There are just 3 nursing homes in Parsons, Kansas, servicing a population of 13,006 people. This place's nursing homes received a phenomenal city grade of A-, so what this city lacks in quantity, it makes up for by having high quality nursing homes. By way of comparison, we gave the facilities in the local city of Joplin a city grade of B, which is also an impressive grade. However, we found the nursing homes in Parsons to be in a totally different league than the ones in Joplin. We were so impressed with Parsons that we rated it as one of the 500 best cities in the country.
In addition to performing well in its overall grade, most of the facilities in Parsons performed especially well in our nursing category. It received one of our highest scores in that area with a grade of A-. Nursing scores this high are a good sign for the staffing levels at the facilities in the city. In addition, Parsons also performed spectacularly well in our long-term care category, where it earned a grade of A- for that category. Rounding out its straight A report card, we gave the city first-rate grades for our inspections and short-term care areas as well.