With 17,252 people, Hazard, Kentucky is a small city. There are only 2 nursing homes in the city, which doesn't give you too many choices. We gave the nursing homes in this city a strong city grade of B+. Even with only a few facilities, this is still a high quality city grade. In fact, this is the eleventh best city in Kentucky according to our ratings. You can continue reading to learn more about how this city's nursing homes fared in our category grades.
In addition to having excellent nursing homes overall, this city's nursing homes really excelled in the area of inspections, where we gave it an A+. Very few cities fared this well in this area. Inspection grades weigh several factors found on a facility's inspection report. One key criteria we look at is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Places with better grades in this area generally have very few severe deficiencies. In addition, we also wanted to emphasize that we awarded the city an A- in our long-term care category. Finally, Hazard received a B for its short-term care score and a B- for nursing.