Nursing home
Bella Terra Morton Grove
8425 Waukegan Road, Morton Grove, IL 60053 · Map
For profit - Corporation · 211 certified beds
Bella Terra Morton Grove is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Morton Grove, Illinois. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.60 hours per resident per day, above the Illinois average of 3.49. Its most recent inspection on Apr 17, 2025 cited 14 deficiencies. Note: it carries a CMS abuse icon.
- CMS abuse iconThis facility has an active abuse icon on its CMS record.
- 3 fines totaling $135,353In CMS records: 4 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Bella Terra Morton Grove compares
This facility vs. the Illinois and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Illinois avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.60 | 3.49 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.76 | 0.73 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.04 | 2.13 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 48.3% | 45.7% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 14.0 | 12.1 | 9.5 | above avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
Penalties in CMS records: 3 fines totaling $135,353, 4 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
What inspectors found at Bella Terra Morton Grove
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Actual harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 26, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jun 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jun 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Jun 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jun 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jun 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Apr 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Inform each resident of his or her visitation rights and ensure that all visitors enjoy equal visitation privileges.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Apr 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Apr 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Apr 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 8425 Waukegan Road
Morton Grove, IL 60053 - CMS certification #
- 145198
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 211
- Avg residents/day
- 157.3
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1969-02-13
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Bella Terra Morton Grove using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says A memory care unit, respite stays, transportation
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Bella Terra Morton Grove says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Has a separate memory care unit, wing or neighborhood.
Secured Memory Care Unit
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Offers respite or short-term stays.
Yes, we offer short-term and respite stay options for individuals seeking temporary care and support.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Provides transportation.
Our facility assists in arranging transportation for residents to see their doctors.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room, semi-private room.
Large private and semi-private suites
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
DOL also concluded 1 case here with no violations found, most recently for a period ending Aug 15, 2023.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge. 2.7 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Generations at Regency, Niles. 1.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Aspire Home Healthcare, LLC, Morton Grove. 0.6 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 0.9 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 60053 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc - Niles, Niles, 2.0 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Davita Big Oaks Dialysis, Niles, 2.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Davita Edens Home Dialysis, Skokie, 2.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 26 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 60053.
Gemini Hospice, LLC, office in Morton Grove, 1.4 miles away, straight line
Moments Hospice Of Chicago North LLC, office in Des Plaines, 4.0 miles away, straight line
Accentcare Hospice & Palliative Care Of Illinois, office in Rosemont, 4.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Advocate Health And Hospitals Corporation, Morton Grove. 1.1 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively high. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively high, wildfire very low, tornado relatively high, heat wave relatively high, earthquake relatively low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Bella Terra Morton Grove a good nursing home?
CMS gives Bella Terra Morton Grove an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Bella Terra Morton Grove staffed?
Bella Terra Morton Grove reports 3.60 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Illinois average of 3.49.
Has Bella Terra Morton Grove had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 14 deficiencies.
How many beds does Bella Terra Morton Grove have?
Bella Terra Morton Grove is certified for 211 beds.