Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
La Bella of Freeburg
746 Urbanna Drive, Freeburg, IL · (618) 539-5856
- Cited for abuse (CMS abuse icon)
- Certified beds
- 118
- Residents per day
- 94
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- No chain reported
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- December 19, 1984
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How this home got 1 star
The overall rating isn't an average. CMS starts from the inspection rating and nudges it at most two steps. Here is the arithmetic for this home, using CMS's own rules.
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Health inspections
★★★★★starting point
Everything starts from what state inspectors found on site. This is a ranking against other homes in Illinois.
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Staffing
★★★★★−1 star
Only a 5-star staffing rating adds a star, and only a 1-star rating removes one. Ratings of 2 to 4 change nothing.
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Quality measures
★★★★★no change (already 1)
Same rule: 5 stars adds one, 1 star takes one away. These measures are mostly reported by the home itself.
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Overall
★★★★★1 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
This home carries CMS's abuse icon, which caps its inspection rating at 2 stars and so its overall rating at 4.
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Where it sits among Illinois homes
La Bella of Freeburg carries 123 inspection points. That is fewer than 41% of Illinois's 659 rated homes.
Inspectors' citations earn points by how serious and how widespread they were (the grid below). CMS then ranks every home in Illinois: the 10% with the fewest points get 5 stars, the 20% with the most get 1 star, and the middle 70% split evenly into 2, 3 and 4.
- 5★ 0–31 pts
- 4★ 31–73 pts
- 3★ 73–120.25 pts
- 2★ 120.25–219 pts
- 1★ over 219 pts
Bars show every rated home in Illinois by its weighted inspection score. CMS recalibrates the cut points monthly but holds a home's rating until its own score changes, so a home can sit just outside today's band.
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What inspectors found
24 health citations on record since 2023. Each one gets a letter: the row says how badly residents were affected, the column how many.
Immediate jeopardyResidents at risk of serious injury or death
Actual harmA resident was hurt
Potential for harmNo one was hurt, but could have been
Minimal harmPaperwork-level problems
Read the rows, not the total. Most citations nationwide are a D: one problem, nobody hurt. Rows G–I mean a resident was harmed; J–L mean inspectors found residents in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Small numbers in each cell are the inspection points CMS assigns per citation. Those points are what the state curve above ranks.
Harm and immediate-jeopardy citations (10)
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G
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
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G
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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G
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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G
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
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G
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
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G
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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G
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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G
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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G
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
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G
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Everything else, by area of care
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation4F
- D
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- D
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- F
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- F
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Resident Rights3E
- D
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- D
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
- E
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Infection Control2E
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Quality of Life and Care2D
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Nutrition and Dietary2F
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nursing and Physician Services1F
- F
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.
Inspection history
2025-11-26
7 health deficiencies · 4 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (4 deficiencies)
2024-08-30
10 health deficiencies · 6 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (3 deficiencies)
2023-09-22
7 health deficiencies · 4 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Freedom from Abuse and Neglect and Exploitation (3 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 3 h 46 min of nursing staff time a day, 18 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
3 h 46 min
Illinois average
3 h 28 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Reported hours from payroll data the home submits to CMS, divided by its daily resident count. Not adjusted for how sick residents are.
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Fines and payment denials
$107,945 in federal fines on record over the past three years.
| Date | Penalty | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-26 | Fine | $9,627 |
| 2025-10-21 | Fine | $31,525 |
| 2024-08-30 | Fine | $28,373 |
| 2023-12-12 | Fine | $38,420 |
| 2023-12-12 | Payment Denial · 4 day denial | $0 |
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Resident outcomes
Quality measures compared with state and national averages. Most come from assessments the home itself reports.
| Measure | This home | State | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days0.5 pts worse | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days0.5 pts better | 1.6 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine9.5 pts better | 100.0% | 90.5% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine2.4 pts better | 94.1% | 91.7% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury3 pts worse | 6.0% | 3.0% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms55.3 pts better | 0.6% | 55.9% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight2.7 pts better | 3.4% | 6.1% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication4 pts worse | 22.4% | 18.4% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication13.7 pts better | 8.0% | 21.7% | 15.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained0.1 pts better | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened9.5 pts worse | 22.3% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased13.2 pts worse | 26.2% | 13.0% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.1 pts worse | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection0.5 pts better | 1.0% | 1.5% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence9.8 pts worse | 29.6% | 19.8% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers2.6 pts better | 2.2% | 4.8% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine29.3 pts better | 99.3% | 70.0% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit2.3 pts better | 11.2% | 13.5% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication7.2 pts worse | 9.4% | 2.2% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine34.4 pts better | 97.6% | 63.2% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission3.1 pts better | 22.5% | 25.6% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
15 owners and managers reported to CMS. The last column counts how many nursing homes each one is tied to.
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| Name | Role | Share | Homes |
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| Schaufler, John | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual | 21% | 1 facilities |
| Parrish, Herschel | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual | 14% | 1 facilities |
| Holland, Barbara | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual | 7% | 1 facilities |
| Stumpf, Carolyn | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual | 7% | 1 facilities |
| Towers, Brad | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Individual | 7% | 1 facilities |
| Bonta, Amy | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Bonta, Amy | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Heiligenstein, Frank | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Lickenbrock, Dale | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Rhutasel, Larry | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Rhutasel, Larry | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Schaufler, John | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Schaufler, John | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Templin Healthcare Accounting Services | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Templin Healthcare Accounting Services | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 2 facilities |
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Fire safety
14 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke8F
- F
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- E
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
- E
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
- F
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- F
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- E
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
- E
Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.
- F
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems5F
- F
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- F
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- F
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
- E
Meet requirements for the installation and maintenance of electrical systems.
- E
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
Services1E
- E
Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
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