Vinton, Iowa has only two nursing homes to choose from, which is not a ton of options. Despite only having a couple of nursing homes, this city received a world class city grade of A-. For comparison's sake, we also looked at the facilities in the nearby city of Marshalltown, which has some decent nursing homes of its own. Nevertheless, we found the nursing homes in Vinton to be rated much higher than the ones in Marshalltown. This place's strong report card was highlighted by its nursing homes' inspection scores, which is addressed in the next section.
On top of having excellent nursing homes overall, this city really excelled in the area of inspections, where it received a grade of A. Few cities earned a better grade in this category. These inspection scores take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these issues by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. In addition, the city also fared well in the area of health long-term care with a grade of B+. Wrapping up its impressive report card, this place received a B+ for its nursing rating and a B for short-term care. We found Vinton to be competent in every category.