With 32,345 people, Ashland, Ohio is a relatively small city. There are just 4 nursing homes in the city, which does not offer you too many options to choose from. This city's limited supply of nursing homes received a city grade of B. For comparison's sake, we also assessed the nursing homes in the nearby city of Mansfield, which received a city grade of C. We found Ashland to be slightly better. The best part of Ashland's strong report card was its nursing homes' inspection ratings. Inspection reports are discussed in the next paragraph
In addition to receiving a strong overall grade, many of the nursing homes in Ashland performed spectacularly well in our inspection category. In fact, we awarded the city an A for this category, which is one of our best scores. Inspection scores take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these issues by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. In addition, Ashland also received strong short-term care score where it received a B+ in this area. In our final two categories, the city received middle of the pack grades in our nursing and long-term care categories.