La Bella Of Alton is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1989-06-12. Medicare covers short-term skilled nursing care (typically up to 100 days after a qualifying hospital stay). Medicaid covers long-term care for residents who meet financial eligibility requirements. Contact the facility at (618) 465-2626 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

La Bella Of Alton holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 1 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (2★), Staffing (1★), and Quality of Resident Care (4★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 49.9/100, placing it #14027 of 14703 facilities nationally and #511 of 668 in Illinois. Star ratings are a useful starting point, but the composite score and individual sub-ratings give a more complete picture for families comparing facilities.

Each resident at La Bella Of Alton receives a reported average of 2 hours 40 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 10 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 50 minutes; Nurse Aide — 1 hour 40 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 2 hours 26 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 1 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 57.0%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

In the current reporting period, the facility received 6 fine(s) totaling $125,544. 168 substantiated complaints were recorded across the 5-year period — families should request details from the facility or review CMS inspection findings. There were 2 Medicare payment denial(s) in the current period. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 6 fine(s) totaling $125,544, and 2 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 8. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 165.0 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, La Bella Of Alton ranks 14027th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 49.9/100), placing it in the bottom 25% nationwide. Within IL, it ranks 511th out of 668 nursing homes. In Alton, it ranks 2nd out of 3 facilities. Among facilities sharing its ZIP code, it ranks 2nd of 3. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #13,871 nationally and RN hours rank #13,937 nationally (#642 in IL). Our composite quality score of 49.9/100 weighs health inspections, quality of resident care, staffing hours, compliance record, and five-year performance trends — giving a more complete picture than CMS star ratings alone, which can place hundreds of facilities in the same 5-star bucket. To browse and compare all nursing homes in Alton, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/illinois/alton/