Nursing homes in Palo Alto County, Iowa
Palo Alto County, Iowa has 5 Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing homes with 214 certified beds in total. Their average CMS overall rating is 3.4 of 5 (the Iowa average is 3.1), and 3 homes have 4 or 5 stars. The median home reports 3.33 nurse staffing hours per resident per day. CMS lists fines in the past three years for 1 of the 5.
- Nursing homes
- 5
- Certified beds
- 214
- Average overall rating
- 3.4
- Certified beds in use
- 88.3%
All 5 homes
- 5 of 5 West Bend Health and Rehabilitation 45beds 96.0%in use 2.94nurse hours a day
- 4 of 5 Palo Alto County Hospital 22beds 99.1%in use 3.07nurse hours a day
- 4 of 5 Ruthven Community Care Center 46beds 88.0%in use 3.33nurse 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 Palo Alto County, Iowa?
CMS lists 5 certified nursing homes in Palo Alto County, with 214 certified beds in total.
Which nursing homes in Palo Alto County have a 5-star overall rating?
1 home has a 5-star overall rating from CMS: West Bend Health and Rehabilitation.
How full are nursing homes in Palo Alto County?
On an average day about 88.3% of certified beds are in use across homes in Palo Alto County. 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 counties in Iowa