There are just 2 nursing homes in Hamburg, New York, providing for a population of 41,937 people. We gave this city a city grade of B- based on its overall nursing home quality. This city is better than the local city of Tonawanda, which received a city grade of C. The best part of this place's report card was its nursing homes' exemplary inspection scores. Inspection grades are discussed in the next section.
This city received a somewhat average overall grade, however, we really want to emphasize that some of the nursing homes in the city almost flawless health inspections the past few years. We gave them an impressive grade of A+ in this area. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in calculating these inspection scores. One of those factors is deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of these deficiencies is usually more meaningful than the number of deficiencies, as some of these end up being relatively minor. In addition, the city also received strong long-term care score with a grade of B in this category. Lastly, this place were awarded a C in our short-term care category and a grade of D for nursing. In spite of an otherwise respectable profile, a nursing rating of this caliber may be a bad sign for nursing staffing levels.