Nursing homes in Emmetsburg, Iowa
Emmetsburg, Iowa has 3 Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing homes with 123 certified beds in total. Their average CMS overall rating is 2.7 of 5 (the Iowa average is 3.1), and 1 home has 4 or 5 stars. The median home reports 3.66 nurse staffing hours per resident per day. CMS lists fines in the past three years for 1 of the 3.
Homes whose CMS address is in Emmetsburg. They are in Palo Alto County.
- Nursing homes
- 3
- Certified beds
- 123
- Average overall rating
- 2.7
- Certified beds in use
- 85.8%
All 3 homes
- 4 of 5 Palo Alto County Hospital 22beds 99.1%in use 3.07nurse hours a day
- 3 of 5 Lakeside Lutheran Home 55beds 68.4%in use 4.11nurse hours a day
- 1 of 5 Emmetsburg Care Center 46beds 90.0%in use 3.66nurse hours a day
The circle and stars show the CMS overall rating from 1 to 5. Sorting is a convenience, not a recommendation; ratings do not include price or openings. Medicaid participation comes from CMS; ask each home whether a Medicaid bed is open.
Common questions
How many nursing homes are in Emmetsburg, Iowa?
CMS lists 3 certified nursing homes in Emmetsburg, with 123 certified beds in total.
Which nursing homes in Emmetsburg have a 5-star overall rating?
None of the homes in Emmetsburg has a 5-star overall rating from CMS in the current data.
How full are nursing homes in Emmetsburg?
On an average day about 85.8% of certified beds are in use across homes in Emmetsburg. This is an average, so ask each home about current openings.
Where does this data come from?
All figures come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Provider Data Catalog. CMS does not publish prices, so costs are not shown.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, nursing home datasets processed Sep 1, 2026. All cities and counties in Iowa