Pocahontas County Public Health
Pocahontas County Public Health is a Medicare-certified home health agency in Pocahontas, IA, certified since 1978. CMS has not published a quality of care rating for it, usually because there was too little data. CMS rates it better than the national rate for patients able to stay at home after care.
Address21 3rd Ave NE, Pocahontas, IA 50574
Phone(712) 335-4142
OwnershipGovernment
Medicare certifiedMay 1978
CMS Certification Number167096
Services
Quality of care rating
Not rated
CMS's 1-5 star rating for quality of patient care, built from how often patients improved in walking, bathing and breathing, how quickly care started and how often patients went back into the hospital. The average for rated home health agencies in Iowa is 3.1 stars.
Quality of care
Care started on timeHow often the agency began care within two days of a referral or hospital discharge.
86%
U.S. median 98% · IA 97%
Falls with a major injuryShare of patients who had a fall that caused a major injury.
5.9%
U.S. median 0.8% · IA 1.7%
New or worsening pressure injuriesShare of patients whose pressure ulcers or injuries were new or worse at the end of care.
0%
U.S. median 0% · IA 0%
Lower is better for falls with a major injury, new or worsening pressure injuries. Medians are of every home health agency CMS reports a figure for.
Hospital stays and spending
Patients able to stay at home after careRisk-adjusted share of patients discharged to their home or community without an unplanned hospital stay or death in the following 31 days.
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U.S. median 85% · IA 88%
Better than the U.S.
Preventable hospital readmissions after careRisk-adjusted rate of potentially preventable readmissions in the 30 days after home health care ended.
4.1%
U.S. median 4.1% · IA 4.1%
Same as the U.S.
Medicare spending per episodeWhat Medicare spent on an episode of care at this agency, against the national average (1.00 = the national average).
1.11
U.S. median 0.97 · IA 1.02
Lower is better for preventable hospital readmissions after care. Medians are of every home health agency CMS reports a figure for.
Other home health agencies near Pocahontas County Public Health
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Unitypoint at HomeStorm Lake, IA24 mi
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Buena Vista County Public Health and Home CareStorm Lake, IA24 mi
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Palo Alto Community HealthEmmetsburg, IA28 mi
Distances are approximate, measured between ZIP code centers.
Hospitals near Pocahontas County Public Health
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Pocahontas Community HospitalPocahontas, IA · Emergency department
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Humboldt County Memorial HospitalHumboldt, IA · Emergency department
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Source: CMS Home Health Compare (Provider Data Catalog datasets 6jpm-sxkc and ccn4-8vby). September 2026 release. This site is not affiliated with Pocahontas County Public Health or with CMS. Report a problem with this page.