Las Vegas, New Mexico is an average size city with 20,081 people. It features just 2 nursing homes, which does not give you too many options. With a city grade of B-, you ought to be able to find a respectable facility in the city. Interestingly, this city is one of the five highest rated cities in the state according to our rankings. This is simply not a state with a long list of cities with elite nursing homes. This city is better in some categories than others, but it did not have terrible grades in any of the four major categories. Additional information about its category grades is available in the next section.
This city received an inspection score which is better than its overall grade. We awarded it a strong grade of B in this category. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in determining these inspection scores. One key factor is deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of these deficiencies is usually more meaningful than the number of deficiencies, as some of these are quite minor. Las Vegas also received strong short-term care rating where it received a B in this area. In the other categories we looked at, Las Vegas were awarded a grade of B for its nursing grade and a grade of B- in the area of long-term care.