With 6,623 people, Lafayette, Alabama is a relatively small city. There are only 2 nursing homes there, which doesn't give you too many choices. With a city grade of B, this city's nursing homes turned out to be good options. This is as good or better than the city grade of most of the cities in the United States. The best part of this city's impressive profile was its nursing homes' inspection grades. Inspection grades are discussed in the next paragraph
In addition to receiving a strong overall grade, this city's nursing homes performed spectacularly well in our inspection category. In fact, we awarded the city an A for that category, which is one of our highest scores. Our inspection scores account for a host of factors found on a nursing home's inspection report. One key criteria we weigh heavily is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Places with better scores in this category usually have few severe deficiencies. In addition, the city also fared well in the area of long-term care with a B+. In the last two categories, this place earned a grade of B for its nursing rating and a B- for short-term care.