Good Shepherd Health Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Good Shepherd Health Center is a 170-bed nonprofit nursing home in Mason City, Iowa. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.59 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 3% above the Iowa average of 2.51, and 68.7% nursing staff turnover (Iowa average 44.0%).
Good Shepherd Health Center
302 Second Street NEMason City, IA 50401
Cerro Gordo County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Good Shepherd Health Center, nurse aides logged 2.59 hours per resident per day, 3% above the Iowa average. With about 147 residents a day, that works out to roughly 381 aide hours a day, or about 48 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 5% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Iowa avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.59 | 2.51 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.70 | 0.56 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.36 | 0.74 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.65 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.46 | 3.37 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
68.7% of nursing staff at Good Shepherd Health Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Iowa average of 44.0% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 60.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 11, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 7 health deficiencies (Iowa average 6.5). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $87,458 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2024 | Fine | $87,458 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Good Shepherd Health Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the Iowa average is 3.1.
About Good Shepherd Health Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Good Shepherd Geriatric Center Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1968
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Good Shepherd Health Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Heritage Care And Rehabilitation Center Mason City | 0.8 | 71 | 2.23 | 3.33 | — | 2 | None |
| I O O F Home and Community Therapy Center Mason City | 1.7 | 82 | 3.02 | 4.42 | 20.0% | 1 | $8,984 |
| Manly Specialty Care Manly | 9.0 | 44 | 2.38 | 3.60 | 27.0% | 3 | $13,627 |
| Nora Springs Care Center Nora Springs | 9.0 | 50 | 2.03 | 3.11 | 40.4% | 4 | None |
| Oakwood Care Center Clear Lake | 10.0 | 76 | 2.38 | 3.42 | 40.3% | 3 | None |
| Rockwell Community Nursing Home Rockwell | 11.5 | 40 | 2.39 | 4.38 | 47.1% | 5 | None |
| Sheffield Care Center Sheffield | 18.2 | 45 | 2.89 | 3.79 | 36.1% | 2 | None |
| Lutheran Retirement Home Northwood | 20.6 | 42 | 3.06 | 4.57 | 41.9% | 3 | $24,922 |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.