Festus, Missouri offers just four nursing homes to choose from, so you have relatively limited options. We gave this city a city grade of B- for an overall score. By way of comparison, we awarded the nursing homes in the nearby city of East Saint Louis a city grade of F, which is a well below average score. Although neither city received a rave review, we found the facilities in Festus to be a better option. The best part of this place's report card is its nursing homes' remarkable inspection grades. We discuss inspections in the next paragraph.
While its overall grade was not elite, the nursing homes in Festus performed extremely well in our inspection category. In fact, we awarded the city an A- for that category, which is one of our best scores. These inspection ratings take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies, substantiated complaints and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these factors by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. The city also fared well in the area of health long-term care with a B. Lastly, Festus received a grade of C for its short-term care score and a C for nursing.