With a population of 37,122 people, Niles, Michigan is a small city. There are just 3 nursing homes in the city, which doesn't give you too many choices. Unfortunately, we awarded the nursing homes here city grade of D, which is one of our worst grade at the city level. For comparison's sake, we also assessed the facilities in the nearby city of Michigan City, which received a city grade of F. While we gave both cites weak scores, we found the facilities in Niles to be slightly better. If you aren't deterred by this place's profile, you can continue reading to learn more about its nursing homes' category scores. This city's nursing homes actually fared well in nursing for example.
Despite receiving an abysmal overall grade, this city performed favorably in the area of nursing. In fact, it received one of our higher scores in that area with a B. We analyzed the levels of nurses working for the facility, as well as the number of hours the nurses worked with residents, in calculating our score in this area. Surprisingly, we also awarded Niles a decent grade of B- for our short-term care rating. Finally, the city earned a C in our inspections category and a C in long-term care.