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64/100

Average

Heritage Care And Rehabilitation Center

501 South Kentucky Ave, Mason City, IA 50401

CMS 2/5 stars #4 of 5 in Cerro Gordo County (641) 423-2121
Certified beds
71
Occupancy
89%
Ownership
For-profit
Accepts
Medicare + Medicaid

Our read on Heritage Care And Rehabilitation Center

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.

Written from the CMS figures for this home shown further down this page. Nothing here is paid for or supplied by the home.

How this grade was calculated

Every point is shown. Nothing is weighted behind the scenes, the full formula is on How we grade.

Inspection30/30Staffing11.5/30Stability7.5/15Outcomes5/15Enforcement10/10

A full pentagon is full marks. The shape shows what kind of good or bad a home is, two homes can share a score and look nothing alike.

Inspection safety

30/30

Citations from state health inspections over the last three surveys, weighted by how much harm CMS says they caused.

  • →No citations recorded in the last 3 years

Staffing

11.5/30

Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are, plus RN cover and weekend consistency.

  • →3.63 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
  • →0.34 RN hours per resident per day
  • →Weekend staffing drops 17% against weekdays

Staff stability

7.5/15

How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.

  • →No turnover figure reported, scored neutral

Resident outcomes

5/15

The CMS quality-measure rating, built from resident outcomes like falls, pressure ulcers, infections and antipsychotic use.

  • →2 of 5 stars on the CMS quality-measure rating

Enforcement history

10/10

Fines and payment denials CMS has imposed. A denial of payment means CMS stopped paying for new admissions.

  • →No federal fines on record

Staffing, against the national average

Full detail

Hours of nursing care each resident receives per day. The marker on each bar is the national average.

Total nurse hours per resident per day3.33 hrs
National average 3.86 hrsBelow average
Registered nurse (RN) hours0.34 hrs
National average 0.69 hrsBelow average

RNs are the licence level most likely to catch a resident deteriorating.

Weekend nurse hours2.77 hrs
National average 3.42 hrsBelow average

The shift most families visit, and the one thinned first.

Nursing staff turnoverNot reported

The share of nursing staff who left over the last year.

Recent inspection findings

Last standard health inspection: August 14, 2025 (1 year ago). No citations were recorded.

No health-inspection citations on record for this facility in the current CMS release.

Who owns this home

Full record

Part of LEGACY HEALTHCARE, which operates 95 homes. Staffing budgets are usually set at chain level, not in the building.

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Common questions about Heritage Care And Rehabilitation Center

What is the ElderGrade for Heritage Care And Rehabilitation Center? +

Heritage Care And Rehabilitation Center holds an ElderGrade of C (64 out of 100), which we describe as "average". The grade combines its inspection citations, nurse staffing levels, staff turnover, resident outcomes and enforcement history from the federal CMS record.

How many nursing hours does each resident get at Heritage Care And Rehabilitation Center? +

Residents receive an average of 3.33 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.

Has Heritage Care And Rehabilitation Center been cited for harming residents? +

No. None of the 0 citations on record were scored at the levels CMS uses to indicate actual harm or immediate jeopardy.

Does Heritage Care And Rehabilitation Center accept Medicaid? +

Yes, Heritage Care And Rehabilitation Center is certified to accept Medicaid, which is the programme that pays for long-term custodial care once a resident meets their state's income and asset limits.