With 34,267 people, Sedalia, Missouri is a small city. There are 5 nursing homes in the city, which gives you some choices. These facilities were awarded on average an overall grade of C. This isn't a bad grade, but it isn't as high of a score as we like to see either. This score is below average by national standards. The best part of this city's report card was is its inspection grade. Inspection grades are discussed in the next section.
While this city received a middle of the road overall grade, its inspection grade is notably more impressive than the city's overall score. Due to some of its facilities receiving strong inspection reports this year, we gave Sedalia one of our better scores in that category with a B. Perhaps the most important factor we consider in determining our inspection ratings is deficiencies. These deficiencies are found on a facility's inspection reports. Facilities with higher scores in this area typically dodged the more severe deficiencies involving health risks or even death. The city earned a B for its. Lastly, Sedalia received a C in our nursing category and a C in the area of short-term care.