Hamtramck, Michigan is a small city with 39,038 people. It has only one nursing home, which is fewer than we were hoping for. This nursing home was awarded an overall grade of B-, which is a a solid grade. We also looked at the nursing homes in the nearby city of Detroit. With Detroit receiving a terrible city grade, we found the facility in Hamtramck to be in a totally different league than most of the facilities in Detroit. One of the better aspects of this facility's profile is its impressive inspection reports, which is addressed in the following section.
We wanted to note that this city's only nursing home's inspection grade outpaced its overall grade. In fact, we gave it a grade of B+ for its inspection rating, which is one of our higher grades. Inspection scores are tied to pieces of information located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that receive favorable grades in this category typically have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these facilities generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. This place also excelled in the category of nursing, where we gave it a B+. In the other categories we looked at, Hamtramck earned a B- for its short-term care grade and a B- in the area of long-term care.