With four nursing homes in the city, you only have a few options in Clarksville, Indiana. This small group of facilities received on average an overall grade of B-, which is not a bad grade for the city. For comparison's sake, we also looked at the facilities in the nearby city of Jeffersonville, which received a below average city grade of C. While neither city received an elite score, Clarksville looks like the better option. The best part of this place's profile was is its inspection rating. Inspection grades are discussed in the next section.
It should also be noted that this city's inspection rating was better than its overall grade. In fact, we gave Clarksville a B+ for its inspection score, which is one of our better scores. Our inspection ratings are based on several items located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that receive favorable grades in this area tend to have few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these facilities generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. Clarksville's second best category was short-term care, where we awarded it a grade of B- in this category. In our final two categories, we gave the city a B- for its nursing grade and a C for long-term care.