There are 13 facilities in Lincoln, Nebraska, which gives you quite a few options to choose from. We awarded the nursing homes here a world class city grade of A-, which is quite an achievement when you consider the number of facilities in the city. In fact, this turned out to be the fifth best city in all of Nebraska according to our rankings. Finally, this city's category grades were just as impressive as its overall city grade. You can find more information about these in the next paragraph.
In addition to receiving a strong overall grade, most of the nursing homes in Lincoln performed remarkably well in our inspection category. In fact, we awarded it an A- for this category, which is one of our best scores. Inspection scores account for a host of factors found on a nursing home's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we look at is the number and severity of deficiencies. Places with better grades in this category typically have few of these severe deficiencies. The city also performed spectacularly well in our nursing category, where we gave it an A- for this category. Rounding out its phenomenal report card, this place were awarded an A- for its short-term care rating and a B+ for long-term care.