Helena, Montana is an average size city with 53,568 people. It has just 3 nursing homes, which doesn't offer you too many options to choose from. This city's nursing homes received an excellent city grade of B+, so what this city lacks in quantity, it makes up for in quality. We were so impressed with this city that we ranked it as one of the three highest rated cities in all of Montana. In particular, we wanted to make you aware that there is one really elite facility in the city. This is probably where we would begin our search here.
In addition to performing well in its overall grade, most of the facilities in Helena performed especially well in our inspections category. In fact, some of its facilities received virtually flawless inspection reports this year. Consequently, the city received one of our highest ratings in that category with an A. Perhaps the most critical factor we consider in determining our inspection ratings is deficiencies. Deficiencies are found on a facility's recent inspection reports. Places with better grades in this area most likely dodged the most severe deficiencies involving things like patient abuse. Helena performed especially well in terms of its short-term care grade as well. Consequently, we awarded it a grade of A- in that area. Wrapping up its report card, the city earned grades of A- and C for our nursing and long-term care categories respectively. Setting aside its long-term care grade, this city's three other categories were outstanding.