With 7,533 people, Jena, Louisiana is a small city. There are only 2 nursing homes there, which does not give you too many options to choose from. This small group of nursing homes earned on average an overall grade of B-, which a decent rating for the city. We also assessed the nursing homes in the nearby city of Pineville. While we aren't writing glowing reviews about either city, we found the nursing homes in Jena to be a better bet. You can continue reading to find more information about how this city's nursing homes fared in our category grades.
This city received a fairly ordinary overall grade, but we really want to point out that some of the nursing homes in the city virtually perfect health inspections the past few years. We gave them an impressive grade of A- in this area. Perhaps the most significant factor we consider in determining our inspection ratings is deficiencies. These deficiencies can be found on a nursing home's inspection reports. Facilities with better scores in this area typically dodged the most severe deficiencies involving things like patient abuse. In addition, the city also received strong long-term care score with a grade of B+ in this area. Lastly, this place received abysmal grades in our nursing and short-term care areas respectively.