There are two facilities in Glenwood, Iowa, so at least you have a few options to choose from. We awarded the nursing homes here a superb city grade of A-. Even with only a couple of facilities, this is still quite an accomplishment. By way of comparison, we gave the facilities in the local city of Omaha a city grade of B, which is also an impressive grade. However, we found the nursing homes in Glenwood to be rated slightly higher than the ones in Omaha. Lastly, this city's category grades were every bit as strong as its city grade. You can find more information about these in the next paragraph.
In addition to performing well in its overall grade, many of the nursing homes in Glenwood performed spectacularly well in the category of inspections. In fact, some of the nursing homes in the city received virtually flawless inspection reports this year. As a result, we awarded it one of our best ratings in that area with an A-. Our inspection grades are tied to items found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that score well in this category typically have few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. We also awarded this city a grade of A- for our short-term care rating. Wrapping up its straight A profile, we gave Glenwood elite grades for our nursing and long-term care categories as well.