With 16 nursing homes in the city, New York, New York offers far more nursing homes to choose from than the vast majority of American cities. This city's nursing homes were given a good city grade of B. For comparison's sake, we also assessed the facilities in the nearby city of Maspeth, which received a decent city grade in its own right. However, we found the nursing homes in New York to be rated a bit higher than the ones in Maspeth. You can continue reading to learn more about how this city's nursing homes fared in our category grades.
In addition to having excellent nursing homes overall, this city's nursing homes really excelled in the area of inspections, where it received a grade of A. Very few cities fared this well in this area. Our inspection grades weigh several factors included in a facility's inspection reports. One key criteria we rely on is the number and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with better scores in this area tend to have very few of these severe deficiencies. In addition, the city received a B+ in our long-term care category. In our final two categories, we gave New York middle of the road grades for our short-term care and nursing categories.