Bella Terra Wheeling: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Bella Terra Wheeling is a 215-bed for-profit nursing home in Wheeling, Illinois, part of Legacy Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.89 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 10% below the Illinois average of 2.09, and 36.0% nursing staff turnover (Illinois average 44.5%).
Bella Terra Wheeling
730 West Hintz RoadWheeling, IL 60090
Cook 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 Wheeling, nurse aides logged 1.89 hours per resident per day, 10% below the Illinois average. With about 170 residents a day, that works out to roughly 321 aide hours a day, or about 40 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Illinois avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.89 | 2.09 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.57 | 0.64 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.77 | 0.72 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.23 | 3.45 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.16 | 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
36.0% of nursing staff at Bella Terra Wheeling left over the year CMS measured, against a Illinois average of 44.5% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 38.2%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 13, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 0 health deficiencies (Illinois average 12.5). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $28,054 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 2025 | Fine | $15,015 |
| Nov 15, 2023 | Fine | $13,039 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Bella Terra Wheeling holds 4 of 5 overall; the Illinois average is 2.5.
About Bella Terra Wheeling
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Legacy Healthcare, 89 homes
- Legal name: Wheeling Skilled Nursing Facility, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 7, 1995
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Bella Terra Wheeling
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Addolorata Villa Wheeling | 1.5 | 86 | 2.97 | 4.97 | 19.0% | 5 | $181,021 |
| Greek American Rehab Care Ctr Wheeling | 1.8 | 188 | 2.50 | 3.83 | 28.3% | 4 | None |
| Warren Barr Buffalo Grove Buffalo Grove | 2.5 | 200 | 1.81 | 3.27 | 40.9% | 3 | $9,311 |
| Eden Vista Prospect Heights Prospect Heights | 2.6 | 30 | 3.03 | 5.93 | 26.5% | 5 | None |
| New Summit Rehabilitation and Healthcare Arlington Heights | 3.0 | 120 | 2.06 | 4.23 | 43.4% | 4 | None |
| Elevate Care Riverwoods Riverwoods | 3.2 | 240 | 1.89 | 3.27 | 33.6% | 3 | $152,893 |
| Lutheran Home for the Aged Arlington Hts | 3.6 | 354 | 2.02 | 3.56 | 33.2% | 5 | $144,945 |
| The Citadel of Northbrook Northbrook | 3.6 | 158 | 2.07 | 3.55 | 32.4% | 4 | $25,126 |
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.