Nursing HomeInspections

La Bella of Freeburg

Nursing home in Freeburg, IL

Medicare & Medicaid certified1★ overall (CMS)CMS abuse icon

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Public-record details

Address
746 Urbanna Drive, Freeburg, IL 62243
Phone
(618) 539-5856
Listed under
For-profit
Medicare CCN
145515
Overall star rating
1 of 5 ★☆☆☆☆
Health inspection rating
2 of 5
Staffing rating
2 of 5
Quality measures rating
1 of 5
Certified beds
118
Average residents per day
93
Ownership
For-profit, limited Liability company
Legal business name
Freeburg Care Center INC
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Dec 19, 1984
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Located inside a hospital
No
Resident or family council
Resident council
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes

CMS certification number 145515. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Nov 26, 2025. CMS lists 23 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Sep 1, 2023 to Jun 16, 2026): 11 from complaint inspections, 10 at the “actual harm” level or higher. CMS shows its abuse icon for this facility, which it uses for nursing homes cited for abuse at the harm level recently or at the potential-harm level in each of the last two years.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Jun 16, 2026Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection		G
Actual harm, isolated
Jan 13, 2026Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Nov 26, 2025Have 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.
Nursing and Physician Services		F
Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread
Nov 26, 2025Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care		G
Actual harm, isolated
Oct 21, 2025Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection		G
Actual harm, isolated
May 30, 2025Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Resident Rights · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 30, 2025Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Resident Rights · complaint inspection		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
May 30, 2025Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Resident Rights · complaint inspection		G
Actual harm, isolated
May 30, 2025Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection		G
Actual harm, isolated
Aug 30, 2024Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Aug 30, 2024Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Aug 30, 2024Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern

Showing the 12 most recent of 23. Full inspection reports are on Medicare Care Compare.

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Aug 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records 5 fines totalling $142,446 and 2 denials of Medicare payment for new admissions in the last three years.

Nov 26, 2025Fine: $9,627
Oct 21, 2025Fine: $31,525
Aug 30, 2024Fine: $28,373
Dec 12, 2023Fine: $38,420
Dec 12, 2023Payment denial for 4 days from Jan 6, 2024
Sep 1, 2023Fine: $34,501
Sep 1, 2023Payment denial for 38 days from Sep 23, 2023

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Aug 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day
3.67 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.25 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
2.45 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
3.20 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
54%
RN turnover (yearly)
50%
Administrators who left in the past year
0

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.