Cycle 1
Health 2025-04-23 · Fire 2025-04-23
22 health deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (9 deficiencies)
0 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.
Aurora, IL
La Bella of Aurora
1-star overall rating with 1-star inspections with $339,190 in total fines with 22 recent health deficiencies
1017 West Galena Boulevard, Aurora, IL
(630) 897-3100
Overall
1 / 5
CMS overall stars
Health inspections
1 / 5
Survey and complaint cycles
Staffing
2 / 5
RN + nurse staffing
Quality measures
1 / 5
Resident outcomes and process measures
Quick facts
Facility snapshot
Beds
68
Certified beds
Average residents
47
Average occupied residents
Ownership
For-Profit
Publicly displayed owner type
Chain
No chain reported
Operator or chain grouping
Approved since
1990-01-01
CMS approved date
Coverage
Medicare + Medicaid
Participation flags
Staffing
Hours and turnover
RN hours / resident day
0.90
Registered nurse staffing
LPN hours / resident day
0.67
Licensed practical nurse staffing
Aide hours / resident day
1.95
Nurse aide staffing
Weekend hours
2.89
Weekend nurse staffing
RN turnover
60%
Annual RN turnover
Total nurse turnover
51%
Annual nurse turnover
Quality measures
Resident outcomes and process scores
| Measure | Facility | State | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days | 2.8 |
2.0
0.8 pts worse
|
1.9
0.9 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days | 3.0 |
2.3
0.7 pts worse
|
1.8
1.2 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 64.6% |
89.6%
25 pts worse
|
93.4%
28.8 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 77.8% |
91.6%
13.8 pts worse
|
95.5%
17.7 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | 1.5% |
3.3%
1.8 pts better
|
3.3%
1.8 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms | 91.6% |
50.3%
41.3 pts worse
|
11.4%
80.2 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight | 8.6% |
6.5%
2.1 pts worse
|
5.4%
3.2 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication | 11.2% |
18.5%
7.3 pts better
|
19.6%
8.4 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | 9.8% |
22.8%
13 pts better
|
16.7%
6.9 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained | 0.0% |
0.1%
0.1 pts better
|
0.1%
0.1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened | 30.0% |
17.2%
12.8 pts worse
|
16.3%
13.7 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | 22.8% |
15.0%
7.8 pts worse
|
14.9%
7.9 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | 0.4% |
1.1%
0.7 pts better
|
1.0%
0.6 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection | 0.5% |
1.7%
1.2 pts better
|
1.7%
1.2 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence | 27.1% |
21.3%
5.8 pts worse
|
19.8%
7.3 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | 9.9% |
5.2%
4.7 pts worse
|
5.1%
4.8 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 26.7% |
68.8%
42.1 pts worse
|
81.7%
55 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit | 24.4% |
14.0%
10.4 pts worse
|
12.0%
12.4 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication | 6.5% |
2.3%
4.2 pts worse
|
1.6%
4.9 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 14.8% |
63.0%
48.2 pts worse
|
79.7%
64.9 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission | 33.0% |
26.2%
6.8 pts worse
|
23.9%
9.1 pts worse
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 |
Survey summary
Recent inspection cycles
Cycle 2
Health 2024-05-16 · Fire 2024-05-16
6 health deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (3 deficiencies)
6 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Emergency Preparedness (6 deficiencies)
Cycle 3
Health 2023-04-28 · Fire 2023-04-28
5 health deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (3 deficiencies)
0 fire-safety deficiencies
No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.
Fire safety
Fire-safety citations
F · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-05-16
E15 · Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Address subsistence needs for staff and patients.
Corrected 2024-06-07
F · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-05-16
E23 · Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Establish policies and procedures for medical documentation.
Corrected 2024-06-07
F · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-05-16
E24 · Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Establish policies and procedures for volunteers.
Corrected 2024-06-07
F · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-05-16
E39 · Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Conduct testing and exercise requirements.
Corrected 2024-06-07
F · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-05-16
E4 · Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).
Corrected 2024-06-07
F · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-05-16
E7 · Emergency Preparedness Deficiencies
Fire Safety
Address patient/client population and determine types of services needed.
Corrected 2024-06-07
Inspection history
Recent health citations
J · Immediate jeopardy
2025-07-17
F684 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2025-08-10
G · Actual harm
2025-07-17
F628 · Resident Rights Deficiencies
Health
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Corrected 2025-08-10
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-07-17
F686 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2025-08-10
J · Immediate jeopardy
2025-04-23
F678 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.
Corrected 2025-05-09
F · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-04-23
F727 · Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Health
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.
Corrected 2025-05-09
F · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-04-23
F812 · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Health
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2025-05-09
F · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-04-23
F880 · Infection Control Deficiencies
Health
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2025-06-17
F · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-04-23
F881 · Infection Control Deficiencies
Health
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Corrected 2025-06-17
F · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-04-23
F882 · Infection Control Deficiencies
Health
Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.
Corrected 2025-05-11
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-04-23
F656 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Health
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2025-06-17
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-04-23
F755 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Health
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2025-05-11
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-04-23
F761 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Health
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.
Corrected 2025-05-11
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-04-23
F578 · Resident Rights Deficiencies
Health
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.
Corrected 2025-05-09
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-04-23
F677 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected 2025-05-09
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-04-23
F684 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2025-05-09
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-04-23
F690 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Corrected 2025-06-17
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-04-23
F692 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Corrected 2025-05-11
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-04-23
F694 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2025-05-09
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-04-23
F695 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2025-05-11
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-04-23
F756 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Health
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Corrected 2025-05-11
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-04-23
F805 · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Health
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
Corrected 2025-05-11
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2025-04-23
F813 · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Health
Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors.
Corrected 2025-05-09
F · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-05-16
F812 · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Health
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2024-06-05
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-05-16
F688 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
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.
Corrected 2024-06-05
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-05-16
F689 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2024-06-05
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-05-16
F695 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2024-06-05
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-05-16
F755 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Health
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2024-06-05
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2024-05-16
F756 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Health
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Corrected 2024-06-05
G · Actual harm
2023-04-28
F692 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Corrected 2023-05-12
E · Potential for more than minimal harm
2023-04-28
F803 · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Health
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.
Corrected 2023-05-31
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2023-04-28
F657 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Health
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Corrected 2023-05-12
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2023-04-28
F677 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected 2023-05-12
D · Potential for more than minimal harm
2023-04-28
F698 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Health
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Corrected 2023-05-12
Penalties and ownership
What sits behind the stars
$178,210
2025-07-17
Fine
Fine · fine $178,210
Fine
$111,255
2025-04-23
Fine
Fine · fine $111,255
Fine
$0
2025-04-23
Payment Denial
Payment Denial · denial start 2025-05-16 · 32 days
32 day denial
$49,725
2023-04-28
Fine
Fine · fine $49,725
Fine
$0
2023-04-28
Payment Denial
Payment Denial · denial start 2023-05-26 · 19 days
19 day denial
Ownership
Haas, Ari
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual
Abell, Tamar
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual
Brandman, Gittel
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual
Brandman, Joseph
Corporate Director · Individual
Brandman, Joseph
Corporate Officer · Individual
Gotter, Matt
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
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