With two nursing homes in the city, there are only a few choices in Decatur, Georgia. We awarded this relatively small group of nursing homes a city grade of B-, which is a decent rating. This is a middle of the pack grade compared to other places in the nation. This city is better in some categories than others, but it did not have terrible scores in any of our four major categories. More information about its category grades can be found in the next section.
This city's overall grade was propped up by its impressive health inspections in recent years. We awarded them one of our higher grades in this category, with a B. Our inspection grades are tied to items found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that receive favorable grades in this category typically have few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these facilities should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. The city earned a B in the area of nursing. In the last two categories, we gave the city a B in our long-term care category and a C in the area of short-term care.