With 44,837 people, Patchogue, New York is a relatively small city. There are only 2 nursing homes in the city, which does not offer you too many options to choose from. Despite not having a ton of nursing homes, this city's nursing homes received a strong city grade of B+. For comparison's sake, we also looked at the facilities in the nearby city of Bay Shore, which received a city grade of B-. While there's nothing wrong with this grade, we found the facilities Patchogue to be better on the whole. You can continue reading to learn more about how this city's nursing homes fared in our category grades.
In addition to receiving a strong overall grade, most of the facilities in Patchogue performed spectacularly well in our inspection category. In fact, we awarded it an A+ for that category, which is one of our highest scores. Inspection grades weigh several factors included in a facility's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we look at is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with higher scores in this category usually have few severe deficiencies. In addition, the city also received one of our better grades in our long-term care category, with a B+. In our final two categories, the city received a grade of B- in our short-term care category and a B- in the area of nursing.