With 51,136 people, Kernersville, North Carolina is a small city. There are just 2 nursing homes in the city, which doesn't provide you with too many choices. These nursing homes did not really stand out from a quality perspective either. The city was awarded a city grade of C, which is not one of our stronger scores at the city level. For comparison's sake, we also assessed the nursing homes in the nearby city of Lexington. While we aren't raving about either city, we found the facilities in Kernersville to be slightly better. One of the highlights of this place's report card is its nursing homes' impressive inspection reports, which is addressed in the following section.
This city's overall grade was propped up by its impressive inspections in recent years. We awarded them one of our higher grades in this category, with a B. Our inspection grades are based on pieces of information found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that receive favorable grades in this area have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. Kernersville's next best category is short-term care, where it received a B- in this area. Lastly, we gave the city grades of C and D for our nursing and long-term care categories respectively. In spite of an otherwise respectable performance, this place's weak long-term care rating may be an issue for many people.