With a population of 4,534 people, Lenox, Massachusetts is a relatively small city. There are only 2 nursing homes there, which does not offer you too many options. While it only has a couple of nursing homes, this city received a phenomenal city grade of A. We also looked at the nursing homes in the nearby city of Amherst. We found the facilities in Lenox to be in a totally different league than the ones in Amherst. Finally, Lenox is also one of the 100 best cities in the entire country.
This city received a great overall grade, but we also wanted to emphasize that some of the city's facilities received virtually flawless health inspections in recent years. We awarded Lenox an elite grade of A in this area. Arguably the most important factor we consider in computing our inspection scores is deficiencies. These deficiencies can be found on a facility's recent inspection reports. Places with higher scores in this area most likely avoided the more severe deficiencies involving patient abuse or death. We also awarded Lenox an A in our long-term care rating. Rounding out its straight A profile, Lenox were awarded an A for short-term care and an A- in nursing.