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Good Shepherd Health Center

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Updated Apr 1, 2023 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: C
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Good Shepherd Health Center's website

302 Second Street Ne,
Mason City IA 50401

(641) 424-1740

75.85% estimated occupancy 1

Good Shepherd Health Center is a very-large non-profit nursing home located in Mason City, Iowa. This facility was awarded an overall grade of C, which is a solid grade. Based on our assessment, there are definitely much worse places out there. One of the best aspects of this facility's profile is its exemplary inspection reports, which is addressed in the next paragraph.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • Is CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • Non profit - Church related
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Speech Therapy
  • Amputee Recovery
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Pharmacy
  • Pain Management
  • Lymphedema Care

Registered Staff Hours

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A

This nursing home received a solid overall grade as described above, but we really wanted to emphasize its nearly flawless health inspection reports in recent years. We awarded them an A in this category. Inspection ratings weigh several factors found on a facility's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we weigh heavily is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Places with higher grades in this category tend to have few of these severe deficiencies. This facility was hit with 7 deficiencies on its inspection report, but none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe deficiencies. This means that the government inspectors didn't deem any of these deficiencies to create an immediate threat to resident health or safety. A couple minor deficiencies should not stop you from considering a nursing home.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B

Another one of this nursing home's stronger areas was in the category of nursing care. In that area, we gave this facility a grade of B. Nursing grades are largely associated with the facility's level of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This nursing home performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a facility has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can generally be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: D

We awarded this nursing home a grade of just D for our short-term care rating. This is well below average in this category. In our short-term care rating, we try to craft a meaningful gauge for rehabilitation services. In this process, we analyze the nursing home's level of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as respiratory therapy. With a score this poor in this area, we were not surprised to find that this nursing home was below average in several staffing figures we looked at. It provided significantly fewer registered nurse and physical therapist hours per resident than most other nursing homes. Finally, we considered the number of residents who who were able to eventually return home from this facility. This nursing home didn't fare well here either. In fact, we found that just 3.1 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: D

The next area we looked at is long-term care, which ended up being a weak spot for this nursing home. We awarded this nursing home a grade of just D in long-term care. If you are seeking services other than short-term rehabilitation, you should take a close look at long-term care scores. On top of assessing the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we analyzed the number of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility provided the vaccine to 96.633 percent of its patients. Surprisingly, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. With only 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this nursing home had less hospitalizations than many nursing homes. Unfortunately, some of its other scores in this category weren't as favorable as these.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18May 23

Good Shepherd Health Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-minus

In Good Shepherd Health Center, 6.16% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is an indication of the percentage of long-term patients who suffered from pressure ulcers . We use this statistic in calculating our nursing grades.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B

In Good Shepherd Health Center, 3.87% of Patients had Serious Falls

This datapoint is an indication of the percent of long-term stay residents who suffered a fall which caused serious injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of major falls may be an indication of poor nursing care.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: C

In Good Shepherd Health Center, 3.28% of Patients had UTIs

This figure is a measure of the percent of long-term patients which experienced a UTI. Although more of these infections may reflect poorly on a facility's hygiene protocols, it can be difficult to compare between nursing homes due to facilities having varying reporting standards.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-minus

In Good Shepherd Health Center, 17.54% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percent of patients prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Antipsychotic medications are prescribed to residents for many medical conditions, including dementia. Tragically, in some situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate a nursing home is using these drugs to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B-plus

In Good Shepherd Health Center, 19.26% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This indicates the percent of patients given antianxiety medications. These drugs are prescribed to patients experiencing anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B

In Good Shepherd Health Center, 4.67% of Patients

This is the percentage of residents exhibiting symptoms of depression.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B

In Good Shepherd Health Center, 93.67% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: B

In Good Shepherd Health Center, 17.07% Percentage of Patients

This tells you the percentage of patients who required more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Higher levels of needing for assistance with ADL's may be a sign of deterioration of a resident's well-being.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: B-plus

In Good Shepherd Health Center, 16.9% Percentage of Residents

Measures the percent of long-term residents who maintained mobility. Some believe that mobility is vital to residents' mental and physical health.

Hospitalizations

Grade: A-plus

In Good Shepherd Health Center, 1.48 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This is a measure of the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of patient care. Avoiding the hospital is important to maintaining the physical health of patients.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: B-minus

In Good Shepherd Health Center, 16.9 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This metric is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term resident care. Staying out of the hospital during rehabilitation is important to restoring the physical abilities of patients.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: A

In Good Shepherd Health Center, 12.73 Percentage of Patients

This metric measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to gauge patient well-being during rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: F

In Good Shepherd Health Center, 77.73% Percentage of Resident

This metric is a measure of the percent of short-term residents that experienced functional improvements.

Scores for Mason City, IA

  • Overall Rating has a grade of B-minus
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of B
  • Long-term Care Rating has a grade of D
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of A-minus

Looking for more options? Mason City, Iowa has 3 other nursing homes

Nearby Hospitals

  • Mercy Medical Center-North IowaAcute Care Hospitals 1.09 miles away1000 Fourth Street Sw Mason City Iowa 50401Voluntary non-profit - Private(641) 428-7000

Nearby Dialysis

  • Fmc - Mason City3.52 miles away910 N Eisenhower Ave Mason City Iowa 50401Dialysis Stations: 21 (641) 423-6015

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=165072