Waukon, Iowa offers only two nursing homes to choose from, so you don't have too many options to choose from. The nursing homes here received a superb city grade of A-. Even with just a couple of facilities, this is still quite an accomplishment. We were so impressed with Waukon that we ranked it as one of the top 500 cities in the United States. This is impressive considering we assessed thousands of cities around the country. This place's strong report card was highlighted by its nursing homes' inspection grades, which is addressed in the next paragraph.
To pair with its strong overall grade, we awarded Waukon an A+ in our inspections rating. Our inspection grades are tied to many pieces of information located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that excel in this category typically have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. In addition, the city also received one of our better scores in our long-term care category, with a grade of B+. Rounding out its strong report card, Waukon earned a B+ for its nursing grade and a grade of B for short-term care. Waukon did not have any weak links based on our assessment.