Des Plaines, Illinois is an average size city with 89,789 people. It has 6 nursing homes, which is a decent selection for a city of this size. We awarded the nursing homes in this city a city grade of C, which is not quite as high of a grade as we had hoped for. This score unfortunately is on the wrong side of the national average. Please continue reading to learn more about how this city's nursing homes performed in our category grades.
This city's overall grade was propped up by its favorable health inspections in recent years. We gave them one of our higher scores in this category, with a grade of B+. Inspection scores are based on datapoints found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that score well in this area tend to have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these places generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. In addition, Des Plaines also earned one of our better grades in our nursing category, with a B. Wrapping up its report card, the city received grades of B and D for our short-term care and long-term care areas respectively. In spite of an otherwise strong profile, a long-term care score of this caliber may be concerning for some prospective residents.