About Palo Alto Community Health

Palo Alto Community Health is a home health agency based in Emmetsburg, Iowa. It is Medicare certified. It is run by a government body. Its public inspection record shows 19 citations, the most recent on September 9, 2026. Its public records were last updated in September 2026.

Public record

CMS Care Compare, updated October 2026

Certification

Medicare-certified.

Ratings

Overall

2.5

Quality measures

2.5

CMS Care Compare, September 2026.

Inspection history (19)

Records from December 2020 to September 2026.

September 9, 2026 · Standard
Tag G0798
(1)) for Home Health Aide Assignments And Duties. Survey type: Recertification.
September 9, 2026 · Element
Tag G0536
(5)) for A Review Of All Current Medications. Survey type: Recertification.
September 9, 2026 · Element
Tag G1012
(1)) for Required Items In Clinical Record. Survey type: Recertification.
September 9, 2026 · Element
Tag G0574
(2)(i-xvi)) for Plan Of Care Must Include The Following. Survey type: Recertification.
September 9, 2026 · Standard
Tag G0768
(1)(2)(3)) for Competency Evaluation. Survey type: Recertification.
November 30, 2023 · Element
Tag G0618
(3)) for Treatments And Therapy Services. Survey type: Recertification.
November 30, 2023 · Element
Tag G0580
(1)) for Only As Ordered By A Physician. Survey type: Recertification.
November 30, 2023 · Standard
Tag G0682
) for Infection Prevention. Survey type: Recertification.
November 30, 2023 · Element
Tag G0528
(1)) for Health, Psychosocial, Functional, Cognition. Survey type: Recertification.
November 30, 2023 · Element
Tag G0536
(5)) for A Review Of All Current Medications. Survey type: Recertification.
November 30, 2023 · Element
Tag G0574
(2)(i-xvi)) for Plan Of Care Must Include The Following. Survey type: Recertification.
December 9, 2020 · Standard
Tag E0017
(1)) for Hha Comprehensive Assessment In Disaster. Survey type: Focused Infection Control, Other-Fed, Recertification.
December 9, 2020 · Element
Tag G0548
(2)) for Within 48 Hours Of The Patient'S Return. Survey type: Focused Infection Control, Other-Fed, Recertification.
December 9, 2020 · Element
Tag G0576
(3)) for All Orders Recorded In Plan Of Care. Survey type: Focused Infection Control, Other-Fed, Recertification.
December 9, 2020 · Element
Tag G0574
(2)(i-xvi)) for Plan Of Care Must Include The Following. Survey type: Focused Infection Control, Other-Fed, Recertification.
December 9, 2020 · Element
Tag G0536
(5)) for A Review Of All Current Medications. Survey type: Focused Infection Control, Other-Fed, Recertification.
December 9, 2020 · Element
Tag G0440
(7)(i, ii, iii, iv)) for Payment From Federally Funded Programs. Survey type: Focused Infection Control, Other-Fed, Recertification.
December 9, 2020 · Standard
Tag G0682
) for Infection Prevention. Survey type: Focused Infection Control, Other-Fed, Recertification.
December 9, 2020 · Element
Tag G1022
(6)(i-iii)) for Discharge And Transfer Summaries. Survey type: Focused Infection Control, Other-Fed, Recertification.

See the source data on qcor.cms.gov

Ownership

GOVERNMENT OPERATED

Typical cost

CareScout Cost of Care Survey, 2025

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Home Health Care

Iowa median$7,836/mo

Iowa cost breakdown

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