La Bella of Rochelle
A nursing home in Rochelle, Illinois 61068
1021 Caron Road, Rochelle, Illinois 61068. (815) 562-4047.
- Cited for abuse (CMS flag)
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 28, 2026.
- 1of 5 CMS’s overall rating
- 28 health citations at the latest inspection cycle Illinois average: 12.7
- 2.38 nurse hours per resident per day Illinois average: 3.47
- 8 fines in the last three years (needs attention)
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean8
- Star ratings
- CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- Scope and severity (A to L)
- CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7).
- Nurse staffing hours
- The hours registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and nurse aides worked, per resident per day, from the payroll records each home sends CMS. Source: CMS, Payroll-Based Journal.
- Fines and payment denials
- A fine (civil money penalty) is money CMS makes a nursing home pay when it falls short of federal rules. A payment denial means Medicare and Medicaid stop paying for new admissions until the home meets the rules again. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.430 and 488.417.
- Immediate jeopardy
- CMS’s most serious finding: the place’s failure to meet a rule caused, or was likely to cause, serious injury, harm, impairment or death to someone in its care. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 489.3.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
28 health citations at the latest inspection cycle
The Illinois average is 12.7.
Last standard inspection Mar 5, 2025.
Most serious in three years: immediate jeopardy to health or safety (J), at a complaint inspection on Jul 2, 2024
CMS, Provider Information, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
When those citations happened
76 citations in 22 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. Most serious: immediate jeopardy to health or safety (J). The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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Hover or focus a month to read it.
Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
All 78 citations in the last three years
Grouped by inspection, newest first. Each carries CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7)., from A, the least serious, to L, the most. 55 came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Aug 7, 2026: complaint inspection1 citation
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Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Jul 22, 2026: complaint inspection3 citations
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Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
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Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
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Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.
Jun 30, 2026: complaint inspection2 citations
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Immediately tell the resident, the resident’s doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
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Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Jun 17, 2026: complaint inspection2 citations
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Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
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Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Feb 2, 2026: complaint inspection1 citation
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Jan 8, 2026: complaint inspection2 citations
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Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Dec 12, 2025: complaint inspection1 citation
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Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident’s belongings or money.
Dec 5, 2025: complaint inspection1 citation
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Dec 2, 2025: complaint inspection1 citation
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Provide or get specialized rehabilitative services as required for a resident.
Oct 23, 2025: complaint inspection2 citations
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Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
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Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Jul 1, 2025: complaint inspection2 citations
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Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
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Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Jun 20, 2025: complaint inspection2 citations
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Honor the resident’s right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
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Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
May 5, 2025: complaint inspection3 citations
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Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
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Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service.
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Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Apr 14, 2025: complaint inspection2 citations
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Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
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Provide or get specialized rehabilitative services as required for a resident.
Apr 8, 2025: complaint inspection1 citation
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Mar 25, 2025: complaint inspection1 citation
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Let each resident or the resident’s legal representative access or purchase copies of all the resident’s records.
Mar 5, 2025: standard inspection12 citations
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Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
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Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident’s health.
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Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
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Honor the resident’s right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
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Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
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Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
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Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
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Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Jan 22, 2025: complaint inspection1 citation
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Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Dec 9, 2024: complaint inspection3 citations
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Let each resident or the resident’s legal representative access or purchase copies of all the resident’s records.
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Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
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Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Dec 3, 2024: complaint inspection5 citations
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Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged.
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Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
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Permit a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds bed-hold policy.
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Plan the resident’s discharge to meet the resident’s goals and needs.
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Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge.
Nov 18, 2024: complaint inspection2 citations
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Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Oct 7, 2024: complaint inspection1 citation
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Sep 26, 2024: complaint inspection1 citation
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Provide care by qualified persons according to each resident’s written plan of care.
Sep 13, 2024: complaint inspection2 citations
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Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
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Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Jul 2, 2024: complaint inspection1 citation
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
May 23, 2024: standard inspection11 citations
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Keep residents’ personal and medical records private and confidential.
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Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
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Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
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Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
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Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
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Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
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Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member’s vaccination status.
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Put firmly secured handrails on each side of hallways.
Apr 30, 2024: complaint inspection2 citations
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Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Apr 4, 2024: complaint inspection3 citations
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Immediately tell the resident, the resident’s doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
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Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Feb 28, 2024: complaint inspection2 citations
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Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
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Obtain a doctor’s order to admit a resident and ensure the resident is under a doctor’s care.
Feb 13, 2024: complaint inspection1 citation
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Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Jan 10, 2024: complaint inspection2 citations
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Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Nov 16, 2023: complaint inspection1 citation
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Nov 7, 2023: complaint inspection1 citation
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Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Is it certified, and in good standing?
- Certified for Medicare and Medicaid since Oct 15, 2011.
- Not on CMS’s special focus list.
- CMS marks it with its abuse icon: cited for abuse or neglect that harmed a resident.
- No change of ownership in the last 12 months.
- CMS lists its ownership as for profit, corporation.
- 74 certified beds.
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Has it been fined or penalized?
- 8 fines in the last three years, $525,161 in all.
- 5 Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
- 55 citations in the last three years came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Penalties and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Date | Kind | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2026 | Medicare payment denial | Not given |
| May 20, 2026 | Fine | $216,270 |
| Jun 20, 2025 | Fine | $14,758 |
| Mar 5, 2025 | Medicare payment denial | Not given |
| Mar 5, 2025 | Fine | $60,737 |
| Nov 18, 2024 | Medicare payment denial | Not given |
| Nov 18, 2024 | Fine | $109,889 |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Medicare payment denial | Not given |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Fine | $38,948 |
| Apr 30, 2024 | Medicare payment denial | Not given |
| Apr 30, 2024 | Fine | $27,154 |
| Apr 30, 2024 | Fine | $14,050 |
| Jan 10, 2024 | Fine | $43,355 |
Who does the caring?
2.38 nurse hours per resident per day
The Illinois average is 3.47.
CMS publishes staffing about four months after the fact.
CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Measure | This home | Illinois average |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse hours per resident per day | 2.38 | 3.47 |
| Of which registered nurses | 0.67 | 0.71 |
| At weekends | 1.99 | 3.08 |
| Nursing staff turnover | Not given | 43.7% |
| Registered nurse turnover | Not given | 41.5% |
| Administrators who left | 1 | Not given |
Who owns it?
- Highlight Healthcare Trust owns 10% directly since Dec 1, 2024.
- 30 owners or officers are people: A person CMS lists without a name (owns a share directly, 4.99%); A person CMS lists without a name (owns a share directly, 4.99%); A person CMS lists without a name (owns a share directly, 4.99%); A person CMS lists without a name (owns a share directly, 4.99%); Rifka Weinberg (owns a share directly, 4.99%); A person CMS lists without a name (owns a share directly, 4.99%); A person CMS lists without a name (owns a share directly, 4.99%); A person CMS lists without a name (owns a share directly, 4.99%); A person CMS lists without a name (owns a share directly, 4.99%); A person CMS lists without a name (owns a share directly, 4.99%); A person CMS lists without a name (owns a share directly, 4.99%); A person CMS lists without a name (owns a share directly, 0.1%); A person CMS lists without a name (owns a share directly, 0.1%); A person CMS lists without a name (trustee); Yosef Tsadok (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Yosef Tsadok (on the governing body (managing control)); Yosef Tsadok (trustee); Yosef Tsadok (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Harish Doshi (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Harish Doshi (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); A person CMS lists without a name (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); A person CMS lists without a name (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Rifka Weinberg (on the governing body (managing control)); David Mac-Rizzo (runs it (operational or managerial control)); David Mac-Rizzo (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Michael Ahearn (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Michael Ahearn (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); A person CMS lists without a name (trustee); Aaron Bajtner (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Aaron Bajtner (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)).
- No private-equity firm among the owners CMS lists.
- No real-estate investment trust among the owners CMS lists.
CMS, All Owners. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly.
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Organisation | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highlight Healthcare Trust | Owns 5% or more directly | 10% | Dec 1, 2024 |
| Highlight Healthcare Trust | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Dec 1, 2024 | |
| An organisation CMS lists without a name | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | May 6, 2025 | |
| An organisation CMS lists without a name | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Dec 1, 2024 | |
| An organisation CMS lists without a name | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Dec 1, 2024 |
How do residents fare?
- CMS rates its quality measures 3 of 5 (Illinois average 3.1).
CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Measure | Rating |
|---|---|
| Overall rating | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 1 of 5 |
| Quality measures | 3 of 5 |
How does it compare nearby?
- Among the 12 nearest homes, within 22.4 miles, this one had the 1st most health citations at the latest inspection cycle (28; the middle value was 9.5).
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Place | Miles away | Citations, latest cycle |
|---|---|---|
| La Bella of Rochelle This nursing home | 28 | |
| Manor Court of Rochelle | 6.2 | 6 |
| Franklin Grove Living and Rehab | 14.0 | 9 |
| Prairie Crossing Lvg & Rehab | 14.5 | 7 |
| Dekalb County Rehab & Nursing | 14.6 | 8 |
| Aperion Care Dekalb | 15.4 | 13 |
| Oregon Living and Rehabilitation Center | 15.6 | 14 |
| Oak Crest | 17.0 | 3 |
| Bethany Rehab & HCC | 17.1 | 28 |
| Neighbors Health Center | 17.3 | 6 |
| Allure of Pinecrest | 21.0 | 19 |
| Dixon Rehab & HCC | 22.4 | 10 |
What the record doesn’t say
- Complaints that didn’t lead to a citation aren’t published.
- Inspections reach CMS’s data about six weeks after they happen, and staffing about four months after.
- CMS publishes the inspectors’ full written findings in a separate monthly file, which isn’t loaded yet.
- Fines and Medicare payment denials are the only enforcement CMS publishes; state licence actions aren’t included.
Sources
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider Information (4pq5-n9py).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health Deficiencies (r5ix-sfxw).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Penalties (g6vv-u9sr).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, All Owners (afe44b85-cc6d-40d7-b5df-00ae8910d1d2).
Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, State and US Averages (xcdc-v8bm).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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