Hendersonville, North Carolina is a relatively small city with 66,646 people. The city features 5 nursing homes, which is a decent selection for a city of this size. This city received a city grade of B- for an overall score. We also looked at the facilities in the nearby city of Simpsonville, which received a city grade of D. While we not writing glowing reviews about either city, we found the nursing homes in Hendersonville to be a bit better. This city's report card is also very consistent as it didn't receive a single weak category grade either. You can read more about these in the next section.
Despite receiving a somewhat average overall grade, the nursing homes in Hendersonville performed remarkably well in our inspections category. In fact, some of its facilities received virtually flawless inspection reports this year. Consequently, we awarded Hendersonville one of our best ratings in that category with an A-. Inspection scores take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these issues by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. The city also received strong short-term care rating where it earned a B in this area. In the other categories we looked at, we gave Hendersonville slightly below average grades for our long-term care and nursing areas.