With 38,374 people, Mount Airy, North Carolina is a small city. There are just 3 nursing homes there, which does not offer you too many options. This city's limited supply of nursing homes were given a strong city grade of B. We found this city grade to be considerably better than the city grade of D received by the nearby city of Lexington. If you are choosing between these cities, Mount Airy appears to be the clear favorite. You can continue reading to learn more about how this city's nursing homes fared in our category grades.
In addition to performing well in its overall grade, the nursing homes in Mount Airy performed spectacularly well in the area of inspections. In fact, some of the nursing homes in the city received virtually perfect inspection reports this year. As a result, we awarded it one of our best scores in that category with a grade of A-. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in determining these inspection ratings. One of those factors is deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of these deficiencies is usually more meaningful than the number of deficiencies, as some can be relatively minor. In addition, the city earned a B+ in the area of short-term care. Lastly, this place were awarded a B for its long-term care grade and a grade of B- in the area of nursing.