With a population of 11,183 people, Medina, New York is a relatively small city. There are just 2 nursing homes there, which does not give you too many choices. This place's nursing homes were awarded a city grade of B-. We also looked at the nursing homes in the nearby city of Tonawanda. We found the nursing homes in Medina to be in a totally different league than the ones in Tonawanda. One of the best aspects of this city's profile is its stellar inspection score, which you can find in the next paragraph.
Despite receiving a somewhat average overall grade, this city's nursing homes performed spectacularly well in the area of inspections. In fact, some of its facilities received virtually flawless inspection reports this year. As a result, Medina received one of our highest scores in that category with a grade of A+. Our inspection ratings are based on several items located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that excel in this category tend to have very few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these facilities generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. In addition, the city also excelled in the area of health long-term care with a grade of B. Finally, we gave Medina grades of B- and D for our short-term care and nursing categories respectively. Despite an otherwise decent profile, a nursing grade in this range may be an ominous sign for levels of nurse staffing.