Washington, North Carolina has only two nursing homes to choose from, which is a limited selection. This place's nursing homes were awarded a decent city grade of B-. We also assessed the nursing homes in the nearby city of Rocky Mount, which received a city grade of D. While we not raving about either city, we found the nursing homes in Washington to be a bit better. One of the best aspects of this place's profile is its stellar inspection reports, which is addressed in the next section.
While its overall score was not elite, we awarded this city's nursing homes a grade of A for our inspections rating. Arguably the most important factor we look at in determining our inspection ratings is deficiencies. These deficiencies are found on a facility's inspection reports. Nursing homes with higher grades in this category typically avoided the most severe deficiencies involving health risks or even death. Washington also earned one of our higher scores in the area of short-term care, with a B. Finally, Washington received grades of C and D for our long-term care and nursing areas respectively. Although we found the rest of its profile to be respectable, this low nursing rating is not a very good sign for levels of nursing staffing.