With 165,895 people, Macon, Georgia is relatively large city. There are 6 nursing homes in the city, which gives you a variety of options to choose from. This city received a respectable city grade of B- based on its overall nursing home quality. This is a middle of the pack grade compared to other places in the United States. The best part of this city's profile was its nursing homes' exemplary inspection scores. Inspection grades are discussed in the following paragraph.
This city received a somewhat average overall grade, however, we really wanted to point out that some of its facilities nearly perfect health inspections the past few years. We gave it an elite grade of A in this area. Perhaps the most important factor we look at in calculating our inspection grades is deficiencies. These deficiencies are found on a facility's inspection reports. Nursing homes with higher scores in this category most likely dodged the most severe deficiencies involving patient abuse or death. The city earned a grade of B in our long-term care category. In the other categories we looked at, Macon were awarded a C in our short-term care category and a grade of D in the area of nursing. Even with an otherwise respectable profile, a nursing grade of this caliber may be a bad sign for nursing staffing levels.