State assisted-living licensing record · Iowa DIAL · record as pulled September 22, 2026· Not the federal nursing home survey
Cornerstone AL
302 2nd Street NE, Mason City, IA 50401 · Cerro Gordo County · 92 licensed beds
DIAL record ID 1756 · licence S0120 · certified through July 12, 2027 · first licensed July 2001
The licence
Licensed by DIAL · Assisted living program
Certification details, as listed by DIAL
- Certified as
- Assisted living program
- Certificate
- S0120
- Certified since
- July 12, 2001
- Current certificate
- From July 12, 2025, expires July 12, 2027
- Occupancy
- 92 units
- Accredited
- No
Position within Iowa
3 citations — more than 51% of the 437 licensed assisted living facilities in Iowa. Compared only within Iowa: a citation from DIAL means what it means in Iowa, and there is no national assisted living record to compare to. Counted over 5 years, which holds two or three routine inspections. How this is calculated
Not in this record
Fire and life safety inspection, severity, the survey report, and enforcement. The fire safety inspection of an Iowa assisted living program is the State Fire Marshal's and is not published; what DIAL itself cites about the building — its structural requirements, the dwelling-unit rules for dementia-specific programs and the fire and safety standards of the Code — is here. DIAL assigns no severity to a citation, and the survey report itself is published only as a scanned image, which is not read. Fines, conditional certifications and other enforcement actions are recorded separately and not republished. Elder group homes and adult day services are other certification types and are not included.
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How that compares
Compared with the median licensed assisted living facility in Iowa. Within-state only.
| Measure | Citations |
|---|---|
| This facility | 3 |
| Median facility in Iowa | 2 |
Visit history
| Visit | Type | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| January 12, 2023 | recertification survey | 3 |
| October 17, 2023 | complaint investigation | 0 |
| July 29, 2025 | recertification survey | 0 |
| October 22, 2025 | complaint investigation | 0 |
What the citations cover
- Staffing and training 2
- Food service 1
| Category | Citations |
|---|---|
| Staffing and training | 2 |
| Food service | 1 |
Every visit on file since September 2021
As published by DIAL, newest first, including visits that cited nothing. The wording is DIAL’s own.
October 22, 2025 — complaint investigation, nothing cited
July 29, 2025 — recertification survey, nothing cited
October 17, 2023 — complaint investigation, nothing cited
January 12, 2023 — recertification survey, 3 citations
| Tag | What DIAL checks |
|---|---|
| 481-67.9-4 | Nurse delegation shall, at a minimum, include within 30 days of beginning employment, all program staff… |
| 481-67.9-4 | Nurse delegation shall, at a minimum, include within 30 days of beginning employment, all program staff… |
| 481-69.28-6 | Programs engaged in the preparation and service of meals and snacks shall meet the standards of state and… |
DIAL also holds 1 older citation for this facility from before September 2021, outside the 5-year window these pages use. They are on the state’s own record.
Reflects the DIAL record as pulled September 22, 2026. A recent visit may not appear yet. This is the Iowa state licensing record; it is not the federal nursing home survey and the two are never combined.