With just three nursing homes in the city, you only have a couple of options to choose from in Emporia, Kansas. The nursing homes here received an excellent city grade of B+. Even with just a few facilities, this is still a high quality city grade. Emporia has the distinction of being one of the 500 best cities in the entire nation. This is impressive considering we assessed thousands of cities around the nation. 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, the nursing homes in Emporia performed spectacularly well in our inspections category. In fact, some of its facilities received nearly flawless inspection reports this year. As a result, Emporia received one of our highest scores in that area with an A. Perhaps the most important factor we consider in determining our inspection ratings is deficiencies. Deficiencies can be found on a facility's inspection reports. Places with better scores in this area most likely dodged the more severe deficiencies involving health risks or even death. The city also earned one of our higher grades in our long-term care category, with a grade of B+. Rounding out its profile, Emporia earned strong grades in our nursing and short-term care areas as well.