Overland Park, Kansas is a large metropolitan area with 169,942 people. It features 12 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 decent grade. By way of comparison, we awarded the nursing homes in the nearby city of Leavenworth 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 find more information about how this city's nursing homes fared in our category grades.
While this city received a decent overall grade, its inspection grade is more impressive than its overall score. Due to some of its nursing homes receiving favorable inspection reports this year, we gave Overland Park one of our better scores in that category with a B+. Our inspection ratings account for a host of factors found on a facility's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we look at is the number and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with better grades in this area generally have few of these severe deficiencies. In addition, the city earned a B for the city's nursing rating. Lastly, Overland Park earned middle of the pack grades for our short-term care and long-term care categories.