Croton On Hudson, New York offers only two nursing homes to choose from, which is a limited selection. This city received a city grade of B for overall nursing home quality. By way of comparison, we awarded the facilities in the local city of Mount Vernon a city grade of C, which is lower grade. Although the two cities were relatively similar, we found the facilities in Croton On Hudson to be a better bet. You can continue reading to learn more about how this city's nursing homes fared in our category grades.
As mentioned above, this city received a strong overall grade, but we also wanted to point out that some of its nursing homes received nearly perfect health inspections the past few years. We awarded Croton On Hudson an elite grade of A+ in this area. Inspection scores are based on several datapoints located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that excel in this area tend to have few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. Croton On Hudson also performed spectacularly well in our long-term care category, where it received an A- for that area. In the last two categories, the city earned a B- for its short-term care score and a grade of D in the area of nursing. Obviously, nursing proved to be its Achilles heel, but one poor category score shouldn't shape your entire perception of the city.