With four nursing homes in the city, there are only a few choices in Lexington, North Carolina. Unfortunately, the nursing homes here received a city grade of D, which is a terrible grade at the city level. We also assessed the facilities in the nearby city of Mooresville, which received a city grade of F. While we gave both cites weak grades, we found the nursing homes in Lexington to be slightly better. If you aren't deterred by this place's report card, you can continue reading to learn more about its category grades. This city's nursing homes actually received a strong grade in inspections for instance.
While the city's overall grade was awful, we awarded the nursing homes in Lexington an A- for our inspections rating. Our inspection grades are tied to many datapoints found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Deficiencies are an important thing to look for on these reports. You should especially avoid facilities with severe deficiencies associated with endangerment of patients. Surprisingly, we also awarded Lexington a decent grade of C for our short-term care category. In our final two categories, this place received rock bottom grades for our nursing and long-term care areas respectively.