With a population of 128,354 people, Joliet, Illinois is a medium size city. There are 8 nursing homes there, which provides you with a few options. We gave this city a city grade of C based on its overall nursing home quality. This is not a strong city grade. This city's city grade was a bit better than the city grade of facilities in the nearby city of West Chicago, which received a terrible city grade. If choosing between the two, Joliet looks like a better bet. Please continue reading to find more information about how this city's nursing homes were rated in our category grades.
This city's overall grade was propped up by its health inspections in recent years. We gave the city one of our higher grades in that area, with a B. Inspection scores are based on several datapoints located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that excel in this area typically have few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these facilities should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. This city earned its second best score in the category of nursing, where we gave it a B-, which also isn't too bad. In the last two categories, the city earned a B- in our short-term care category and a grade of C for long-term care.