With four nursing homes in the city, there are only a few options in Mason City, Iowa. We gave this relatively small group of nursing homes a city grade of B-, which is a decent grade. This is a middle of the road score compared to other cities in the United States. Please continue reading to find more information about how this city's nursing homes fared in our category grades.
Despite receiving a fairly ordinary overall grade, this city performed extremely well in the area of inspections. In fact, some of its facilities received virtually perfect inspection reports this year. As a result, we awarded Mason City one of our highest ratings in that category with an A-. Inspection scores take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these issues by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. In addition, Mason City also fared well in the category of government nursing with a B. Wrapping up its profile, we gave the city grades of B and D for our short-term care and long-term care areas respectively. In spite of an otherwise strong profile, a long-term care score of this caliber may be an issue for some prospective residents.