There are three facilities in Wheeling, Illinois, so at least you have a few options. We gave this city a city grade of C based on the quality of its nursing homes. This is not a strong city score. By way of comparison, we gave the facilities in the nearby city of Schaumburg a city grade of D, which is a very poor score. Although neither city received a rave review, we found the facilities in Wheeling to be a better bet. Finally, this city's nursing homes were consistent in all four of the major categories. Additional information about these categories is available in the next section.
We wanted to note that this city's inspection grade outpaced its overall grade. In fact, we awarded Wheeling a B for its inspection score, which is one of our higher scores. Perhaps the most significant factor we consider in computing our inspection grades is deficiencies. These deficiencies are found on a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes with better scores in this area most likely dodged the most severe deficiencies involving health risks or even death. This city's second best category was short-term care, where we awarded it a B- in this area. Lastly, we awarded the city a grade of B- for its nursing rating and a C in long-term care.