Binghamton, New York is an average size city with 82,318 people. It has just 3 nursing homes, which is not quite as many as we expected in a city of this size. Despite only having a couple of nursing homes, this city's nursing homes received a very good city grade of B+. This city has the distinction of being one of the twenty five highest rated cities in the state of New York. This is a reminder that New York has a long list of cities with excellent nursing homes. Not surprisingly, Binghamton has 3 nursing homes that received a grade of A- or better. This offers you a couple of elite nursing homes.
In addition to performing well in its overall grade, this city's nursing homes performed extremely well in our inspections category. In fact, some of the nursing homes in the city received nearly flawless inspection reports this year. Consequently, Binghamton received one of our highest ratings in that category with an A. Inspection ratings are based on many datapoints located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that excel in this category tend to have very few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these places generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. Binghamton earned a B+ for the city's long-term care rating. Rounding out its report card, the city received favorable grades in our nursing and short-term care areas as well.