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Mason City Area Nursing Home

520 NORTH PRICE AVENUE, MASON CITY, IL, 62664
(217) 482-5022
97 licensed beds
★★★★★1/5CMS Five-Star overall3/5 health inspections1/5 staffing1/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Address

520 North Price Avenue
Mason City, IL 62664
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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
97
CMS facility ID
145616
Care type
Nursing home
County
Mason
Facility name
Mason City Area Nursing Home
Street address
520 NORTH PRICE AVENUE
City / state / ZIP
Mason City, IL 62664
Phone
(217) 482-5022

About this facility — Mason City Area Nursing Home

Mason City Area Nursing Home is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Mason City, Illinois. It is licensed for 97 beds — close to the median for skilled nursing facilities in Illinois (112 beds).

It is one of 1 senior care facility in Mason City and 667 skilled nursing facilities across Illinois. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Mason City Area Nursing Home 29 times across 10 inspections in the last three years, and CMS has imposed $160,007 in fines. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Parent company
Heritage Operations Group
Ownership type
Non profit - Other

Registered owners & officers

Curry, Daniel
Officer — since 2022
Dunker, Bonnie
Director — since 2005
Griffin, Robert
Officer — since 2016
Hart, Benjamin
Operational control — since 2014
Hart, Steven
Officer — since 2023
Heritage Operations Group, Llc
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2016
Herpstreith, Sharon K
Director — since 2024
Hull, Kirbey
Director · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2023
Kruse, Kraig
Officer — since 2016
Miller, Kayla
Director · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2019
Nunn, Cathy
Director — since 2013
Renken, Karen
Director — since 2016
Sprinkel, Jim
Director — since 2016
Strader, Patti
Director — since 2020

Regulatory standing

Federal court records
3 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)
Licensed / certified since
1989-05-30
CMS overall rating
1 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
5 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
$160,007 total
Last standard inspection
2024-12-04
Nurse staffing
3.2 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$307 per day (≈ $9,330/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
58% Medicaid · 6% Medicare · 36% private/other
Occupancy
57% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
10% below the IL median of $342/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
97
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

CleanNo food-safety or dietary citations in the last three years of federal inspections.
2026-06-12Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0600
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2026-06-25
2026-01-26Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0600
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2026-02-11
8 earlier / fire-safety inspections (27 citations)
2025-03-11Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0689
L · Immediate jeopardyFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2025-03-12
2025-02-25Health inspectionComplaint-triggered3 citations
F-0604
J · Immediate jeopardyFrom a complaint
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Corrected 2025-03-12
F-0609
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2025-03-12
F-0727
F · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Have 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.
Corrected 2025-02-25
2024-12-04Health inspection3 citations
F-0727
F · No harm found
Have 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.
Corrected 2024-12-19
F-0758
E · No harm found
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Corrected 2024-12-24
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-12-23
2024-01-18Health inspection7 citations
F-0576
F · No harm found
Ensure residents have reasonable access to and privacy in their use of communication methods.
Corrected 2024-02-09
F-0609
D · No harm found
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2024-02-09
F-0623
D · No harm found
Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Corrected 2024-02-09
F-0625
D · No harm found
Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
Corrected 2024-02-09
F-0675
D · No harm found
Honor each resident's preferences, choices, values and beliefs.
Corrected 2024-02-09
F-0689
D · No harm found
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2024-02-09
F-0727
F · No harm found
Have 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.
Corrected 2024-02-09
2022-11-03Health inspection2 citations
F-0684
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2022-11-25
F-0686
G · Actual harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2022-11-25
2024-12-04Fire-safety inspection1 citation
K-0355
E · No harm found
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
Corrected 2024-12-16
2024-01-18Fire-safety inspection7 citations
E-0004
F · No harm found
Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).
Corrected 2024-02-09
E-0013
F · No harm found
Develop Emergency Preparedness policies and procedures.
Corrected 2024-02-09
E-0029
F · No harm found
Develop a communication plan.
Corrected 2024-02-09
E-0036
F · No harm found
Establish emergency prep training and testing.
Corrected 2024-02-09
E-0037
F · No harm found
Establish staff and initial training requirements.
Corrected 2024-02-09
K-0324
E · No harm found
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2024-02-09
K-0914
F · No harm found
Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.
Corrected 2024-02-09
2022-11-03Fire-safety inspection3 citations
K-0351
E · No harm found
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
Corrected 2022-11-11
K-0363
E · No harm found
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2022-11-11
K-0920
E · No harm found
Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.
Corrected 2022-11-16

Federal penalties

2025-02-25Fine$160,007
Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 145616.

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Ownership & corporate history

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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Original records

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Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
data.cms.gov Provider Data Catalog
Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
Secretary of State filings
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pacer.uscourts.gov
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