La Bella of Aurora
Nursing home in Aurora, Illinois, CMS certification number 145663
1017 West Galena Boulevard, Aurora, IL 60506 · Kane County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 68
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- April 23, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 22
- Fines in 3 years
- $212,548 (3)
Does La Bella of Aurora take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. La Bella of Aurora is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 1 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 2 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 1 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours La Bella of Aurora reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 2.99
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.39
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.72
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.88
- Weekend total hours
- 2.55
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on April 23, 2025 and cited 22 deficiencies, plus 3 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on May 16, 2024, found 6.
CMS shows an abuse icon for La Bella of Aurora. That means inspectors cited it for abuse, neglect or exploitation in the past year or two.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined La Bella of Aurora 3 times in the past 3 years, for $212,548 in total.
It also had 1 payment denial, when Medicare stopped paying for new admissions for a time.
Beds and residents
On an average day 58.6 residents live here, about 86% of its 68 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 68
- Average residents per day
- 58.6
- Certified since
- January 1, 1990
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns La Bella of Aurora
- Legal business name
- Elmwood Terrace Healthcare, Inc
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
Other nursing homes near La Bella of Aurora
- Jennings Terrace275 South Lasalle, Aurora 60505
- Pearl of Orchard Valley2330 West Galena Boulevard, Aurora 60506
- Avantara Aurora400 West Sullivan Road, Aurora 60506
- The Pearl of North Aurora212 Airport Road, North Aurora 60542
- The Grove of Fox Valley1601 North Farnsworth Avenue, Aurora 60505
See also all nursing homes in Aurora.
Who inspects nursing homes in Illinois
Illinois's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in Illinois, the 8 in Aurora, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run La Bella of Aurora, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about La Bella of Aurora
What is the CMS star rating of La Bella of Aurora?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does La Bella of Aurora accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at La Bella of Aurora?
22 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns La Bella of Aurora?
Elmwood Terrace Healthcare, Inc, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.