Emmetsburg Care Center
Nursing home in Emmetsburg, Iowa, CMS certification number 165352
2405 21st Street, Emmetsburg, IA 50536 · Palo Alto County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 46
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- July 28, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 16
- Fines in 3 years
- $25,695 (1)
Does Emmetsburg Care Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Emmetsburg Care Center is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Emmetsburg Care Center reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 3.64
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.72
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.34
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.58
- Weekend total hours
- 3.10
- Nursing staff turnover
- 55.6%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 66.7%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on July 28, 2025 and cited 16 deficiencies, plus 10 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on September 12, 2024, found 5.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Emmetsburg Care Center 1 time in the past 3 years, for $25,695 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 39 residents live here, about 85% of its 46 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 46
- Average residents per day
- 39
- Certified since
- August 1, 1997
Who owns Emmetsburg Care Center
- Legal business name
- Emmetsburg Ia Skilled Nursing Facility LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 96 homes nationally under Legacy Healthcare, 3-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Emmetsburg Care Center
- Lakeside Lutheran Home301 North Lawler Street, Emmetsburg 50536
- Palo Alto County Hospital3201 First Street, Emmetsburg 50536
- Ruthven Community Care Center2701 Mitchell Street Box 0, Ruthven 51358
- West Bend Health and Rehabilitation203 Fourth Street NW, West Bend 50597
- Laurens Care Center304 East Veterans Road, Laurens 50554
Who inspects nursing homes in Iowa
Iowa's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in Iowa, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Emmetsburg Care Center, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Emmetsburg Care Center
What is the CMS star rating of Emmetsburg Care Center?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Emmetsburg Care Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Emmetsburg Care Center?
16 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Emmetsburg Care Center?
Emmetsburg Ia Skilled Nursing Facility LLC, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.