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Palo Alto Community Health

Home health agency in Emmetsburg, Iowa · CCN 167049

Contact and basics

  • Address3201 First Street
    Emmetsburg, IA 50536
  • Phone(712) 852-5419
  • CMS certification number167049
  • Ownership typeGOVERNMENT OPERATED
  • Medicare-certified since08/11/1971

CMS star ratings

★★★☆☆ 3/5 quality of patient care

Quality of patient care is computed from clinical measures; the survey rating comes from the HHCAHPS patient survey. Agencies with too few episodes or responses are not rated.

Quality measures

MeasureThis agency
Started care in a timely manner87.5%
Patients improved at walking or moving69.9%
Patients improved at getting in and out of bed87.8%
Patients improved at bathing94.0%
New or worsened pressure ulcers2.7%
Falls with major injury0.0%
Discharge function score93.0%
Discharge to community (risk-standardized)83.8%
Potentially preventable readmissions (risk-standardized)4.1%
Potentially preventable hospitalizations (risk-standardized)7.8%
Medicare spending per episode vs national1.09

Rates are as published by CMS for this agency's reporting period. A dash means CMS did not report the measure for this agency.

Services offered

  • Nursing care
  • Physical therapy
  • Occupational therapy
  • Speech pathology
  • Home health aide

Who owns this home health agency

OwnerRoleShareAssociated sinceCMS type flags
PALO ALTO COUNTY HOSPITALOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL1/10/2012
BURT HOBARTCORPORATE DIRECTOR1/2/2008
COLEEN RUDDYW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE1/10/2012
COLLETTE JOHNSONCORPORATE OFFICER6/20/2016
COLLETTE JOHNSONW-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE6/20/2016
COLLETTE JOHNSONOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL6/20/2016
CYNTHIA MAGEECORPORATE DIRECTOR1/23/2019
DAWN SCHMIDTCORPORATE DIRECTOR8/27/2008
JANA HARRISCORPORATE DIRECTOR1/23/2019
JONATHAN MOECONTRACTED MANAGING EMPLOYEE2/1/2021
JONATHAN MOECORPORATE OFFICER2/1/2021
JONATHAN MOEOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL2/1/2021
MELANIE FLYNNCORPORATE DIRECTOR1/27/2021
RICHARD BRENNANCORPORATE DIRECTOR2/20/2019
SARAH STROHMANCORPORATE DIRECTOR100%6/23/2017
SARAH STROHMANOPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL100%6/23/2017
TERRY NAIGCORPORATE DIRECTOR8/22/2012

Source: CMS Home Health Agency All Owners file, linked to this provider through its Medicare enrollment record. Medicare's Care Compare does not present ownership in this form.

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Where these records come from

Everything on this page is reproduced from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (July 2026 release) and, where shown, the CMS ownership and Medicare enrollment files. Nothing here is a rating or opinion of ours. If you believe a figure is wrong, email data@carerecords.org with the CCN and we verify against the official file within 5 business days.

How to cite this page: CareRecords, "Palo Alto Community Health — home health agency records, Emmetsburg, IA." Compiled from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (July 2026 release), CCN 167049. https://carerecords.org/home-health/iowa/palo-alto-community-health-emmetsburg/