★★★★☆CMS 4/582 bedsNon-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 4.42 /day
- Staff turnover
- 20%
- Serious cites
- 0
The staffing numbers here are genuinely strong: 4.42 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 15% above the national average, and a 20% turnover rate that's less than half the national figure of 45.8%. That kind of consistency matters for residents who need familiar faces. But the inspection record tells a different story, 13 deficiencies on file, two of them serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy, plus four fines totaling $30,876. Quality measure scores sit at 1 out of 5 stars, the lowest tier. The most recent inspection was in March 2026. Good people, shaky compliance, worth asking about those two harm-level findings specifically.
★★☆☆☆CMS 2/571 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 3.33 /day
- Staff turnover
- n/a
- Serious cites
- 0
Heritage Care and Rehabilitation Center runs 71 certified beds in Mason City under corporate for-profit ownership. The staffing numbers are where the concern sits: 3.33 total nurse hours per resident day, roughly 14 percent below the national average of 3.86, and weekends drop about 17 percent below the home's own weekday staffing. That thin coverage lines up with a 1-out-of-5 CMS staffing rating.
The current inspection record shows 7 deficiencies, including 1 at the harm or jeopardy level and none tied to abuse. The last inspection was August 14, 2025, so the findings are recent. Quality measures score 2 out of 5. If you're weighing this home against others nearby, the staffing pattern and that harm-level deficiency are the two things worth asking about directly.
★☆☆☆☆CMS 1/5170 bedsNon-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 3.65 /day
- Staff turnover
- 69%
- Serious cites
- 0
Good Shepherd Health Center runs 170 certified beds as a nonprofit corporation, and its nurse staffing sits at 3.65 hours per resident day, roughly 6% under the national average of 3.86. Weekends dip about 5% below its own weekday coverage, and annual turnover is 68.7% against a national 45.8%, meaning most of the people caring for residents this year won't be there next year. The inspection record shows 28 deficiencies, including 2 at the harm or jeopardy level and 1 abuse-related, with one fine of $87,458. The last inspection was recent, in December 2025, so the picture is current rather than stale.