La Bella of Aurora

1017 West Galena Boulevard, Aurora, IL 60506 · (630) 897-3100
For profit - Limited Liability company · 68 certified beds

La Bella of Aurora has a 1-star overall rating from Medicare, out of 5. Its last standard inspection, in April 2025, found 19 citations, 1 for actual harm or immediate jeopardy (the Illinois average is 12.6). It was fined 3 times in the last three years, $212,548 in all.

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Most recent health inspection

The standard health inspection on April 23, 2025 found 19 citations. What an inspection citation means

• Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.April 23, 2025 · F0678 · Level of harm: Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety · Residents affected: Few
• 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.April 23, 2025 · F0727 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Many
• Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.April 23, 2025 · F0812 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Many
• Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.April 23, 2025 · F0880 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Many
• Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.April 23, 2025 · F0881 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Many
• Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.April 23, 2025 · F0882 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Many
• Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.April 23, 2025 · F0656 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.April 23, 2025 · F0755 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• 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.April 23, 2025 · F0761 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Some
• 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.April 23, 2025 · F0578 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.April 23, 2025 · F0677 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.April 23, 2025 · F0684 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.April 23, 2025 · F0690 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.April 23, 2025 · F0692 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.April 23, 2025 · F0694 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.April 23, 2025 · F0695 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.April 23, 2025 · F0756 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.April 23, 2025 · F0805 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors.April 23, 2025 · F0813 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few

Complaint inspections, last three years

Inspections after complaints found 6 citations.

• 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.April 26, 2026 · F0803 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Many
• Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.April 26, 2026 · F0806 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Many
• Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.March 12, 2026 · F0602 · Level of harm: Actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.July 17, 2025 · F0628 · Level of harm: Actual harm · Residents affected: Few
• Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.July 17, 2025 · F0684 · Level of harm: Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety · Residents affected: Few
• Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.July 17, 2025 · F0686 · Level of harm: Minimal harm or potential for actual harm · Residents affected: Few

Fines and payment denials

• Fine of $24,395March 12, 2026
• Fine of $115,837July 17, 2025
• Fine of $72,316April 23, 2025
• Medicare payment denial for 32 daysStarting May 16, 2025

Nurse staffing

Hours of nursing care per resident per day, as the home reports them to Medicare through payroll records.

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