There are 11 nursing homes located in Durham, North Carolina, providing for a population of 256,789 people. These nursing homes were awarded on average an overall grade of C. This isn't a bad grade, but it is not quite as strong of a grade as we like to see either. This city appears to be a similar option to the nearby city of Asheboro, which received a city grade of C. Frankly, neither city received elite marks in our assessment. One of the better aspects of this place's report card is its nursing homes' impressive inspection ratings, which we will address in the following paragraph.
It should also be noted that this city's inspection rating was superior to its overall grade. In fact, we gave Durham a B+ for its inspection score, which is one of our better scores. Inspection ratings weigh several factors, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these factors by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This city's second best category is short-term care, where it received a grade of B- in this category. In the other categories we looked at, the city received middle of the road grades for our long-term care and nursing areas.