Nursing home report
ROCHELLE, IL · Medicare-certified · 74 beds
La Bella of Rochelle has a 1 out of 5 overall rating, with 1-star health inspection and staffing ratings and 2-star quality measures. Reported nurse staffing is 2.43 hours per resident per day versus the 4.1-hour federal benchmark, and the facility has had $223,622 in fines in the last 24 months plus a recent abuse citation.
Health inspections
Staffing
2.4326 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 2.4326.
Hours per resident per day.
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents with a fall causing major injury
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
Residents with a urinary tract infection
Residents who lost too much weight
Residents who were physically restrained
Residents needing more help with daily activities
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
Residents with a long-term catheter
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
Residents with depressive symptoms
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited July 2024 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: J
The home failed to let a resident come back after a hospital stay or therapeutic leave that went beyond its bed-hold policy. Cited September 2023 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 626 — 42 CFR §483.15 — S/S: J
The home failed to provide safe and appropriate breathing care when a resident needed it. Cited September 2023 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 695 — 42 CFR §483.25(i) — S/S: J
The home failed to provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who needed it. Cited July 2025 — isolated incident, actual harm.
F-Tag 697 — 42 CFR §483.25(k) — S/S: G
The nursing home failed to provide proper pressure ulcer care and failed to prevent new pressure sores from developing. Cited March 2025 — isolated incident, actual harm.
F-Tag 686 — 42 CFR §483.25(b) — S/S: G
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
A federal fine of $14,505 was recorded.
A federal fine of $22,315 was recorded.
A federal payment denial was recorded.
A federal fine of $60,280 was recorded.
A federal payment denial was recorded.
A federal fine of $109,889 was recorded.
A federal payment denial was recorded.
A federal fine of $38,948 was recorded.
On record with Medicare: 8 fines · $434,100 in total fines · 5 payment denials.
Federal fine
Jun 20, 2025
Medicare/Medicaid payment denial
Mar 5, 2025
Federal fine
Mar 5, 2025
Medicare/Medicaid payment denial
Nov 18, 2024
Federal fine
Nov 18, 2024
Medicare/Medicaid payment denial
Sep 13, 2024
Federal fine
Sep 13, 2024
Medicare/Medicaid payment denial
Apr 30, 2024
Now operated by Highlight Healthcare of Rochelle, previously Rochelle Gardens Care Center.
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.
