that will help you become more independent.

Your occupational therapist will show you new ways to bathe, to use the toilet, to dress yourself, to clean and cook at home, to get in and out of a car. Taking a fresh approach to accomplishing these and other daily tasks prepares you to live independently again after you complete your short-term rehab.

Start Your Recovery at Mercy Circle

Schedule a tour or ask your hospital discharge planner about Mercy Circle's Medicare-certified short-term rehabilitation program. Our experienced rehabilitation team is ready to help you recover safely and return home with confidence.

Call 773-253-3603 or visit our contact page.