Las Vegas is a large metropolitan area with 1,417,793 people. It features 29 nursing homes, which is an impressive selection. These facilities earned on average an overall grade of B, which is a good rating for the city. Surprisingly, Las Vegas is one of the three highest rated cities in the state according to our ratings. There's nothing wrong with this city's grade, but most states have at least a handful of cities with more elite grades. This city's nursing homes are stronger in some categories than others, but it didn't have any bad scores in any of the four major categories. More information about these categories is available in the next section.
To go along with its great overall grade, we awarded this city's nursing homes a grade of A- in our inspections category. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in computing our inspection grades. One key factor is deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of the deficiencies is usually more important than the number of deficiencies, as some end up being quite minor. In addition, the city earned a grade of B+ in our nursing category. Finally, this place earned a B for its short-term care score and a C in the area of long-term care.