With a population of 18,540 people, Arverne, New York is a small city. There are only 2 nursing homes in the city, which does not offer you too many choices. With a city grade of B-, you should be able to find a decent nursing home in the city. This is a middle of the pack score compared to other places in the United States. You can continue reading to learn more about how this city's nursing homes performed in our category grades.
Despite receiving a fairly ordinary overall grade, this city performed extremely well in the area of inspections. In fact, some of its facilities received virtually perfect inspection reports this year. Consequently, we awarded Arverne one of our highest grades in that area with an A. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in calculating these inspection grades. One key factor is deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of deficiencies is arguably more meaningful than the quantity of deficiencies, as some of these are quite insignificant. Arverne received a B+ in the area of long-term care. Lastly, Arverne earned a B- for its short-term care score and a grade of D in the area of nursing. Despite an otherwise decent profile, a nursing score of this caliber may be a bad sign for nursing staffing levels.