Ferriday, Louisiana is an average size city with 9,839 people. It features just 2 nursing homes, which doesn't give you too many choices. These nursing homes did not really stand out from a quality perspective either. The city received a city grade of C, which is not one of our better scores at the city level. We found that most cities received a B or higher, leaving this city on the wrong side of average. You can continue reading to find more information about how this city's nursing homes were rated in our category grades.
This city's nursing homes received a fairly ordinary overall grade, however, we really would like to emphasize that some of the nursing homes in the city almost flawless health inspections the past few years. We awarded it an impressive grade of A- in this category. Inspection scores weigh several factors, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can learn more about each of these factors by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. Ferriday received its next highest grade in the area of short-term care, where we gave it a grade of C, which also isn't a bad grade. In the last two categories, this place received a C for its long-term care score and a grade of D for nursing. While we found its other categories to be respectable, this low nursing grade isn't a good sign for levels of nursing staffing.