Birmingham, Alabama has far more nursing homes than the overwhelming majority of cities. This city's nursing homes received a very good city grade of B+. This would be an achievement for any city, but it is especially impressive when you consider the number of nursing homes in the city. This is a well above average grade with the vast majority of cities receiving a B or lower. You can continue reading to learn more about how this city's nursing homes fared in our category grades.
To go along with its strong overall grade, we awarded this city an A in our inspections category. Arguably the most significant factor we look at in determining our inspection scores is deficiencies. These deficiencies are found on a facility's recent inspection reports. Places with higher grades in this category typically avoided the most severe deficiencies involving things like patient abuse. Birmingham received a B+ in our long-term care category. Rounding out its strong report card, the city earned a B for nursing and a grade of B in the area of short-term care. Birmingham really didn't have any weak links as far as we could tell.