With 33,269 people, Derry, New Hampshire is a small city. There are only 2 nursing homes in the city, which doesn't provide you with too many options to choose from. We gave the nursing homes here an excellent city grade of B+. Even with only a couple of facilities, this is still an impressive city grade. In fact, Derry is one of the top fifteen rated cities in all of New Hampshire. Lastly, this city's category grades were just as strong as its overall city grade. You can find more information about these in the next paragraph.
Part of the reason this city performed well overall is that many of its nursing homes fared well in the area of health inspections with a grade of B+. Inspection scores account for several factors found on a nursing home's inspection report. One key criteria we rely on is the number and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with higher grades in this area tend to have very few of these severe deficiencies. In addition, the city earned a grade of B+ in the area of short-term care. Rounding out its impressive report card, Derry were awarded a B+ for its long-term care rating and a B+ in nursing. This city really did not have any weak links based on our assessment.