There are three facilities in Smithtown, New York, so at least you have a few options to choose from. We gave this city a city grade of B for overall nursing home quality. For comparison's sake, we also assessed the nursing homes in the nearby city of Hempstead. We found the nursing homes in Smithtown to be in a totally different league than the ones in Hempstead. You can continue reading to learn more about how this city's nursing homes fared in our category grades.
On top of having quality nursing homes on the whole, this city really excelled in the category of inspections, where it received an A+. Very few cities earned a better grade in this area. Inspection grades are based on several datapoints found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that receive favorable grades in this area tend to have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. In addition, Smithtown also earned one of our better grades in the area of long-term care, with a grade of B+. Lastly, Smithtown earned a B- in our short-term care category and a C in nursing.