With 1,382,480 people, Bronx, New York is among the largest cities in the United States. There are 44 nursing homes there, which gives you plenty of options. This city received a city grade of B- based on the quality of its nursing homes. For comparison's sake, we also looked at the facilities in the nearby city of Maspeth. While we aren't writing glowing reviews about either city, we found the facilities in Bronx to be a bit better. Please continue reading to learn more about how this city's nursing homes performed in our category grades.
While its overall grade was fairly ordinary, this city performed extremely well in our inspection category. In fact, we awarded Bronx an A for that category, which is one of our best scores. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in determining our inspection scores. One of those factors is deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of the deficiencies is arguably more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some can be quite insignificant. The city also fared well in the area of health long-term care with a B. Finally, we gave Bronx grades of C and D for our short-term care and nursing categories respectively. Despite an otherwise respectable profile, a nursing score of this caliber may be an ominous sign for nursing staffing levels.
