Overland Park, Kansas is a large metropolitan area with 169,942 people. It features 13 nursing homes, so you should have plenty of options to choose from. We gave the nursing homes in this city a city grade of B, which is a good grade. By way of comparison, we awarded the nursing homes in the nearby city of Blue Springs a city grade of C, which is a well below average grade. While the two cities were relatively similar, we found the nursing homes in Overland Park to be a slightly better option. You can continue reading to learn more about how this city's nursing homes fared in our category grades.
In addition to performing well overall, this city received good inspection reports this year. For this reason, Overland Park received one of our higher scores in that category with a B+. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in determining these inspection grades. One of those factors is deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of the deficiencies is usually more important than the number of deficiencies, as some of these end up being relatively minor. Overland Park also received strong short-term care score where it received a grade of B+ in this area. In the last two categories, this place received a B for its nursing score and a B- in long-term care.