Nursing home
Bella Terra Wheeling
730 West Hintz Road, Wheeling, IL 60090 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Legacy Healthcare (90 facilities) · 215 certified beds
Bella Terra Wheeling is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Wheeling, Illinois. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.24 hours per resident per day, below the Illinois average of 3.49. Its most recent inspection on Mar 13, 2025 cited 1 deficiencies. Note: it carries a CMS abuse icon.
- CMS abuse iconThis facility has an active abuse icon on its CMS record.
- 2 fines totaling $28,054In CMS records: 2 total penalties.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Bella Terra Wheeling 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) | 3.24 | 3.49 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.82 | 0.73 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.89 | 2.13 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 25.8% | 45.7% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 1.0 | 12.1 | 9.5 | below 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.
- Every deficiency from the June 22, 2025 inspection was corrected by June 23, 2025
Penalties in CMS records: 2 fines totaling $28,054, 2 total penalties.
What inspectors found at Bella Terra Wheeling
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- 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 · Jun 22, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Jan 13, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jan 13, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Oct 25, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Aug 8, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- 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 · Aug 8, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Apr 26, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 26, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Apr 26, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Nov 15, 2023 · 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 · Sep 23, 2023 - Potential for 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 · Aug 13, 2023
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
- 730 West Hintz Road
Wheeling, IL 60090 - CMS certification #
- 145835
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 215
- Avg residents/day
- 171.5
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1995-06-07
- Chain
- Legacy Healthcare (90 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Legacy Healthcare
Legacy Healthcare operates 90 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Legacy Healthcare facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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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 Wheeling 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.
SPACIOUS PRIVATE AND SEMI-PRIVATE SUITES WITH PRIVATE BATHROOMS
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Northwest Community Hospital 1, Arlington Heights. 5.0 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Addolorata Villa, Wheeling. 1.5 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Accurate Care Home Health Services, Wheeling. 1.5 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Kedvon Pharmacy. 1.7 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 60090 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Buffalo Grove Dialysis, Buffalo Grove, 3.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Fmc - Palatine Dialysis Center, Palatine, 4.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Fmc - Glenview Dialysis Center, Glenview, 5.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 32 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 60090.
Heartland Hospice (Northbrook), office in Buffalo Grove, 3.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Rainbow Hospice, office in Mount Prospect, 3.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
V Care Hospice Services Of Illinois, office in Northbrook, 4.2 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Advocate Health And Hospitals Corporation, Buffalo Grove. 2.6 miles away, straight line. 3 geriatric medicine doctors 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 very high, 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 | Only cases that look tied to an earlier operator (not shown) |
| 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: no FEMA wildfire rating of moderate or higher here |
| 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 Wheeling a good nursing home?
CMS gives Bella Terra Wheeling an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 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 Wheeling staffed?
Bella Terra Wheeling reports 3.24 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Illinois average of 3.49.
Has Bella Terra Wheeling had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 1 deficiencies.
How many beds does Bella Terra Wheeling have?
Bella Terra Wheeling is certified for 215 beds.