There are two nursing homes in Columbia, Maryland, so at least you have a few options. We awarded the nursing homes in this city a first-rate city grade of A-. Even with only a few facilities, this is still a great achievement. In fact, this ended up being the third best city in the state of Maryland according to our ratings. This city's report card is also consistent as it didn't receive a single weak category grade either. You can find more information about these in the next section.
This city's nursing homes received a strong overall grade, but we also wanted to point out that we gave Columbia an impressive grade of A in short-term care. With a short-term care grade in this range we'd expect the majority of the nursing homes this city to a high functioning physical therapy and rehabilitation program. In addition, the city performed especially well in the category of inspections as well. In fact, some of the nursing homes in the city received virtually flawless inspection reports this year. As a result, it received an A in this category. Rounding out its profile, the city were awarded an A for its nursing grade and a B- for long-term care. Outside of its long-term care grade, this city's three other categories were just about as good as it gets.