Marshalltown, Iowa offers just four nursing homes to choose from, which is not a ton of options. This small group of nursing homes earned on average an overall grade of B, which is a good score for the city. By way of comparison, we awarded the nursing homes in the local city of West Des Moines a city grade of B-, which is also a decent score. Sizing both cities up, we found the facilities in Marshalltown to be slightly stronger those in West Des Moines. We were also pleased to find that this city didn't have any weak links in any of the major categories discussed below. Additional information about its category grades can be found in the next paragraph.
In addition to having quality nursing homes overall, this city's nursing homes really excelled in the area of inspections, where it received an A. Few cities earned a better grade in this category. Inspection scores are tied to several datapoints located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that receive favorable grades in this area tend to have few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these places generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. Marshalltown earned a grade of B for our nursing category. Lastly, the city earned a B in our short-term care category and a B- in long-term care.