Name: Hospice of Palo Alto County
Address: 3201 First Street, -, Emmetsburg, IA, 50536, US
Telephone: (712) 852-5419

About Hospice of Palo Alto County

Hospice of Palo Alto County is a hospice provider based in Emmetsburg, Iowa. It is Medicare certified. It is run by a government body. Its public inspection record shows 39 citations, the most recent on December 23, 2025. Its public records were last updated in August 2026.

Public record

CMS Care Compare, updated August 2026

Certification

Medicare-certified.

Ratings

Overall

10 out of 10 on CMS's Hospice Care Index

Quality measures

93.6 out of 100 on CMS's hospice composite process measure

CMS Care Compare, December 2024.

Inspection history (39)

Records from July 2023 to December 2025.

November 12, 2025 · Standard
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(2)) for Criminal background checks. Survey type: Recertification.
November 12, 2025 · Condition
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Idg, care planning, coordination of services. Survey type: Recertification.
November 12, 2025 · Standard
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(4)) for Content of plan of care. Survey type: Recertification.
November 12, 2025 · Standard
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(1)(i)) for Coordination of services. Survey type: Recertification.
November 12, 2025 · Standard
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(2)) for Inpatient care pain & symptom control. Survey type: Recertification.
November 12, 2025 · Standard
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(6)) for Inpatient care provided under arrangements. Survey type: Recertification.
November 12, 2025 · Standard
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(2)) for Hospice aide assignments and duties. Survey type: Recertification.
November 12, 2025 · Standard
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(2)) for Notice of rights and responsibilities. Survey type: Recertification.
November 12, 2025 · Standard
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(2)) for Content of plan of care. Survey type: Recertification.
November 12, 2025 · Standard
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(1)(ii)) for Inpatient care for respite purposes. Survey type: Recertification.
July 19, 2023 · Standard
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(1)(i)) for Supervision of hospice aides. Survey type: Recertification.
July 19, 2023 · Standard
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) for Update of comprehensive assessment. Survey type: Recertification.
July 19, 2023 · Standard
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(1)) for Discharge or transfer of care. Survey type: Recertification.
July 19, 2023 · Standard
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(3)) for Hospice aide training. Survey type: Recertification.
July 19, 2023 · Standard
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(3)) for Training. Survey type: Recertification.
July 19, 2023 · Standard
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(7)) for Content of comprehensive assessment. Survey type: Recertification.
July 19, 2023 · Standard
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(1)) for Criminal background checks. Survey type: Recertification.
July 19, 2023 · Standard
Tag L0626
(2)) for Hospice aide assignments and duties. Survey type: Recertification.
July 19, 2023 · Standard
Tag L0679
) for Authentication. Survey type: Recertification.

See the source data on qcor.cms.gov

Ownership

Government

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