Palo Alto County Hospital
Nursing home in Emmetsburg, IA
Medicaid-certified4★ overall (CMS)
Public-record details
- Address
- 3201 First Street, Emmetsburg, IA 50536
- Phone
- (712) 852-5520
- Listed under
- Government-owned, 4–5 star overall rating, No fines in 3 years
- Medicare CCN
- 16E668
- Overall star rating
- 4 of 5 ★★★★☆
- Health inspection rating
- 4 of 5
- Staffing rating
- 4 of 5
- Quality measures rating
- 4 of 5
- Certified beds
- 22
- Average residents per day
- 22
- Ownership
- Government, county
- Legal business name
- Legal Business Name Not Available
- Certified for
- Medicaid
- First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
- Feb 5, 1986
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Located inside a hospital
- Yes
- Resident or family council
- Resident council
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
Inspection record
Most recent standard health inspection: Jul 17, 2025. CMS lists 1 health citation for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Jul 17, 2025 to Jul 17, 2025): 0 from complaint inspections, 0 at the “actual harm” level or higher.
| Inspection | Citation | Severity |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 2025 | Electronically submit to CMS complete and accurate direct care staffing information, based on payroll and other verifiable and auditable data. | F |
Fines and payment denials
CMS records no fines or payment denials for this facility in the last three years.
Staffing
- Total nurse staffing per resident per day
- 3.07 hours
- Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
- 1.36 hours
- Nurse aide time per resident per day
- 1.57 hours
- Total nurse staffing on weekends
- 2.30 hours
- Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
- 18%
- RN turnover (yearly)
- 14%
A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.