There are three facilities in Atchison, Kansas, so at least you have a few choices. This city's nursing homes received a strong city grade of B+, so what this place lacks in quantity, it makes up for by having high quality nursing homes. For comparison's sake, we also assessed the nursing homes in the nearby city of Liberty. We found the facilities in Atchison to be in a totally different league than the ones in Liberty. You can continue reading to learn more about how this city's nursing homes fared in our category grades.
In addition to performing well in its overall grade, this city's nursing homes performed extremely well in the area of inspections. In fact, some of the nursing homes in the city received virtually flawless inspection reports this year. Consequently, it received one of our best grades in that area with a grade of A. Inspection grades account for a host of factors included in a facility's inspection reports. One key criteria we consider is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with better scores in this area usually have very few of these severe deficiencies. The city also really excelled in the area of long-term care, where it received an A-. In the other categories we looked at, we gave the city middle of the road grades in our nursing and short-term care areas.