With a population of 11,720 people, Knoxville, Iowa is a relatively small city. There are just 2 nursing homes there, which does not give you too many options to choose from. This city's nursing homes received a solid city grade of B-. This is a middle of the road score compared to other cities in the United States. One of the highlights of this place's report card is its nursing homes' impressive inspection scores, which you can find in the following paragraph.
While the nursing homes in Knoxville received a decent overall grade, its inspection grade is notably higher than its overall grade. Due to some of its nursing homes receiving strong inspection reports this year, we gave Knoxville one of our better scores in that category with a B+. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in computing our inspection ratings. One critical factor is deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of these deficiencies is usually more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some of these can be quite insignificant. Knoxville also received an impressive short-term care score with a grade of B in this area. Finally, Knoxville earned a grade of B for its nursing rating and a C in long-term care.