With six nursing homes to choose from in Battle Creek, Michigan, you ought to look at multiple options before choosing a facility. We gave this city a city grade of C for an overall score. This is not a great city score. This score unfortunately ended up on the wrong side of the national average. One of the better aspects of this city's profile is its nursing homes' impressive nursing scores, which we will address in the next paragraph.
While this city's nursing homes received a middle of the road overall grade, its nursing score is notably more impressive than its overall grade. Battle Creek received one of our better scores in that area with a B. When computing a nursing home's nursing score, we consider the quantity of hours nurses are seeing patients as well as the skill levels of the nurses. Battle Creek received a grade of B in our short-term care category. In the last two categories, the city received a grade of C in our inspections category and a grade of D in long-term care. As you can see, this city's long-term care rating really dragged down its overall score.