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Mason City Area Nursing Home

520 North Price Avenue, Mason City, IL 626642174825022Ownership: Non profit - OtherCertified beds: 97Avg. daily residents: 67Chain: Heritage Operations Group (9 facilities)County: Mason

The complete public record on Mason City Area Nursing Home, a Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing home in Mason City, Illinois, from the CMS Care Compare database (August 2026 release). Every figure below is published by federal regulators; ClearPath adds the state comparisons and the plain-English reading.

CMS Star Ratings

Overall rating
★☆☆☆☆
CMS’s composite of the three ratings below. Illinois average: 2.5 stars.
Health inspection
★★★☆☆
Based on the last three years of on-site inspections and complaint investigations — the rating CMS weights most heavily.
Staffing
★☆☆☆☆
Nurse and aide hours per resident per day, adjusted for how much care residents need, plus staff turnover.
Quality measures
★☆☆☆☆
Clinical outcomes CMS tracks, such as falls with injury, pressure ulcers and hospital readmissions.
Mason City Area Nursing Home holds a 1-star overall rating, in the bottom two tiers CMS assigns. Federal regulators have fined this facility $160,007 in the last three years. None of this tells you whether a bed is open, whether your insurance is in network, or whether the facility will accept a given level of care — confirm those three directly with the facility before you commit.

Staffing

3.18 total nurse staff hours per resident per day
below the state average (3.45)
0.49 RN hours per resident per day
below the state average (0.72)
2.90 weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
47.7% total nursing staff turnover
above the state average (44.5)
16.7% RN turnover
0 administrators left in the reporting period

Hours are per resident per day, from payroll-based journal data facilities submit to CMS. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over the past year.

Inspections & Penalties

December 4, 2024 most recent standard health inspection
5 health deficiencies cited in the most recent inspection cycle
below the state average (12.3)
11 health deficiencies in the two prior cycles combined
$160,007 in federal fines across 1 penalty (last 3 years)
above the state average ($112,572)
0 payment denials
CMS withholding Medicare/Medicaid payment for new admissions until problems were fixed

Recent Inspection Citations

18 citations on record across recent inspections, 3 at the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level. Showing the most recent inspection. Severity uses CMS’s A–L scope-and-severity scale; G and above means residents were actually harmed.

InspectionTagWhat was citedSeverity
June 12, 20260600Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
January 26, 20260600Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
March 11, 20250689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. ComplaintL · Immediate jeopardy
February 25, 20250604Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment. ComplaintJ · Immediate jeopardy
February 25, 20250727Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis. ComplaintF · Potential for more than minimal harm
February 25, 20250609Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. ComplaintD · Potential for more than minimal harm
December 4, 20240727Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.F · Potential for more than minimal harm
December 4, 20240758Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of…E · Potential for more than minimal harm
December 4, 20240880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
January 18, 20240576Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods.F · Potential for more than minimal harm

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Source: CMS Care Compare (data.cms.gov), August 2026 monthly release. Figures are as published by CMS and change monthly; ClearPath refreshes automatically. ClearPath Senior Guide is an independent information service, accepts no referral fees or placement incentives from any facility, and does not recommend facilities. Verify current details with the facility.