There are only 3 nursing homes located in Sandersville, Georgia, providing for a population of 10,408 people. This small group of facilities received on average an overall grade of B-, which is a respectable score for the city. This is a middle of the road score compared to other cities in the country. The best part of this city's report card was its nursing homes' remarkable inspection grades. Inspection reports are discussed in the next paragraph.
While its overall score was not elite, we awarded this city's nursing homes an A- for our inspections rating. Inspection ratings weigh a host of factors found on a nursing home's inspection reports. One key criteria we weigh heavily is the number and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with better grades in this category tend to have few severe deficiencies. Sandersville received its second best score in the category of long-term care, where we awarded it a B-, which also isn't a bad grade. Lastly, we gave Sandersville a grade of C for its short-term care rating and a grade of C for nursing.