1037 19th Street SW, Mason City, IA 50401 (opens Google Maps) · Cerro Gordo County · (641) 423-0428· 82 certified beds · avg 74 residents/day · certified since Mar 1, 2004 · Medicare and Medicaid certified
Certified for both programmes. Certification means the facility can bill Medicaid — it does not mean a Medicaid-funded bed is free right now, so ask directly. Who pays for nursing home care →
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Health inspection rating: ★★☆☆☆2/5 · CMS overall rating: 1/5 · how star ratings work →
The health inspection star above is graded on a curve within each state — a set share of each state's facilities gets each star level — so a facility can have few citations and still rate 2–3 stars if others in its state did even better. The overall rating combines that inspection score with staffing and quality measures from resident assessments and claims.
▲ Immediate jeopardy, widespread · Aug 11, 2023 · F-0812 · triggered by a complaint
The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards.
Why it matters: Unsafe food handling is one of the most common causes of food poisoning, which can be dangerous for frail residents.
Severity (L): Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety was cited. The scope was widespread: a systemic or pervasive problem. Scope describes the extent of the deficiency, not whether it happened on previous inspections.
Corrected: Aug 28, 2023 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
▲ Actual harm, isolated · Aug 11, 2023 · F-0689 · triggered by a complaint
The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls.
Why it matters: This is one of the most common citations and directly relates to falls and injuries, which can be devastating for older adults.
Severity (G): Actual harm was cited, below immediate jeopardy. The scope was isolated: limited residents, staff, or locations were affected. Scope describes the extent of the deficiency, not whether it happened on previous inspections.
Corrected: Aug 28, 2023 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
Showing the latest 3 of 13 inspection findings. Open the full record below to read every finding.
The facility did not accurately assess a resident's health and needs. Assessments are the foundation for all the care a resident receives. F-0641
The facility did not give residents (and their representatives and the ombudsman, a state advocate for residents) proper advance notice before a transfer or discharge, including information about their right to appeal. F-0623
The facility did not accurately assess a resident's health and needs. Assessments are the foundation for all the care a resident receives. F-0641
CMS publishes roughly the last three inspection cycles plus recent complaint investigations. Older surveys drop out of the record as new ones are completed — that window is CMS's, not ours. Within it, every citation CMS publishes for this facility is listed here: none excluded.
| Date | Severity | What the facility was cited for |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 2026 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not accurately assess a resident's health and needs. Assessments are the foundation for all the care a resident receives. · F-0641 |
| Mar 13, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not give residents (and their representatives and the ombudsman, a state advocate for residents) proper advance notice before a transfer or discharge, including information about their right to appeal. · F-0623 |
| Mar 13, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not accurately assess a resident's health and needs. Assessments are the foundation for all the care a resident receives. · F-0641 |
| Mar 13, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide proper care for pressure ulcers (bedsores) or did not do enough to prevent new ones from forming. Bedsores develop when residents stay in one position too long without help moving. · F-0686 |
| Mar 21, 2024 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not serve food and drinks that were appetizing, attractive, and at a safe and pleasant temperature. · F-0804 |
| Mar 21, 2024 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards. · F-0812 |
| Mar 21, 2024 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not have a written plan describing how it runs its quality improvement program — the ongoing process of finding problems in care and fixing them. · F-0865 |
| Mar 21, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not reassess a resident after a significant change in their condition, such as a sudden decline in health. A full new assessment is required when a resident's condition changes in a major way. · F-0637 |
| Mar 21, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not coordinate resident assessments with the state's pre-admission screening program for mental illness and intellectual disabilities, or failed to refer residents for the special services they need. · F-0644 |
| Mar 21, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not develop a resident's complete plan of care within 7 days of the full assessment, or the plan wasn't prepared, reviewed, and updated by a team of health professionals as required. · F-0657 |
| Aug 11, 2023 | ▲ L · Immediate jeopardy, widespread | The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards. · from a complaint · F-0812 |
| Aug 11, 2023 | ▲ G · Actual harm, isolated | The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. · from a complaint · F-0689 |
| Aug 11, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not have enough nursing staff each day to meet every resident's needs, or did not have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. Adequate staffing is one of the strongest predictors of good care. · from a complaint · F-0725 |
Citations from standard inspections decreased between the last two inspection cycles (3 → 1).
All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 2 | L ▲ |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | E |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | D |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | D |
Counts reflect the current CMS public record (~3 inspection cycles plus complaint investigations); years with no surveys show no row. Inspection frequency varies, so compare severity as well as counts.
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3 fines totaling $8,984.
Every penalty CMS publishes for this facility in the 3-year window is listed —none excluded. The count and the dollar total come from two different CMS datasets and agree for this facility. Penalties older than the window are dropped by CMS before publication, not by us.
| Date | Type | Amount / length |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 2024 | Fine | $2,634 |
| Jan 2, 2024 | Fine | $2,117 |
| Dec 11, 2023 | Fine | $4,233 |
What these staffing numbers mean →
All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.
| Measure | This facility | Iowa avg | U.S. avg | Where it stands |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day) | 5.40 | 4.37 | 3.95 | top 10% in Iowa; top 8% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 0.51 | 0.85 | 0.69 | bottom 12% in Iowa; bottom 39% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 4.61 | 3.86 | 3.50 | top 13% in Iowa; top 11% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 0.17 | 0.51 | 0.48 | bottom 1% in Iowa; bottom 8% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 20.0 | 44.0 | 45.8 | top 2% in Iowa; top 3% in the U.S. |
| RN turnover (%) | 42.9 | 42.1 | 42.9 | bottom 49% in Iowa; bottom 49% in the U.S. |
Hours are per resident per day for the most recent quarter of payroll data in this CMS release (2026-08-01) — the same quarter for every facility — case-mix adjusted by CMS so facilities caring for sicker residents can be compared fairly (same basis as the CMS staffing star). "Top X%" means better than most facilities: more staffing hours, or lower turnover. Raw (unadjusted) reported hours: total 4.42, RN 0.41, weekend 3.77.Comparing with Medicare Care Compare? Care Compare shows the raw figure (4.42 here, displayed there as hours and minutes), not the adjusted one above. Both are correct; they answer different questions. Staffing rating: 4/5.
Note: CMS combines facility-reported resident assessments (MDS) with claims-based measures. These are different sources from on-site inspection findings. Read the measures alongside inspection and staffing records; a high QM rating does not establish that a home is safe.
Quality measures rating: 1/5 · long-stay residents: 2/5 · short-stay residents: 1/5
Price evidence · separate from quality
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How to read ownership records →
Ownership records as published by CMS on 2026-08-01. CMS records when an owner joined but not when they left. Listed here and no longer involved? Tell us →
Non profit - Corporation
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davis, Michael | Individual | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | — | 09/26/2025 |
| Heckart, Michelle | Individual | Direct Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/01/2024 |
| Knoch, Stephanie | Individual | Direct Ownership Interest | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/01/2024 |
| Davis, Michael | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/23/2013 |
| Dodson, Sandra | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/01/2022 |
| Helgeson, Scott | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/26/2025 |
| Low, Karen | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/24/2023 |
| Nattress, Shirley | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/22/2015 |
| Nattress, Shirley | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/01/2021 |
| Oben, Patrick | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2024 |
| Ogaard, Doug | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/07/2017 |
| Rice, Thomas | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/01/2022 |
| Smith, Roger | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 06/24/2015 |
| Soderstrom, Mindy | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 11/15/2023 |
All 14 owning or managing parties CMS has on file are shown — none excluded.
Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.
| Facility | Distance | City | Overall | Inspection | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good Shepherd Health Center | 1.7 mi | Mason City, IA | ★☆☆☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| Heritage Care and Rehabilitation Center | 2.0 mi | Mason City, IA | ★★☆☆☆ | 3/5 | |
| Oakwood Care Center | 8.9 mi | Clear Lake, IA | ★★★☆☆ | 3/5 | |
| Nora Springs Care Center | 10.1 mi | Nora Springs, IA | ★★★★☆ | 4/5 | |
| Rockwell Community Nursing Home | 10.3 mi | Rockwell, IA | ★★★★★ | 4/5 | |
| Manly Specialty Care | 10.4 mi | Manly, IA | ★★★☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| Sheffield Care Center | 16.8 mi | Sheffield, IA | ★★☆☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| Concord Care Center | 20.0 mi | Garner, IA | ★★★★★ | 4/5 |
Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 165536.
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