{
 "city": "Emmetsburg",
 "state": "IA",
 "state_name": "Iowa",
 "slug": "emmetsburg",
 "agency_count": 1,
 "rated_count": 1,
 "page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/ia/emmetsburg/",
 "indexable": false,
 "answer": "As of the CMS Care Compare July 2026 release, 1 Medicare-certified home health agency has an office in Emmetsburg, IA. 1 has a CMS quality-of-patient-care star rating, and 0 are rated 4 stars or higher. The highest-rated is Palo Alto Community Health (3 stars).",
 "ranking": "CMS quality-of-patient-care stars desc; ties alphabetical; unrated last; no paid placement",
 "source": {
  "dataset": "https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/dataset/6jpm-sxkc",
  "release": "July 2026"
 },
 "updated": "2026-10-20",
 "pages": [
  "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/ia/emmetsburg/"
 ],
 "agencies": [
  {
   "ccn": "167049",
   "name": "Palo Alto Community Health",
   "name_cms": "PALO ALTO COMMUNITY HEALTH",
   "address": "3201 First Street",
   "city": "Emmetsburg",
   "city_cms": "EMMETSBURG",
   "state": "IA",
   "zip": "50536",
   "phone": "(712) 852-5419",
   "phone_e164": "+17128525419",
   "ownership": "Government Operated",
   "medicare_certification_date": "1971-08-11",
   "services": [
    "nursing",
    "physical_therapy",
    "occupational_therapy",
    "speech_pathology",
    "home_health_aide"
   ],
   "cms_quality_star_rating": 3.0,
   "star_rating_note": null,
   "measures": {
    "timely_initiation_of_care_pct": 87.5,
    "discharge_to_community_category": "Same As National Rate",
    "potentially_preventable_hospitalization_category": "Same As National Rate",
    "medicare_spending_per_episode_vs_national": 1.09
   },
   "services_labels": [
    "Skilled nursing",
    "Physical therapy",
    "Occupational therapy",
    "Speech-language pathology",
    "Home health aide"
   ],
   "city_page": "https://myhomecarefinder.com/home-health/ia/emmetsburg/#ccn-167049",
   "care_compare_url": "https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/details/home-health/167049/view-all?state=IA",
   "source": {
    "dataset": "CMS Provider Data Catalog: Home Health Care Agencies (6jpm-sxkc)",
    "url": "https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/dataset/6jpm-sxkc",
    "release": "July 2026"
   },
   "rank": 1
  }
 ]
}