Carmi, Illinois offers just two nursing homes to choose from, which is a limited selection. These nursing homes didn't really stand out from a quality point of view either. The city was awarded a city grade of C, which is not one of our stronger grades at the city level. Nationally, most cities received a higher score than this place. The best part of this place's report card is its nursing homes' remarkable inspection reports. Inspection reports are discussed in the following section.
While its overall rating was fairly ordinary, the nursing homes in Carmi performed spectacularly well in our inspection category. In fact, we awarded it an A- for that category, which is one of our highest scores. Arguably the most important factor we look at in determining our inspection grades is deficiencies. Deficiencies are found on a facility's inspection reports. Nursing homes with better scores in this category typically avoided the more severe deficiencies involving patient abuse or death. Carmi's next highest grade was in the area of short-term care, where it received a B-. Finally, this place were awarded a C for its nursing rating and a grade of D in the area of long-term care. In spite of an otherwise respectable performance, this place's poor long-term care rating may be an issue for many prospective residents.