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La Bella of Freeburg

746 URBANNA DRIVE, FREEBURG, IL, 62243
(618) 539-5856
freeburgcarecenter.com
118 licensed beds
★★★★★1/5CMS Five-Star overall2/5 health inspections2/5 staffing1/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
118
CMS facility ID
145515
Care type
Nursing home
County
St. Clair
Facility name
La Bella of Freeburg
Street address
746 URBANNA DRIVE
City / state / ZIP
Freeburg, IL 62243
Phone
(618) 539-5856
Website
freeburgcarecenter.com

About this facility — La Bella of Freeburg

La Bella of Freeburg is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Freeburg, Illinois. It is licensed for 118 beds — close to the median for skilled nursing facilities in Illinois (112 beds).

It is one of 1 senior care facility in Freeburg and 667 skilled nursing facilities across Illinois. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited La Bella of Freeburg 37 times across 12 inspections in the last three years, including 2 food-safety citations, and CMS has imposed $142,446 in fines. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Ownership type
For profit - Limited Liability company

Registered owners & officers

Schaufler, John
Direct owner · Director · Officer — 21% stake — since 2012
Parrish, Herschel
Direct owner — 14% stake — since 2012
Holland, Barbara
Direct owner — 7% stake — since 1979
Stumpf, Carolyn
Direct owner — 7% stake — since 1979
Towers, Brad
Direct owner — 7% stake — since 2018
Bonta, Amy
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2016
Heiligenstein, Frank
Director — since 2017
Lickenbrock, Dale
Director — since 2017
Rhutasel, Larry
Director · Officer — since 2012
Templin Healthcare Accounting Services
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2017

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since
1984-12-19
CMS overall rating
1 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
5 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
$142,446 total
Last standard inspection
2025-11-26
Nurse staffing
3.7 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$215 per day (≈ $6,540/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
34% Medicaid · 15% Medicare · 52% private/other
Occupancy
79% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
37% below the IL median of $342/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
118
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Wheelchair accessible
entrance and parking
Visiting hours
Daily Open 24 hours
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report; hours/accessibility via Google · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 2 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2026-06-16Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0689
G · Actual harmFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2026-04-29
2026-01-13Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0689
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2026-01-30
10 earlier / fire-safety inspections (35 citations)
2025-11-26Health inspection2 citations
F-0689
G · Actual harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2025-11-27
F-0727
F · No harm found
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.
Corrected 2025-12-14
2025-10-21Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0600
G · Actual harmFrom a complaint
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2025-11-07
2025-05-30Health inspectionComplaint-triggered4 citations
F-0552
G · Actual harmFrom a complaint
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Corrected 2025-05-23
F-0580
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Corrected 2025-05-23
F-0628
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
Corrected 2025-05-23
F-0684
G · Actual harmFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2025-05-23
2024-08-30Health inspection6 citations
F-0609
D · No harm found
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2024-09-20
F-0610
D · No harm found
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Corrected 2024-09-20
F-0684
G · Actual harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2024-09-20
F-0689
G · Actual harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2024-09-20
F-0812
F · No harm foundFood safety
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2024-09-22
F-0880
E · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-09-20
2023-12-12Health inspectionComplaint-triggered3 citations
F-0600
G · Actual harmFrom a complaint
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2024-01-10
F-0609
F · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2024-01-10
F-0610
F · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Corrected 2024-01-10
2023-09-22Health inspection4 citations
F-0583
E · No harm found
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Corrected 2023-10-31
F-0689
G · Actual harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2023-10-31
F-0690
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Corrected 2023-10-31
F-0812
F · No harm foundFood safety
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2023-10-31
2023-09-01Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0689
G · Actual harmFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2023-10-31
2024-08-30Fire-safety inspection4 citations
K-0324
E · No harm found
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2024-09-20
K-0351
E · No harm found
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
Corrected 2024-09-20
K-0353
F · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2024-09-20
K-0918
F · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2024-09-20
2023-09-22Fire-safety inspection6 citations
K-0345
F · No harm found
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Corrected 2023-10-06
K-0351
E · No harm found
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
Corrected 2023-10-06
K-0353
F · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2023-10-02
K-0374
E · No harm found
Install smoke barrier doors that can resist smoke for at least 20 minutes.
Corrected 2023-10-20
K-0521
E · No harm found
Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Corrected 2023-10-09
K-0918
F · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2023-10-04
2022-07-08Fire-safety inspection4 citations
K-0353
F · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2022-08-05
K-0911
E · No harm found
Meet requirements for the installation and maintenance of electrical systems.
Corrected 2022-07-21
K-0918
F · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2022-07-25
K-0923
E · No harm found
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
Corrected 2022-07-22

Federal penalties

2025-11-26Fine$9,627
2025-10-21Fine$31,525
2024-08-30Fine$28,373
2023-12-12Fine$38,420
2023-09-01Fine$34,501
2023-12-12Medicare payment denial — 4 days
2023-09-01Medicare payment denial — 38 days
Total fines$142,446
Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 145515.

Visitor reviews

What people say on Google.
4.021 ratings on Google
★Kristi Edwards · 2026-07-03 · via Google

“Let me tell you about FCC, you complain... You get blocked from their FB page, how dare I make a negative comment! Let me tell you about my mothers stay there. SOME good and some bad. So very often she would ask to go to her room and in bed and would be told in a little bit and sometimes 3-4 hours would pass. She would be woken up sometimes at 5 am and asked to stay in bed and was told no. The…”

★Kristi Edwards · 2026-07-08 · via Google

“Donna and Michelle are amazing nurses! They really have compassion! Residents often have to sit for hours before taken back to their rooms. Often told just a minute turns into an hour plus. CNAs used my mom’s phone charger and one even fell asleep in her recliner next to her!”

★★★Lyn Edmonds · 2026-05-13 · via Google

“Nice seeing pictures of the activities they do, but they always have the same residents out there! There are other people living there too, give everyone a chance to see something! Brighten other people days too! U sure can tell activity dpt is proud too. Always enough pictures of them too!”

Ratings and reviews are from Google and reflect visitor opinions, not our verification. See all reviews on Google

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Original records

Sources we pull for this facility.
Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
data.cms.gov Provider Data Catalog
Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
Google Business Profile
Photos, reviews & hours
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Secretary of State filings
Entity & officer search
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