La Bella of Sterling
Nursing home in Sterling, Illinois, CMS certification number 14E579
3601 Sixteenth Avenue, Sterling, IL 61081 · Whiteside County
- CMS overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 70
- Certified for
- Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- March 12, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 14
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does La Bella of Sterling take Medicare and Medicaid?
La Bella of Sterling is certified for Medicaid only, so Medicare won't pay for a stay here.
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 | 3 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 3 of 5 |
| Staffing | 2 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 3 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | Not rated |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours La Bella of Sterling 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
- 3.17
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.79
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.31
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.06
- Weekend total hours
- 2.93
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on March 12, 2025 and cited 14 deficiencies, plus 3 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on May 9, 2024, found 2.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for La Bella of Sterling in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 26.6 residents live here, about 38% of its 70 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 70
- Average residents per day
- 26.6
- Certified since
- August 1, 1975
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns La Bella of Sterling
- Legal business name
- Legal Business Name Not Available
- 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 Sterling, 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 Sterling
What is the CMS star rating of La Bella of Sterling?
3 out of 5 stars overall.
Does La Bella of Sterling accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at La Bella of Sterling?
14 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns La Bella of Sterling?
Legal Business Name Not Available, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.