There are two nursing homes in Salem, Indiana, so at least you have a few choices. This small group of facilities received on average an overall grade of B, which is a quality score for the city. By way of comparison, we awarded the nursing homes in the nearby city of Jeffersonville a city grade of C, which is a well below average score. Although the two cities were relatively close, we found the facilities in Salem to be a better bet. The best aspect of this city's strong profile was its nursing homes' inspection scores. We discuss inspections in the next section
On top of having quality nursing homes overall, this city's nursing homes really excelled in the area of inspections, where it received an A. Not many cities earned a better grade in this area. Our inspection grades are tied to many datapoints located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that receive favorable grades in this category tend to have very few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these facilities should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. In addition, the city also received an impressive short-term care grade with a grade of B in this category. In our final two categories, Salem were awarded a grade of B- for its long-term care grade and a C in nursing.