With three nursing homes in the city, you only have a few options to choose from in Exeter, New Hampshire. This place's nursing homes received a top-notch city grade of A, so what this city lacks in quantity, it makes up for by having high quality nursing homes. We also assessed the nursing homes in the nearby city of Lowell, which received a city grade of B. As impressed as we were with the nursing homes in Lowell, we found Exeter to be on a whole other level. One of the best aspects of this place's stellar profile is its nursing homes' inspection grades. Inspection reports are discussed in the next paragraph.
In addition to performing well in its overall grade, the nursing homes in Exeter performed extremely well in terms of its inspection grade. In fact, some of the nursing homes in the city received almost flawless inspection reports this year. Consequently, we awarded it one of our highest ratings in that category with an A+. Inspection grades weigh a host of factors included in a nursing home's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we look at is the number and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with better scores in this category typically have very few severe deficiencies. In addition, the city also performed remarkably well in our nursing category, where we gave it a grade of A for this area. Wrapping up its straight A profile, the city were awarded an A for its short-term care score and an A- in the area of long-term care.