Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Good Shepherd Health Center
302 Second Street NE, Mason City, IA · (641) 424-1740
- Certified beds
- 170
- Residents per day
- 139
- Ownership
- Non-Profit
- Chain
- No chain reported
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- January 1, 1968
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How this home got 2 stars
The overall rating isn't an average. CMS starts from the inspection rating and nudges it at most two steps. Here is the arithmetic for this home, using CMS's own rules.
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Health inspections
★★★★★starting point
Everything starts from what state inspectors found on site. This is a ranking against other homes in Iowa.
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Staffing
★★★★★no change
Only a 5-star staffing rating adds a star, and only a 1-star rating removes one. Ratings of 2 to 4 change nothing.
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Quality measures
★★★★★no change
Same rule: 5 stars adds one, 1 star takes one away. These measures are mostly reported by the home itself.
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Overall
★★★★★2 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among Iowa homes
Good Shepherd Health Center carries 64.75 inspection points. That is fewer than 26% of Iowa's 385 rated homes.
Inspectors' citations earn points by how serious and how widespread they were (the grid below). CMS then ranks every home in Iowa: the 10% with the fewest points get 5 stars, the 20% with the most get 1 star, and the middle 70% split evenly into 2, 3 and 4.
- 5★ 0–7 pts
- 4★ 7–21 pts
- 3★ 21–41 pts
- 2★ 41–86.5 pts
- 1★ over 86.5 pts
Bars show every rated home in Iowa by its weighted inspection score. CMS recalibrates the cut points monthly but holds a home's rating until its own score changes, so a home can sit just outside today's band.
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What inspectors found
28 health citations on record since 2023. Each one gets a letter: the row says how badly residents were affected, the column how many.
Immediate jeopardyResidents at risk of serious injury or death
Actual harmA resident was hurt
Potential for harmNo one was hurt, but could have been
Minimal harmPaperwork-level problems
Read the rows, not the total. Most citations nationwide are a D: one problem, nobody hurt. Rows G–I mean a resident was harmed; J–L mean inspectors found residents in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Small numbers in each cell are the inspection points CMS assigns per citation. Those points are what the state curve above ranks.
Harm and immediate-jeopardy citations (2)
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G
Provide or arrange emergency care by a doctor 24 hours a day.
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J
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Everything else, by area of care
Quality of Life and Care9D
- D
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
- D
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Resident Rights5E
- E
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
- D
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
- D
Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
- D
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- D
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning5D
- D
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
- D
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
- D
Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.
- D
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
- D
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Administration2E
- E
Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly
- D
Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies.
Nursing and Physician Services2F
- E
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
- F
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation1D
- D
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Infection Control1D
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Nutrition and Dietary1F
- F
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Inspection history
2025-12-11
7 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Resident Rights (3 deficiencies)
2024-10-31
10 health deficiencies · 3 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (4 deficiencies)
2023-07-06
11 health deficiencies · 3 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (4 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 3 h 54 min of nursing staff time a day, 25 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
3 h 54 min
Iowa average
3 h 52 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 69% of nursing staff and 53% of registered nurses left in the past year.
Reported hours from payroll data the home submits to CMS, divided by its daily resident count. Not adjusted for how sick residents are.
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Fines and payment denials
$87,458 in federal fines on record over the past three years.
| Date | Penalty | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-30 | Fine | $87,458 |
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Resident outcomes
Quality measures compared with state and national averages. Most come from assessments the home itself reports.
| Measure | This home | State | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident daysAbout the same | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days0.5 pts worse | 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine1.6 pts better | 95.8% | 94.2% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine3.5 pts better | 99.3% | 95.8% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury2.9 pts worse | 6.8% | 3.9% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms7 pts worse | 11.2% | 4.2% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight1.3 pts better | 3.1% | 4.4% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication0.7 pts worse | 21.7% | 21.0% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication5.7 pts worse | 25.5% | 19.8% | 15.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained0.2 pts better | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened3.2 pts worse | 18.4% | 15.2% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased2.5 pts worse | 19.1% | 16.6% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder1 pts worse | 2.4% | 1.4% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection0.9 pts worse | 3.3% | 2.4% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence4 pts worse | 29.0% | 25.0% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers1.6 pts better | 2.5% | 4.1% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine7.9 pts better | 91.9% | 84.0% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit7.9 pts better | 5.1% | 13.0% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication5.6 pts worse | 7.7% | 2.1% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine1.1 pts better | 75.5% | 74.4% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission8.6 pts worse | 29.3% | 20.7% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
18 owners and managers reported to CMS. The last column counts how many nursing homes each one is tied to.
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| Name | Role | Share | Homes |
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| Alden, Kathryn | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Boedeker, John | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Demaris, Anne | W-2 Managing Employee · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Douglas, Tom | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Everist, Burton | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Flynn, Anne | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Gerrietts, Dan | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Good Shepherd Geriatric Center Inc | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Hunt, Samuel | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Madden, Thelma | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Paulson, Kirk | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Schumaker, Terry | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Shipman, Scott | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Smed, Scott | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Stockbeger, Ian | W-2 Managing Employee · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Stockbeger, Ian | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| White, Jerrold | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Zook, Anne | Corporate Director · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
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Fire safety
6 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Egress2F
- F
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
- D
Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
Smoke2D
- D
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
- D
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Miscellaneous1F
- F
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems1D
- D
Meet requirements for the use and maintenance of medical gas equipment.
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