With two nursing homes in the city, you only have a few choices in Atlantic, Iowa. This small group of facilities received on average an overall grade of B-, which a decent rating for the city. This is just about average by national standards, which is perfectly respectable. Finally, this city's nursing homes were consistent in all four of the other areas we looked at. More information about these categories can be found in the next paragraph.
This city's nursing homes received a somewhat average overall grade, however, we really would like to emphasize that some of the nursing homes in the city almost perfect health inspections the past few years. We awarded them an elite grade of A- in this category. Our inspection grades are tied to datapoints found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that excel in this category tend to have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. In addition, Atlantic earned a grade of B+ for the city's nursing rating. In the other categories we looked at, this place received a B- for its short-term care grade and a C in the area of long-term care.