Palo Alto Community Health
3201 First Street, Emmetsburg, IA 50536 · (712) 852-5419
Government operated · Medicare-certified home health agency
Palo Alto Community Health has a 3-star quality of patient care rating from Medicare, out of 5. It offers nursing care, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech pathology and home health aide.
Medicare ratings
- Quality of patient care
- ★★★★★ 3 out of 5 stars
- Patient survey rating
- Not available
- Patients who rated the agency 9 or 10 out of 10
- 89%
- Patients who would definitely recommend it
- 79%
- Completed patient surveys
- 22
Services offered
- Nursing care
- Yes
- Physical therapy
- Yes
- Occupational therapy
- Yes
- Speech pathology
- Yes
- Medical social services
- No
- Home health aide
- Yes
- Ownership
- Government operated
- Medicare-certified since
- August 11, 1971
How patients did
| How often the home health team began their patients’ care in a timely manner | 87.5% |
| How often patients got better at walking or moving around | 69.9% |
| How often patients got better at getting in and out of bed | 87.8% |
| How often patients got better at bathing | 94.1% |
| How often patients’ breathing improved | Not available |
Home health or home care? Medicare-certified home health agencies provide skilled care a doctor orders, like nursing and physical therapy, usually for a few weeks after an illness or hospital stay. Medicare pays for it when your parent qualifies. Everyday help with bathing, meals or company is private home care, which Medicare doesn't cover; find help at home or use the care matcher below.
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- Webster County Health Department Fort Dodge · Not available
- Pocahontas County Public Health Pocahontas · Not available
- Sac County Phns Sac City · ★★★★★ 2 out of 5 stars
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Data from Medicare (CMS), updated July 2026, from Palo Alto Community Health on Medicare's Care Compare and the CMS Provider Data Catalog. ParentNextStep isn't affiliated with Medicare or CMS.