With 67,084 people, Meridian, Mississippi is a relatively small city. There are 7 nursing homes there, which gives you some options. We awarded the nursing homes here a first-rate city grade of A-. This city is ranked as one of the 500 best cities in the entire nation. This is impressive given that we assessed thousands of cities around the nation. This city's profile is also very consistent as it didn't receive a single poor category grade either. You can learn more about these in the next section.
In addition to receiving a strong overall grade, many of the facilities in Meridian performed remarkably well in our inspection category. In fact, we awarded Meridian an A+ for this category, which is one of our highest scores. Our inspection scores account for several factors included in a facility's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we rely on is the number and severity of deficiencies. Places with higher grades in this area typically have few of these severe deficiencies. In addition, the city performed remarkably well in the area of long-term care as well. As a result, Meridian received a grade of A- in that area. Rounding out its impressive report card, Meridian earned a B+ in our nursing category and a B for short-term care. This place didn't have any weak links as far as we could tell.