Derby, Kansas is an average size city with 26,577 people. It has only 2 nursing homes, which doesn't give you too many options to choose from. This place's nursing homes received a superb city grade of A-, so what this city lacks in quantity, it makes up for in quality. We were so impressed with Derby that we ranked it as one of the top ten rated cities in Kansas. In particular, we wanted to point out that there is one really elite facility in Derby. This is probably where we'd begin our search here.
In addition to performing well in its overall grade, this city performed especially well in terms of its nursing grade. The city received one of our best ratings in that category with a grade of A-. Cities with these kinds of nursing grades typically have nursing homes offering high levels of staffing. The city also performed extremely well in the area of inspections, where it earned a grade of A- for that category. Rounding out its quality profile, the city earned strong grades for our short-term care and long-term care areas as well.