Bella Terra Elmhurst: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Bella Terra Elmhurst is a 142-bed for-profit nursing home in Elmhurst, Illinois, part of Legacy Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.11 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Illinois average of 2.09, and 49.2% nursing staff turnover (Illinois average 44.5%).
Bella Terra Elmhurst
420 West Butterfield RoadElmhurst, IL 60126
Du Page County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Bella Terra Elmhurst, nurse aides logged 2.11 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Illinois average. With about 102 residents a day, that works out to roughly 214 aide hours a day, or about 27 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Illinois avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.11 | 2.09 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.89 | 0.64 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.98 | 0.72 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.98 | 3.45 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.03 | 3.08 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
49.2% of nursing staff at Bella Terra Elmhurst left over the year CMS measured, against a Illinois average of 44.5% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 50.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 14, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 8 health deficiencies (Illinois average 12.5). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Bella Terra Elmhurst holds 4 of 5 overall; the Illinois average is 2.5.
About Bella Terra Elmhurst
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Legacy Healthcare, 89 homes
- Legal name: Butterfield Skilled Nursing Facility LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 6, 1992
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Bella Terra Elmhurst
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Park Place Christian Community Elmhurst | 0.8 | 37 | 2.63 | 4.67 | 20.0% | 5 | None |
| Alta Rehab at Oak Brook Oak Brook | 1.4 | 156 | 2.38 | 4.53 | 44.9% | 2 | $76,863 |
| The Pearl of Hillside Hillside | 3.0 | 198 | 1.90 | 3.15 | 41.1% | 1 | $122,886 |
| Aperion Care Westchester Westchester | 3.2 | 120 | 1.90 | 2.93 | 38.2% | 3 | $53,141 |
| Avenora Elmhurst Elmhurst · many days without an RN | 3.4 | 108 | 0.82 | 1.44 | 46.9% | 1 | $216,044 |
| The Pearl of Hinsdale Hinsdale | 3.6 | 202 | 1.74 | 3.41 | 45.5% | 4 | None |
| Oakwood Rehab and Nursing Center Westmont · abuse citation | 3.7 | 149 | 1.72 | 2.88 | 62.4% | 1 | $96,215 |
| Bella Terra Lombard Lombard | 3.9 | 224 | 1.98 | 3.40 | 50.0% | 4 | None |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.