Emmetsburg Care Center
2405 21St Street, Emmetsburg, IA, 50536
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Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation · Chain: Legacy Healthcare
- Certified beds
- 46 · avg 41 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 64.6% — higher than most Iowa nursing homesIowa avg: 44.4% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 71.4% — higher than most Iowa nursing homesIowa avg: 42.9% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 2 departed — near the Iowa averageIowa avg: 0.5 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 1 fine · $25,695 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 165352
- Certified beds
- 46 beds · avg 41 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Emmetsburg Ia Skilled Nursing Facility Llc
- Chain affiliation
- Legacy Healthcare
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Legacy Healthcare chain — 89 facilities across 3 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 2.9 / 5.
Parent entity
Iowa Portfolio Opco Holdings Llc
Disclosed owners (44 on record)
- Chaim Rajchenbach Descendants tr ua 04282008
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Amy Wright
Operational/managerial Control · since 2024
- Bobbie Wierschem
Operational/managerial Control · since 2024
- Cascade Capital Holdings LlcHolding
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2024
- Cascade Capital Partners LlcHolding
Adp of The Snf · since 2024
- Ccg Gorgona LlcHolding
Adp of The Snf · since 2024
+ 38 additional owners on the federal record.
Recent change of ownership
August 2024 (1 year ago) · acquired from Emmetsburg Care Center
Transaction type: Change of Ownership
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures + Change of Ownership, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Immediate-jeopardy citations (CMS scope/severity J–L) are the most serious category federal inspectors issue — meaning a deficiency placed residents in immediate risk of serious harm. Ask the facility for the corrective-action plan filed with CMS, and consider contacting your state long-term care ombudsman for context.
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 14)
- D0677·Jan 8, 2026Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
- D0658·Jan 8, 2026Complaint
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- D0880·Jul 28, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E0812·Jul 28, 2025
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- J0805·Jul 28, 2025
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
- E0803·Jul 28, 2025
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
- G0689·Jul 28, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D0686·Jul 28, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20251 fine · $26K
Most recent events
- Jul 28, 2025Fine · $26K
Fire-safety citations
13 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Jul 28, 2025. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
Facility background report
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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