There are two facilities in Independence, Kansas, which at least gives you a few options. We gave the nursing homes in this city a superb city grade of A-. Even with just a couple of nursing homes, this is still a great achievement. For comparison's sake, we also looked at the nursing homes in the nearby city of Bartlesville. We found the facilities in Independence to be rated much higher than the ones in Bartlesville. This city's impressive profile was highlighted by its nursing homes' long-term care ratings, which we will address in the next section.
On top of having excellent nursing homes overall, this city's nursing homes really excelled in our long-term care category where we gave it a grade of A. Few cities earned a better grade in this area. Facilities that excel in this category tend to provide patients with better supervision and stay on top of routine medical care. In addition, we also awarded this city an A in our inspections rating. Rounding out its first-rate report card, this place received grades of A- and B for our nursing and short-term care areas respectively.