With a population of 175,127 , Jackson, Mississippi is a fairly large metropolitan area. There are 10 nursing homes there, which gives you plenty of choices. The nursing homes here received a quality city grade of B. This is an average city grade nationally, which is perfectly respectable. The best aspect of Jackson's impressive profile is its nursing homes' inspection grades. Inspection grades are discussed in the next section
As mentioned above, this city received a strong overall grade, but we especially wanted to emphasize that some of its nursing homes received virtually flawless health inspections the past few years. We gave Jackson an impressive grade of A- in this category. Perhaps the most critical factor we look at in computing our inspection ratings is deficiencies. These deficiencies are found on a nursing home's inspection reports. Facilities with higher grades in this category most likely avoided the most severe deficiencies involving patient abuse or death. In addition, Jackson also received one of our better grades in our long-term care category, with a grade of B+. Lastly, Jackson received a C for nursing and a C for short-term care.