With four nursing homes in the city, there are only a couple of choices in Ithaca, New York. These facilities did not really excel from a quality perspective either. The city received a city grade of C, which is not one of our stronger grades at the city level. We found that most cities received a B or higher, leaving this city on the wrong side of average. The best part of this place's report card is its nursing homes' stellar inspection reports. Inspection reports are discussed in the following paragraph.
While its overall grade was somewhat average, we awarded Ithaca an A for our inspections rating. Perhaps the most important factor we consider in calculating our inspection ratings is deficiencies. Deficiencies can be found on a facility's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes with better scores in this category most likely dodged the more severe deficiencies involving health risks or even death. The second highest grade we gave this place in any area was its long-term care grade, where it received a grade of C. Finally, Ithaca earned alarmingly low grades for our nursing and short-term care categories respectively.