Good Shepherd Health Center
Nursing home in Mason City, Iowa, CMS certification number 165072
302 Second Street NE, Mason City, IA 50401 · Cerro Gordo County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 170
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- December 11, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 7
- Fines in 3 years
- $87,458 (1)
Does Good Shepherd Health Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Good Shepherd Health Center is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 2 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 2 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 1 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Good Shepherd Health Center reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 3.90
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.42
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.67
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.81
- Weekend total hours
- 3.64
- Nursing staff turnover
- 68.6%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 52.9%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on December 11, 2025 and cited 7 deficiencies, plus 2 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on October 31, 2024, found 7.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Good Shepherd Health Center 1 time in the past 3 years, for $87,458 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 139.2 residents live here, about 82% of its 170 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 170
- Average residents per day
- 139.2
- Certified since
- January 1, 1968
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Good Shepherd Health Center
- Legal business name
- Good Shepherd Geriatric Center Inc
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
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Who inspects nursing homes in Iowa
Iowa's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in Iowa, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Good Shepherd Health Center, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Good Shepherd Health Center
What is the CMS star rating of Good Shepherd Health Center?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Good Shepherd Health Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Good Shepherd Health Center?
7 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Good Shepherd Health Center?
Good Shepherd Geriatric Center Inc, non profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.