There are two nursing homes in Henderson, Kentucky, which at least gives you a few options. This city received a city grade of B for based on the quality of its nursing homes. By way of comparison, we gave the nursing homes in the local city of Newburgh a city grade of C, which is lower score. While the two cities were relatively similar, we found the nursing homes in Henderson to be a slightly better option. You can continue reading to learn more about how this city's nursing homes fared in our category grades.
In addition to performing well in its overall grade, the nursing homes in Henderson performed especially well in the category of inspections. In fact, some of the nursing homes in the city received nearly flawless inspection reports this year. Consequently, we awarded it one of our highest ratings in that area with an A. Perhaps the most significant factor we consider in determining our inspection ratings is deficiencies. Deficiencies are found on a nursing home's inspection reports. Nursing homes with better scores in this area typically dodged the more severe deficiencies involving things like patient abuse. The city also received one of our higher grades in the area of long-term care, with a B. Finally, we awarded the city a B- for its nursing score and a B- in short-term care.