With a population of 18,540 people, Arverne, New York is a small city. There are only 3 nursing homes in the city, which does not offer you too many choices. These nursing homes earned on average an overall grade of C. This isn't a bad score, but it is not as strong of a score as we like to see either. We found that most cities received a B or higher, leaving this city on the wrong side of average. You can continue reading to learn more about how this city's nursing homes were rated in our category grades.
Despite receiving a fairly ordinary overall grade, the nursing homes in Arverne performed remarkably well in our inspections category. In fact, some of its facilities received almost flawless inspection reports this year. As a result, we awarded Arverne one of our best ratings in that area with a grade of A. These inspection scores take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these issues by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. The city also earned one of our higher scores in our long-term care category, with a B. In the other categories we looked at, this place earned a C in our short-term care category and a grade of F for nursing. Despite an otherwise respectable profile, a nursing score in this range may be a bad sign for levels of nurse staffing.