Saint James, New York is a medium size city with 15,524 people. It has just 2 nursing homes, which does not provide you with too many options. We gave this relatively small group of nursing homes a city grade of B-, which is a respectable grade. By way of comparison, we gave the facilities in the local city of East Meadow a city grade of D, which is a far below average grade. Clearly, we found the nursing homes in Saint James to be rated much higher than the ones in East Meadow. You can continue reading to learn more about how this city's nursing homes fared in our category grades.
Despite receiving a fairly ordinary overall grade, the nursing homes in Saint James performed extremely well in the area of inspections. In fact, some of its facilities received virtually flawless inspection reports this year. Consequently, we awarded Saint James one of our highest scores in that category with an A+. Our inspection grades account for a host of factors included in a nursing home's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we weigh heavily is the number and severity of deficiencies. Places with higher scores in this area typically have very few of these severe deficiencies. In addition, Saint James also earned one of our better grades in our long-term care category, with a B. In the last two categories, this place were awarded a C for its short-term care rating and a grade of D in nursing. Despite an otherwise respectable profile, a nursing grade in this range may be an ominous sign for levels of nurse staffing.