Ashland, Kentucky offers just four nursing homes to choose from, which is not a ton of options. While this place didn't have a ton of nursing homes, this city's nursing homes received an excellent city grade of B+. In fact, Ashland ended up being the fourteenth best city in all of Kentucky according to our rankings. We also want to make sure you are aware that Ashland has a few nursing homes that were awarded a grade of A- or higher. These nursing homes would be a good fit for most prospective residents.
In addition to performing well in its overall grade, this city's nursing homes performed especially well in the area of inspections. In fact, some of its facilities received nearly flawless inspection reports this year. As a result, we awarded Ashland one of our best ratings in that category with an A. Our inspection scores are based on several pieces of information found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that excel in this area have few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these facilities generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. In addition, the city performed especially well in terms of its long-term care grade as well. As a result, it received an A- in that category. In the other categories we looked at, Ashland received middle of the road grades for our short-term care and nursing areas.