With 12,336 people, Le Mars, Iowa is a relatively small city. There are only 2 nursing homes there, which doesn't provide you with too many options. Despite not having a ton of nursing homes, this city's nursing homes received a very good city grade of B+. We found this city grade is considerably better than the city grade of B- received by the nearby city of Sioux City. Both cities received decent grades, but Le Mars appears to be in a totally different league. This city's nursing homes are better in some categories than others, but it did not have any bad scores in any of our four major categories. Additional information about its category grades can be found in the next section.
In addition to receiving a strong overall grade, this city performed spectacularly well in our inspection category. In fact, we awarded its facilities an A for that category, which is one of our best scores. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in computing our inspection ratings. One critical factor is deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of deficiencies is arguably more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some deficiencies are relatively minor. We also awarded this city a grade of A- for our nursing rating. Rounding out its report card, Le Mars earned favorable grades for our short-term care and long-term care areas as well.