With a population of 29,742 , Canon City, Colorado is a small city. There are just 4 nursing homes in the city, which doesn't give you too many choices. This city received a city grade of B- based on its overall nursing home quality. This is a middle of the road score compared to other places in the nation. Finally, this city's nursing homes were consistent in all of the major categories. Additional information about these categories can be found below.
Despite receiving a fairly ordinary overall grade, the nursing homes in Canon City performed especially well in the area of inspections. In fact, some of its facilities received virtually flawless inspection reports this year. Consequently, Canon City received one of our best ratings in that category with an A-. Inspection scores are based on many items located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that score well in this category have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these facilities generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. Canon City also fared well in the area of health short-term care with a B. In our final two categories, this place earned a grade of B- for its nursing grade and a B- in long-term care.