We were able to find only one nursing home in Elizabeth, New Jersey. Fortunately, its only nursing home received a first-rate overall grade of A-. We also assessed the facilities in the nearby city of Irvington. We found the nursing home in Elizabeth to be in a totally different league than most of the nursing homes in Irvington. The best aspect of this nursing home's impressive profile is its inspection grade. Inspection reports are discussed in the next paragraph
In addition to performing well in its overall grade, this city's nursing home performed remarkably well in the area of inspections. In fact, it received a nearly flawless inspection report this year. Consequently, we awarded it one of our highest scores in that area with a grade of A. Inspection ratings are based on pieces of information found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that excel in this area tend to have few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these facilities generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. This place also received an elite grade of A- in this category. Wrapping up its impressive report card, this place earned a B+ for its short-term care rating and a grade of B in nursing. We found this city to be strong in each category we assessed.