520 North Price Avenue, Mason City, IL 62664 (opens Google Maps) · Mason County · (217) 482-5022· 97 certified beds · avg 67 residents/day · certified since May 30, 1989 · 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 →
Part of chain: HERITAGE OPERATIONS GROUP (9 facilities, chain avg rating 2.0★)
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Health inspection rating: ★★★☆☆3/5 · 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 · Mar 11, 2025 · 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 (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: Mar 12, 2025 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
▲ Immediate jeopardy, isolated · Feb 25, 2025 · F-0604 · triggered by a complaint
The facility used physical restraints — devices that limit a resident's movement — when they weren't needed for medical treatment.
Why it matters: Unneeded restraints can cause injuries, muscle loss, and deep emotional distress.
Severity (J): Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety was cited. 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: Mar 12, 2025 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
▲ Actual harm, isolated · Nov 3, 2022 · F-0686
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.
Why it matters: Bedsores are painful, can become deeply infected, and in serious cases can be life-threatening.
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: Nov 25, 2022 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
Showing the latest 3 of 18 inspection findings. Open the full record below to read every finding.
The facility did not protect residents from abuse or neglect. This covers physical, mental, and sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect, by anyone — staff, other residents, or visitors. · from a complaint F-0600
The facility did not protect residents from abuse or neglect. This covers physical, mental, and sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect, by anyone — staff, other residents, or visitors. · from a complaint F-0600
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
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 2026 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not protect residents from abuse or neglect. This covers physical, mental, and sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect, by anyone — staff, other residents, or visitors. · from a complaint · F-0600 |
| Jan 26, 2026 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not protect residents from abuse or neglect. This covers physical, mental, and sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect, by anyone — staff, other residents, or visitors. · from a complaint · F-0600 |
| Mar 11, 2025 | ▲ L · Immediate jeopardy, widespread | 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 |
| Feb 25, 2025 | ▲ J · Immediate jeopardy, isolated | The facility used physical restraints — devices that limit a resident's movement — when they weren't needed for medical treatment. · from a complaint · F-0604 |
| Feb 25, 2025 | F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread | The facility did not have a registered nurse on duty at least 8 hours a day, or did not have a registered nurse serving full-time as director of nursing. · from a complaint · F-0727 |
| Feb 25, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft to the proper authorities quickly enough, or did not report the results of its investigation. · from a complaint · F-0609 |
| Dec 4, 2024 | F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread | The facility did not have a registered nurse on duty at least 8 hours a day, or did not have a registered nurse serving full-time as director of nursing. · F-0727 |
| Dec 4, 2024 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not try to gradually reduce doses of mood- and mind-altering medications or use non-drug approaches first, as required, or used 'as needed' psychiatric drugs without proper limits. · F-0758 |
| Dec 4, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide. · F-0880 |
| Jan 18, 2024 | F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread | The facility did not give residents reasonable access to and privacy in using ways to communicate, such as phones, mail, and email. Residents have the right to stay in touch with the outside world privately. · F-0576 |
| Jan 18, 2024 | F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread | The facility did not have a registered nurse on duty at least 8 hours a day, or did not have a registered nurse serving full-time as director of nursing. · F-0727 |
| Jan 18, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft to the proper authorities quickly enough, or did not report the results of its investigation. · F-0609 |
| Jan 18, 2024 | 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 |
| Jan 18, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not give the resident or their representative written notice of how long it would hold the resident's bed during a hospital stay or approved leave. · F-0625 |
| Jan 18, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not honor residents' individual preferences, choices, values, and beliefs in their daily life and care. · F-0675 |
| Jan 18, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not keep the environment free of accident hazards, or did not provide enough supervision to prevent accidents like falls. · F-0689 |
| Nov 3, 2022 | ▲ G · Actual 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 |
| Nov 3, 2022 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals. · F-0684 |
Citations from standard inspections decreased between the last two inspection cycles (7 → 3).
All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 1 | G ▲ |
| 2024 | 10 | 0 | F |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | L ▲ |
| 2026 | 2 | 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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1 fine totaling $160,007.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 2025 | Fine | $160,007 |
What these staffing numbers mean →
All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.
| Measure | This facility | Illinois avg | U.S. avg | Where it stands |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day) | 2.37 | 2.99 | 3.95 | bottom 27% in Illinois; bottom 2% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 0.36 | 0.63 | 0.69 | bottom 27% in Illinois; bottom 17% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 2.16 | 2.67 | 3.50 | bottom 31% in Illinois; bottom 3% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 0.21 | 0.56 | 0.48 | bottom 9% in Illinois; bottom 14% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 47.7 | 44.5 | 45.8 | bottom 39% in Illinois; bottom 43% in the U.S. |
| RN turnover (%) | 16.7 | 41.8 | 42.9 | top 11% in Illinois; top 9% 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 3.18, RN 0.49, weekend 2.90.Comparing with Medicare Care Compare? Care Compare shows the raw figure (3.18 here, displayed there as hours and minutes), not the adjusted one above. Both are correct; they answer different questions. Staffing rating: 1/5.
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: 1/5 · short-stay residents: 1/5
Price evidence · separate from quality
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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 - Other
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curry, Daniel | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 06/11/2022 |
| Dunker, Bonnie | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2005 |
| Griffin, Robert | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 09/07/2016 |
| Hart, Benjamin | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/05/2014 |
| Hart, Steven | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/01/2023 |
| Heritage Operations Group, LLC | Organization | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 08/30/2016 |
| Heritage Operations Group, LLC | Organization | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 02/26/2025 |
| Herpstreith, Sharon K | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/01/2024 |
| Hull, Kirbey | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/17/2023 |
| Hull, Kirbey | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 07/17/2023 |
| Hull, Kirbey | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 02/09/2026 |
| Kruse, Kraig | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 09/07/2016 |
| Miller, Kayla | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/01/2019 |
| Miller, Kayla | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/01/2019 |
| Miller, Kayla | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 04/01/2019 |
| Nunn, Cathy | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 01/01/2013 |
| Renken, Karen | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 09/07/2016 |
| Sprinkel, Jim | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 09/07/2016 |
| Strader, Patti | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 09/01/2020 |
All 19 owning or managing parties CMS has on file are shown — none excluded.
CMS lists this facility under the chain Heritage Operations Group — 9 facilities in the current records. Chain membership says who operates these homes. It says nothing about how any individual one of them was inspected; each has its own record.
Listed by state, then facility name — not a ranking.
Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.
| Facility | Distance | City | Overall | Inspection | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Clara's Rehab & Senior Care | 15.6 mi | Lincoln, IL | ★★☆☆☆ | 3/5 | |
| Sunny Acres Nursing Home | 16.9 mi | Petersburg, IL | ★☆☆☆☆ | 1/5 | abuse |
| Lincoln Village Healthcare | 18.0 mi | Lincoln, IL | ★☆☆☆☆ | 2/5 | abuse |
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CMS records place this facility in Mason, IL — 2 certified facilities there. These are outside the 20-mile list above, or far enough down it not to appear.
Listed by facility name — not a ranking. Homes already in the table above are not repeated here.
Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 145616.
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