With more than 25 nursing homes in the city, most people should be able to find a quality nursing home in Fort Wayne, Indiana. We gave this city a solid city grade of B- based on its overall nursing home quality. This is just about average by national standards, which is perfectly respectable. This city was better in some categories than others, but it didn't have bad scores in any of our four major categories. Additional information about its category grades can be found in the next paragraph.
Despite receiving a somewhat average overall grade, this city performed remarkably well in our inspections category. In fact, some of its facilities received virtually flawless inspection reports this year. As a result, we awarded Fort Wayne one of our best grades in that area with an A-. Inspection scores account for several factors found on a facility's inspection reports. One key criteria we rely on is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with better scores in this area tend to have very few of these severe deficiencies. This city's next highest grade was in our short-term care category, where Fort Wayne received a B-. Lastly, the city received a grade of C for nursing and a C in long-term care.