La Bella Of Woodstock
La Bella of Woodstock in WOODSTOCK, IL — inspection on December 19, 2025.
Found 3 citations. Severity: Standard violations.
Health inspections identify deficiencies that facilities must correct within required timeframes. Violations range from minor documentation issues to serious safety concerns and are subject to follow-up verification.
Inspection Findings
Director of Nursing (DON), said housekeeping should only come in and clean if the resident says it is OK.The Illinois Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program Residents' Rights for People in Long-Term Care Facilities booklet (Revised 11/18) shows the facility must treat residents with dignity and respect and must care for them in a manner that promotes their quality of life and the facility must make arrangements to meet residents' needs and choices.
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LA Bella of Woodstock
309 McHenry Avenue Woodstock, IL 60098
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure staff wore a beard guard/net while handling/serving food.
This has the potential to affect all 73 residents in the facility.The findings include: The facility's Facility Data Sheet dated 12/19/25 shows 73 residents reside in the facility.On 12/19/25 as the lunch meal was being served/plated in the dining room at 12:08 PM, V15, Cook, was observed to have a beard and was not wearing a beard guard as he plated the residents' meals.On 12/19/25 at 12:30 PM, V4, Dietary Manager, stated a beard guard is required if the (facial) hair is more than an inch long.
The facility's Dietary Policies and Procedures Dress Code Policy (not dated) shows beard nets should be used for employees with facial hair.
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STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
LA Bella of Woodstock
309 McHenry Avenue Woodstock, IL 60098
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure staff performed hand hygiene after touching their face/nose and handling resident food for 1 of 4 residents (R4) reviewed for infection control in the sample of 4.The findings include: On 12/19/25 at 12:22 PM, V11, Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), was sitting in the dining room feeding R4. V11 had her left hand over her mouth, resting her head on her left hand as she was feeding R4. V11 then rubbed her hands together and ran them over her nose. R4 asked for more bread and V11 went to the serving counter and got more garlic bread and brought it to R4. V11 did not wash her hands or perform hand hygiene before delivering the bread to R4.On 12/29/25 at 12:44 PM, V4, Dietary Manager, stated staff should not touch their face/nose and deliver food to the resident without washing or sanitizing their hands first; it's not sanitary.The facility's Hand Washing Policy (not dated) shows staff should wash their hands before handling food.
Staff should wash hands to remove contamination after touching bare human body parts.
Hand sanitizer does not replace handwashing.
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