F 0558
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on
observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure a resident's needs were
accommodated by not assisting a resident with obtaining a replacement motorized wheelchair for one of
five residents (R1) reviewed for accommodation of needs in the sample of five.The findings include:R1's
admission Record shows he was admitted to the facility on [DATE] with diagnoses including hemiplegia
affecting right dominant side, major depressive disorder, anxiety disorder, restless legs syndrome, nicotine
dependence (cigarettes), and chronic venous hypertension with ulcer of right lower extremity.R1's Care
Plan revised on January 11, 2025 shows R1 has been noted with behaviors of self-propelling his wheel
chair backwards in order to get to his destinations. R1's Care Plan initiated November 18, 2024, shows R1
has limited physical mobility, the resident is non weight bearing and provide supportive care, assistance
with mobility as needed, and document assistance as needed. R1's provider visit note done by V6 Nurse
Practitioner (NP) dated February 14, 2025, shows, Face to Face for durable medical equipment (DME) for
electric wheelchair for medical necessity completed. Patient has history of cervical disc disorder with
myelopathy and has utilized an electric wheelchair for the past eight years. Patient predominantly
wheelchair bound, non-ambulatory. However, his electric wheelchair is broken, and patient has been
utilizing a standard manual wheelchair with difficulty. Patient has a right-hand contracture with right upper
extremity weakness and unable to utilize right hand to self-propel wheelchair. Patient states 'I cannot
self-propel the wheelchair with on the left hand because I go around in circles.' Patient utilizes his left foot
to push his manual wheelchair backwards as he also has a right lower extremity weakness and cannot
self-propel the manual wheelchair forward. Patient has mobility limitations that significantly impair his ability
to participate in daily living which cannot be sufficiently resolved by a manual wheelchair. An electric
wheelchair will significantly improve the patient's ability to participate in mobility related activities of daily
living. Patient has agreed to use the electric wheelchair regularly and reports being able to control the
joystick with his left hand as he has been doing for the past eight years. An electric wheelchair will promote
his quality of life and it is in my opinion that the DME equipment mentioned is reasonable and
necessary.R1's Adverse Benefit Determination letter from his insurance company dated March 25, 2025
shows his request for coverage of wheelchair component or accessory, not otherwise specified was denied
due to Your medical record shows your current power wheelchair is two years old (12/2022). The notes do
not show: the type of damages to the chair that cannot be fixed, it is not clear that these damages are due
to normal wear and tear or are consistent with the age of the chair. The notes do not show that it would be
more cost effective to replace the power wheelchair versus repair. The request is denied. Please talk to your
provider about this.R1's Appeal Acknowledgement letter dated April 25, 2025, shows, We receive your
appeal on April 24, 2025, for denial of a power wheelchair and parts. [Insurance Company] will review your
appeal and send a written decision to you and, if applicable, your authorized representative on
Residents Affected - Few
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Any deficiency statement ending with an asterisk (*) denotes a deficiency which the institution may be excused from correcting providing it is determined that other
safeguards provide sufficient protection to the patients. (See instructions.) Except for nursing homes, the findings stated above are disclosable 90 days following the
date of survey whether or not a plan of correction is provided. For nursing homes, the above findings and plans of correction are disclosable 14 days following the date
these documents are made available to the facility. If deficiencies are cited, an approved plan of correction is requisite to continued program participation.
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Event ID:
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Department of Health & Human Services
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STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
AND PLAN OF CORRECTION
(X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
(X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION
145222
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
07/08/2025
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
LA Bella of Woodstock
309 McHenry Avenue
Woodstock, IL 60098
For information on the nursing home's plan to correct this deficiency, please contact the nursing home or the state survey agency.
(X4) ID PREFIX TAG
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
(Each deficiency must be preceded by full regulatory or LSC identifying information)
F 0558
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
or before May 14, 2025.R1's Psychiatric Follow up visit note dated June 24, 2025, shows, Patient voiced
concern about his electric wheelchair missing. Thought content: Concerned about missing electric
wheelchair, no suicidal ideation, no homicidal ideation, no self-harm urges, no aggressive urges, no
evidence of delusional thought, no auditory hallucination, no visual hallucination, and no evidence of
psychosis.On July 7, 2025, at 10:21 AM, there was an electric wheelchair in R1's room. R1 was sitting in a
manual wheelchair. R1 said he did not know whose electric wheelchair was that was in his room. R1 said it
doesn't even work. R1 said he doesn't know what happen to his motorized wheelchair when he moved to
the current facility. R1 said he heard someone threw it away. R1 said he had been in a motorized wheelchair
for years prior to coming to this current facility. R1 said he has to wheel himself backwards in a manual
wheelchair because that is the only way his legs will work. R1 said a motorized wheelchair would help him
get around much better. On July 7, 2025, at 11:15 AM, V3 Social Services Director said R1's electric
wheelchair was in storage. V3 said she thought R1's motorized wheelchair was thrown away when the
previous administrator was at the facility and going through the storage shed. V3 said therapy was in touch
with the DME company trying to get R1 a new motorized wheelchair. V3 said the request was denied and
the therapy department appealed the denial. V3 said the therapy person that was working on the motorized
wheelchair request is no longer working for the facility.On July 7, 2025, at 11:25 AM, V4 Maintenance
Director said he worked at the facility for three years, when the previous administrator terminated V4. V4
said the previous administrator and V4 placed R1's motorized wheelchair in the shed when R1 was
admitted to the facility because there was not enough room in R1's room. V4 said the previous
administrator is no longer at the facility and the facility asked V4 to come back to work at the facility. V4 said
he was gone from the facility for eight months and when he came back, he began to clean out the facility's
storage shed. V4 said he found two motorized wheelchairs in the shed and took a picture of one of them to
show R1. V4 said R1 said the motorized wheelchair in the picture was his. V4 said he brought the motorized
wheelchair into R1's room and plugged it in to charge, but it would not charge so it does not work. V4 said
R1 has been asking for his motorized wheelchair since he was admitted to the facility. On July 7, 2025, at
1:48 PM, V2 Director of Nursing (DON) said she has worked at the facility for the last two months. V2 said
that R1's motorized wheelchair was gone before she started working at the facility. V2 said something
happened to R1's motorized wheelchair, but she doesn't know what happened to it. V2 said the facility was
looking into purchasing a new motorized wheelchair for R1 since they could not find his original one. V2
said R1's motorized wheelchair issue has been brought up in the department heads daily meetings. On
July 7, 2025, at 2:18 PM, V5 Business Office Manager said she started working at the facility in January
2025. V5 said R1 transferred to her facility from another facility when it closed. V5 said the facility was trying
to replace R1's motorized wheelchair but it was $30,000. V5 said there was several electric wheelchairs in
the shed that were donated. V5 said the previous administrator cleaned out the facility's storage shed. V5
said that R1 stays in his wheelchair and does not get into bed due to PTSD from childhood trauma. V5 said
the wound care nurse mentioned that R1 would benefit from a different chair due to his wounds on his
buttocks and feet. V5 said therapy said R1 would benefit from getting back into his motorized wheelchair so
therapy put in a request to get a new motorized wheelchair back in March 2025. V5 said the facility got a
denial letter dated April 25, 2025, from the insurance company and that's the last of the communication. V5
said the motorized wheelchair never got followed up since April because the therapist left the facility, and
the facility got a new administrator. V5 said the request kind of got brushed aside. V5 said the motorized
wheelchair that is currently in R1's room is not R1's. V5 said she believes it is a different
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FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
Previous Versions Obsolete
Event ID:
Facility ID:
145222
If continuation sheet
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Printed: 05/15/2026
Form Approved OMB
No. 0938-0391
Department of Health & Human Services
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
AND PLAN OF CORRECTION
(X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
(X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION
145222
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
07/08/2025
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
LA Bella of Woodstock
309 McHenry Avenue
Woodstock, IL 60098
For information on the nursing home's plan to correct this deficiency, please contact the nursing home or the state survey agency.
(X4) ID PREFIX TAG
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
(Each deficiency must be preceded by full regulatory or LSC identifying information)
F 0558
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
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Previous Versions Obsolete
resident's that got a new motorized wheelchair and donated his old one. V5 said that motorized wheelchairs
are customized to each resident. An email communication dated April 7, 2025, between V7 previous
physical therapist shows she was made aware that the facility threw out R1's motorized wheelchair.The
facility's Resident Rights Policy revised November 2024 shows, The resident has the right to be informed of,
and participate in, his or her treatment, including: The right to receive the services and/or items included in
the plan of care. The resident has the right to be treated with respect and dignity, including: The right to
retain and use personal possessions, including furnishings, and clothing, as space permits, unless to do so
would infringe upon the rights or health and safety of other residents. The right to reside and receive
services in the facility with reasonable accommodation of resident needs and preferences, except when to
do so would endanger the health or safety of the resident or other residents.
Event ID:
Facility ID:
145222
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