Nursing Homes in Jackson, Mississippi

With 175,127 people, Jackson, Mississippi is relatively large city. There are 10 nursing homes in the city, which should give you plenty of choices. This place's nursing homes were given a city grade of B-. This is a middle of the pack score compared to other places in the country. One of the best aspects of this place's report card is its remarkable inspection reports, which you can find in the next section.

Despite receiving a fairly ordinary overall grade, this city performed spectacularly well in our inspections category. In fact, some of the nursing homes in the city received virtually flawless inspection reports this year. As a result, we awarded Jackson one of our highest scores in that area with a grade of A. Perhaps the most important factor we consider in calculating our inspection grades is deficiencies. Deficiencies are found on a facility's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes with better grades in this category most likely dodged the most severe deficiencies involving patient abuse or death. In addition, Jackson also received strong long-term care rating where it received a B+ in this category. Lastly, the city earned a grade of B- for its nursing score and a grade of D in the area of short-term care. In spite of otherwise respectable category grades, this city's poor short-term care score could be a concern for those looking for rehabilitation..