With a population of 49,581 people, Ankeny, Iowa is a small city. There are only 4 nursing homes there, which does not provide you with too many options. We awarded the nursing homes here an excellent city grade of A-. Even with just a couple of facilities, this is still a great achievement. Even in a state with many excellent cities to find nursing homes, we ranked Ankeny as one of the top twenty five rated cities in the state of Iowa. Finally, this city's category grades were every bit as impressive as its overall city grade. You can learn more about these in the next paragraph.
On top of having excellent nursing homes on the whole, this city really excelled in the category of inspections, where it received an A+. Few cities fared this well in this area. These inspection scores weigh several factors, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these items by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. In addition, Ankeny also excelled in the category of health short-term care with a grade of B+. Rounding out its quality report card, we awarded the city a B+ for its nursing grade and a B+ for long-term care. We really found Ankeny to be strong everywhere we looked.