With four nursing homes in the city, you only have a couple of choices in Hammond, Louisiana. This small group of facilities earned on average an overall grade of B-, which a decent rating for the city. This is just about in the middle of the pack by national standards, which is nothing to be ashamed of. You can continue reading to learn more about how this city's nursing homes were rated in our category grades.
Despite receiving a fairly ordinary overall grade, this city's nursing homes performed extremely well in the area of inspections. In fact, some of the nursing homes in the city received nearly flawless inspection reports this year. Consequently, we awarded Hammond one of our best ratings in that category with an A+. Our inspection ratings account for several factors included in a facility's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we look at is the number and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with higher scores in this area usually have few of these severe deficiencies. Hammond also fared well in the area of long-term care with a B+. Lastly, the city received abysmal grades for our short-term care and nursing categories respectively.