With three nursing homes in the city, there are only a few choices in Natchez, Mississippi. These facilities received on average an overall grade of C. This isn't a terrible score, but it is not as high of a score as we had hoped for either. It looks like most cities received a B or higher, leaving this city on the wrong side of average. You can continue reading to learn more about how this city's nursing homes were rated in our category grades.
While its overall score was fairly ordinary, this city performed spectacularly well in our inspection category. In fact, we awarded Natchez a grade of A- for that category, which is one of our best scores. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in determining these inspection grades. One key factor is deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of the deficiencies is usually more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some of these can be quite minor. In addition, the city also fared well in the area of long-term care with a B. In our final two categories, the city received terrible grades for our short-term care and nursing areas respectively.