With a population of 116,272 people, Athens, Georgia is a medium size city. Surprisingly, there are just 4 nursing homes in the city, which is not quite as many as we expected in a city of this size. This city received a city grade of C based on its overall nursing home quality. This is not a strong city score. Surprisingly, this city's city grade was a bit better than the city grade of nursing homes in the nearby city of Flowery Branch, which received an abysmal city grade. We would advise you to be very selective in either city. One of the major highlights of this place's profile is its remarkable inspection score, which we will address in the following paragraph.
This city's nursing homes received a somewhat average overall grade, but we really would like to emphasize that some of its facilities virtually perfect health inspections in recent years. We gave them an impressive grade of A- in this category. Inspection grades weigh several factors, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these factors by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. Athens's next best category is short-term care, where it earned a B- in this category. Lastly, Athens earned rock bottom grades for our long-term care and nursing areas respectively.