There are only 3 nursing homes located in Clinton, Maryland, providing for a relatively small population of 35,421 people. We gave the nursing homes in this city city grade of C, which is not as strong of a grade as we had hoped for. We also looked at the nursing homes in the nearby city of District Heights, which received a city grade of D. While we not writing glowing reviews about either city, we found the facilities in Clinton to be a better bet. Finally, this city's nursing homes received consistent grades in each of the major categories we assessed. More information about these categories can be found in the next paragraph.
Despite receiving a somewhat average overall grade, the nursing homes in Clinton performed especially well in the area of inspections. In fact, some of the nursing homes in the city received almost flawless inspection reports this year. As a result, Clinton received one of our best grades in that area with an A-. Arguably the most significant factor we look at in computing our inspection grades is deficiencies. These deficiencies can be found on a facility's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes with higher scores in this area most likely avoided the most severe deficiencies involving things like patient abuse. In addition, Clinton also received an impressive short-term care grade where it received a B in this category. Finally, Clinton received a grade of C in our nursing category and a grade of C in the area of long-term care.