Hardinsburg, Kentucky is a medium size city with 5,939 people. The city has only 2 nursing homes, which doesn't provide you with too many options to choose from. These facilities were awarded on average an overall grade of C. This isn't a bad score, but it is not as strong of a score as we had hoped for either. This city is a similar option to the local city of Jeffersonville, which received a city grade of C. Frankly, neither city received stellar marks in our assessment. The best part of this city's profile is is its inspection rating. Inspection reports are discussed in the next paragraph.
We wanted to note that this city's inspection score was better than its overall grade. In fact, we awarded Hardinsburg a grade of B for its inspection grade, which is one of our higher grades. Inspection scores account for several factors included in a nursing home's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we consider is the number and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with better grades in this area tend to have few severe deficiencies. Hardinsburg earned its next best score in the category of nursing, where we awarded it a B-, which is also respectable. In the other categories we looked at, the city earned grades of B- and D for our short-term care and long-term care areas respectively. Even with an otherwise decent profile, a long-term care score this poor may be a problem for some prospective residents.