With a population of 5,115 , Garnett, Kansas is a small city. There are only 2 nursing homes in the city, which doesn't offer you too many options. Despite not having a ton of nursing homes, this city received an excellent city grade of A. In fact, this city's city grade even surpassed the city grade of facilities in the nearby city of Olathe. This is particularly impressive in light of the fact that we awarded those facilities in Olathe a city grade of A-, which is a good grade in its own right. On top of this, Garnett is also one of the 50 best cities in the country.
To go along with its strong overall grade, we awarded this city a grade of A in our nursing category. Nursing ratings of this caliber are a favorable sign for the levels of staffing at the facilities in a city. In addition, the city also really excelled in the area of inspections, where it received a grade of A. Few cities earned a better grade in this category. Wrapping up its straight A report card, this place earned an A for its long-term care rating and a grade of A for short-term care.