La Bella of Sterling: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
La Bella of Sterling is a 70-bed for-profit nursing home in Sterling, Illinois. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.56 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 25% below the Illinois average of 2.09.
La Bella of Sterling
3601 Sixteenth AvenueSterling, IL 61081
Whiteside 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 La Bella of Sterling, nurse aides logged 1.56 hours per resident per day, 25% below the Illinois average. With about 39 residents a day, that works out to roughly 62 aide hours a day, or about 8 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Illinois avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.56 | 2.09 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.24 | 0.64 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.68 | 0.72 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 2.48 | 3.45 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.23 | 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
CMS publishes no nursing staff turnover figure for La Bella of Sterling in this release. 1 administrator left over the same period.
CMS note: Staffing data not submitted or not valid for calculating turnover.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 12, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 14 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. La Bella of Sterling holds 2 of 5 overall; the Illinois average is 2.5.
About La Bella of Sterling
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal name: Legal Business Name Not Available
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Aug 1, 1975
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near La Bella of Sterling
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| The Citadel of Sterling Sterling | 1.2 | 121 | 1.95 | 3.20 | 31.8% | 3 | $11,213 |
| Allure of Sterling Sterling · abuse citation | 1.5 | 130 | 2.53 | 3.88 | 52.6% | 1 | $118,360 |
| Heritage Square Dixon | 10.2 | 27 | 4.53 | 6.85 | 32.6% | 4 | None |
| Dixon Rehab & HCC Dixon | 10.8 | 97 | 2.08 | 3.46 | 33.3% | 3 | $34,753 |
| Polo Rehabilitation & HCC Polo · no staffing data submitted | 12.6 | 81 | — | — | — | 3 | None |
| La Bella of Morrison Morrison | 14.2 | 74 | 1.91 | 3.04 | 100.0% | 1 | $65,860 |
| Resthave Home-Whiteside County Morrison · abuse citation | 14.4 | 70 | 2.50 | 3.64 | 34.7% | 2 | $264,600 |
| Winning Wheels Prophetstown · abuse citation | 16.3 | 88 | 2.54 | 3.78 | 50.6% | 1 | $12,258 |
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.