Palo Alto County Hospital is a medicaid certified nursing home in Emmetsburg, Iowa. It is located in Palo Alto county at
3201 First Street, Emmetsburg, Iowa 50536. You can reach out to the office of Palo Alto County Hospital via phone at
(712) 852-5520. This skilled nursing facility has 22 federally certified beds with average occupancy rate of 97.73%. Its legal business name is Legal Business Name Not Available and has the following ownership type - Government - County.
Palo Alto County Hospital (Medicare CCN 16E668) is certified by CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) and participates in medicaid program. This means if you are part of medicaid program, you may consider this nursing facility for your medical needs. It was first certified by CMS in 1986 (38 years certified) and the last quality survey was conducted in October, 2019.
Nursing Home Profile
| Name | Palo Alto County Hospital |
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| Location | 3201 First Street, Emmetsburg, Iowa |
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| Certified By | Medicaid |
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| No. of Certified Beds | 22 |
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| Occupancy Rate | 97.73% |
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| Medicare ID (CCN) | 16E668 |
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| Legal Business Name | Legal Business Name Not Available |
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| Ownership Type | Government - County |
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NPI Associated with this Nursing Home:
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Quality Ratings:
Nursing homes vary in the quality of care and services they provide to their residents. The below quality ratings for Palo Alto County Hospital are calculated from three sources - health inspection results, staffing data, and quality measure data. This information gives you an indication of the care Palo Alto County Hospital give to their patients.
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Complaints, Fines and Penalties:
| Number of Facility Reported Incidents | 0 |
| Number of Substantiated Complaints | 0 |
| Number of Fines | 0 |
| Total Amount of Fines in Dollars | $0 |
| Number of Payment Denials | 0 |
| Total Number of Penalties | 0 |
Patients' Stay Experience:
The resident survey data of Palo Alto County Hospital is compared against the national average with the color code indicators:
Better than National Average Worse than National Average
| Experience Measure | Provider | National Avg. |
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| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | 18.18 | 14.46 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight | 2.56 | 5.51 |
| Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder | 53.57 | 48.41 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | 0 | 1.79 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection | 0 | 2.65 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms | 1.2 | 5.05 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained | 0 | 0.23 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | 1.19 | 3.36 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 100 | 93.87 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | 3.57 | 14.2 |