Nursing Home Comparison: Palo Alto County Hospital vs. Emmetsburg Care Center

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Comparison Summary

The facility Palo Alto County Hospital holds the edge in overall quality, scoring 5 CMS Stars compared to Emmetsburg Care Center's 4 CMS Stars. Both facilities show comparable TCI Star Ratings, both scoring 4 Stars. When reviewing the core nursing resources, Palo Alto County Hospital reports a higher licensed nursing staff ratio, providing 1.46 hours of licensed nurse care per resident day (National Average is 1.4 hours). Emmetsburg Care Center is part of the Legacy Healthcare chain, which holds an average overall rating of 3.00. Regarding recent health inspection history, Emmetsburg Care Center recorded 6 deficiencies in its last survey, while Palo Alto County Hospital had a clean record in that cycle.Finally, both facilities have a clean compliance record with no reported penalties in the latest data.

*Staffing, resident, and quality ratings are based on the latest data provided by CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services).

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MetricPalo Alto County HospitalEmmetsburg Care Center
Facility NamePalo Alto County HospitalEmmetsburg Care Center
Street Address3201 First Street2405 21st Street
CityEmmetsburgEmmetsburg
StateIAIA
Zip Code5053650536
Phone Number(712) 852-5520(712) 852-4266
Ownership TypeGovernment - CountyFor profit - Corporation
Chain NameNot Part of a ChainLegacy Healthcare
No. of Facilities in ChainNot Available84
TCI Star Rating4 Stars 4 star rating4 Stars 4 star rating
TCI Score82.0080.33
Overall CMS Rating5 Stars 5 star rating4 Stars 4 star rating
Staffing Rating4 Stars 4 star rating3 Stars 3 star rating
Quality Measures Rating4 Stars 4 star rating4 Stars 4 star rating
Licensed Nursing Hours/Resident Day1.46 hrs1.13 hrs
CNA Hours/Resident Day (Minutes)104 min137 min
Certified Bed Count2246
Total Residents Average21.238.6
Total Penalties (Fines)$0.00$0.00
Chain Avg. Overall Rating (1-5)Not Available3.00
Chain Avg. Health InspectionNot Available3.00
Chain Avg. Staffing RatingNot Available2.40
Chain Avg. Quality RatingNot Available2.90
Cycle 1 Total DeficienciesNot Available6
Cycle 2 Total DeficienciesNot AvailableNot Available