Laurel, Maryland offers only two nursing homes to choose from, which is not a ton of options. We awarded the nursing homes in this city city grade of C, which is not quite as strong of a grade as we like. This grade is not necessarily the end of the world, but it is definitely below average by national standards. One of the better aspects of this place's report card is its nursing homes' strong inspection scores, which we will address in the next section.
This city's nursing homes' overall grade was propped up by its health inspections in recent years. We gave the city one of our higher grades in this area, with a grade of B+. Perhaps the most significant factor we consider in calculating our inspection scores is deficiencies. Deficiencies are found on a facility's recent inspection reports. Places with higher scores in this area most likely avoided the most severe deficiencies involving patient abuse or death. Laurel's next best score was in short-term care, where we gave it a grade of B-. Lastly, we gave the city a B- in our nursing category and a C in long-term care.