With 23 nursing homes in the city, Detroit, Michigan offers more nursing homes to choose from than the majority of American cities. The nursing homes here received a city grade of D, which is a terrible grade at the city level. For comparison's sake, we also assessed the nursing homes in the nearby city of Roseville. While we not high on either city, we found the facilities in Detroit to be slightly better. We don't have many positive things to say about this city's nursing homes, but they did receive surprisingly strong inspection ratings. You can scroll down to find out about this.
Despite receiving an abysmal overall grade, the nursing homes in Detroit performed much better in the area of inspections. In fact, many of its facilities received relatively impressive inspection reports this year. Consequently, Detroit received one of our better grades in that category with a grade of B+. Our inspection ratings weigh several factors included in a facility's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we weigh heavily is the number and severity of deficiencies. You should avoid places with too many deficiencies flagged. Surprisingly, this city also performed decently in the area of nursing, where it received a C in that category. In our final two categories, Detroit received abysmal grades for our short-term care and long-term care categories.