With a population of 13,864 , Decorah, Iowa is a small city. There are only 2 nursing homes in the city, which doesn't offer you too many choices. We awarded this small group of nursing homes a city grade of B, which is a quality grade. This city proved to be one of the fifteen highest rated cities in Iowa according to our rankings. This city's report card is also consistent as it did not receive a single weak category grade either. You can learn more about these in the next section.
To go along with its great overall grade, we awarded this city an A- for our inspections category. Arguably the most important factor we consider in determining our inspection ratings is deficiencies. These deficiencies can be found on a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities with better scores in this area typically avoided the most severe deficiencies involving health risks or even death. The city also received strong nursing score where it earned a grade of B+ in this category. In our final two categories, we gave Decorah a grade of B for its short-term care rating and a B- in the area of long-term care.