With a population of 60,524 people, New Iberia, Louisiana is a relatively small city. There are just 4 nursing homes there, which doesn't offer you too many options. This relatively small group of facilities were awarded on average an overall grade of B-, which is a respectable score for the city. This is just about average by national standards, which is perfectly respectable. This city was stronger in some categories than others, but it did not have terrible grades in any of the major categories discussed below. More information about these categories can be found in the next section.
Despite receiving a somewhat average overall grade, this city performed remarkably well in our inspections category. In fact, some of the nursing homes in the city received virtually flawless inspection reports this year. Consequently, we awarded New Iberia one of our highest ratings in that area with an A-. Our inspection scores are tied to many datapoints located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that excel in this category have few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these facilities should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. In addition, the city also received strong long-term care grade where it earned a B in this area. Lastly, New Iberia received a B- for its short-term care grade and a C for nursing.