With a population of 6,066 , Luverne, Minnesota is a relatively small city. There are just 2 nursing homes there, which does not give you too many choices. Despite only having a couple of nursing homes, this city received a world class city grade of A. In fact, Luverne is one of the 100 best cities in the nation. This is impressive since we assessed thousands of cities around the country. One of the best aspects of this city's stellar profile is its nursing homes' inspection scores. Inspection grades are discussed in the next section.
As mentioned above, this city's nursing homes received a strong overall grade, but we especially wanted to emphasize that some of the city's nursing homes received almost perfect health inspections the past few years. We awarded Luverne an elite grade of A+ for this area. Inspection scores weigh several factors, including deficiencies, substantiated complaints and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these issues by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. Luverne performed remarkably well in the category of nursing as well. As a result, we gave it a grade of A in that area. Wrapping up its straight A profile, this place were awarded an A- in our long-term care category and an A- for short-term care.