With 38,987 people, Opelousas, Louisiana is a small city. There are just 3 nursing homes there, which does not give you too many options to choose from. This city received a city grade of B for overall nursing home quality. We found this city grade was considerably better than the city grade of D received by the nearby city of Pineville. If you are choosing between these places, Opelousas appears to be the likely winner. You can continue reading to learn more about how this city's nursing homes fared in our category grades.
This city's nursing homes received a strong overall grade, but we also wanted to emphasize that some of its facilities received virtually perfect health inspections the past few years. We awarded Opelousas an elite grade of A in this category. Our inspection ratings weigh a host of factors found on a facility's inspection report. One key criteria we weigh heavily is the number and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with higher scores in this category usually have very few of these severe deficiencies. In addition, the city also performed extremely well in our long-term care category, where it earned an A- for this category. In our final two categories, this place earned grades of C and D for our nursing and short-term care areas respectively. We were admittedly disappointed by this city's short-term care score, but there is still plenty to be enthusiastic about in this city's profile.