There are 5 nursing homes located in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, servicing a population of 48,194 people. Despite only having a couple of nursing homes, this city's nursing homes received an excellent city grade of B+. We were so impressed with this city that we rated it as one of the fifteen highest rated cities in the state of Kentucky. This place's nursing homes are better in some categories than others, but it did not have any weak links in any of the four major categories. More information about its category grades can be found in the next paragraph.
This city received a great overall grade, but we also wanted to emphasize that some of its facilities received nearly flawless health inspections in recent years. We gave Elizabethtown an impressive grade of A+ for this category. Perhaps the most critical factor we look at in determining our inspection scores is deficiencies. Deficiencies are found on a facility's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes with higher grades in this area typically dodged the more severe deficiencies involving health risks or even death. In addition, the city earned a B+ for our long-term care category. Finally, this place earned middle of the pack grades for our short-term care and nursing areas.