Niagara Falls, New York is an average size city with 66,192 people. It has just 3 nursing homes, which does not offer you too many choices. With a city grade of B, this city's nursing homes proved to be good options. This is an average city grade nationally, which is nothing to be ashamed of. You can continue reading to learn more about how this city's nursing homes fared in our category grades.
This city received a strong overall grade, but we especially wanted to point out that some of its nursing homes received virtually flawless health inspections the past few years. We gave Niagara Falls an impressive grade of A+ in this category. Inspection scores are based on pieces of information located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that receive favorable grades in this area tend to have very few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. In addition, the city also received an impressive short-term care rating with a B in this area. In the last two categories, Niagara Falls received a B- for its long-term care rating and a grade of D in nursing. Clearly, nursing proved to be its weak link, but one bad category grade isn't the end of the world.