With a population of 42,131 , Starkville, Mississippi is a small city. There are just 2 nursing homes there, which doesn't offer you too many choices. These nursing homes in this city earned this city a quality city grade of B. By way of comparison, we awarded the facilities in the local city of Tupelo a city grade of B-, which is also a decent score. Sizing both cities up, we found the nursing homes in Starkville to be a bit better than those in Tupelo. You can continue reading to learn more about how this city's nursing homes fared in our category grades.
This city received a great overall grade, but we also wanted to emphasize that some of the city's nursing homes received almost flawless health inspections the past few years. We awarded Starkville an elite grade of A- for this area. Our inspection scores account for several factors included in a facility's inspection report. One key criteria we look at is the number and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with better scores in this area typically have very few severe deficiencies. In addition, Starkville earned a grade of B for the city's nursing rating. Finally, this place received a B for its short-term care rating and a B- in the area of long-term care.