There are two nursing homes in Winston Salem, North Carolina, which at least gives you a few options. This city's limited supply of nursing homes received a quality city grade of B. By way of comparison, we gave the nursing homes in the nearby city of High Point a city grade of D, which is a very poor grade. Clearly, we found the facilities in Winston Salem to be on a whole other level than the ones in High Point. Topping off a great profile, Winston Salem is the thirteenth best city in all of North Carolina according to our rankings.
To go along with its strong overall grade, this city's nursing homes also earned a grade of B+ for our inspections category. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in determining our inspection ratings. One critical factor is deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of deficiencies is arguably more meaningful than the number of deficiencies, as some end up being quite insignificant. The city also received strong nursing rating where it received a grade of B in this area. In our final two categories, this place received a grade of B for its long-term care rating and a B- in the area of short-term care.