Schenectady, New York is a large metropolitan area with 162,643 people. It features just one nursing home, which is very surprising for a city of this size. Fortunately,, this place's only nursing home received an excellent grade of A-, so at least there is one great option. This city has the distinction of being one of the top 500 cities in the country. This is impressive since we assessed thousands of cities around the nation. This nursing home's impressive profile was highlighted by its inspection grade, which is addressed in the next paragraph.
In addition to performing well in its overall grade, this city's only nursing home performed spectacularly well in the area of inspections. In fact, it received a nearly flawless inspection report this year. Consequently, it received one of our highest grades in that category with an A+. These inspection scores weigh several factors, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can find more information about each of these items by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. We also gave this nursing home a grade of A- for our nursing category. Lastly, Schenectady received a B+ for its short-term care score and a B- for long-term care.