La Bella of Freeburg
Nursing home in Freeburg, Illinois, CMS certification number 145515
746 Urbanna Drive, Freeburg, IL 62243 · St. Clair County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 118
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- November 26, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 7
- Fines in 3 years
- $107,945 (4)
Does La Bella of Freeburg take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. La Bella of Freeburg 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 | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 1 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 1 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 1 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours La Bella of Freeburg 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
- 3.77
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.30
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.02
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.46
- Weekend total hours
- 3.28
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on November 26, 2025 and cited 7 deficiencies, plus 5 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on August 30, 2024, found 6.
CMS shows an abuse icon for La Bella of Freeburg. 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 Freeburg 4 times in the past 3 years, for $107,945 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 93.9 residents live here, about 80% of its 118 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 118
- Average residents per day
- 93.9
- Certified since
- December 19, 1984
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns La Bella of Freeburg
- Legal business name
- Freeburg Care Center Inc
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
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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, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run La Bella of Freeburg, 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 Freeburg
What is the CMS star rating of La Bella of Freeburg?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does La Bella of Freeburg accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at La Bella of Freeburg?
7 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns La Bella of Freeburg?
Freeburg Care Center Inc, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.