With 82,318 people, Binghamton, New York is an average size city. Surprisingly, there are just 3 nursing homes in the city, which is fewer than we expected in a city of this size. We gave the nursing homes in this city a very good city grade of B+. Even with only a few facilities, this is still a great sign. For comparison's sake, we also looked at the nursing homes in the nearby city of Pittston. We found the facilities in Binghamton to be rated much higher than the ones in Pittston. You can continue reading to learn more about how this city's nursing homes fared in our category grades.
On top of having quality nursing homes on the whole, this city really excelled in the area of inspections, where it received an A. Very few cities fared this well in this category. Inspection ratings weigh several factors, including deficiencies, substantiated complaints and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these issues by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. In addition, the city also earned one of our better scores in our long-term care category, with a grade of B+. Rounding out its profile, this place received a B+ in our nursing category and a grade of B for short-term care. We truly found this place to be very strong everywhere we looked.