With just four nursing homes in the city, there are only a couple of choices in Ashland, Ohio. This place's nursing homes were given a respectable city grade of B-. In fact, this city's city grade was far better than the city grade of facilities in the nearby city of Lorain. While this grade are not that bad, we found Ashland to be on a whole other level. This city's profile is also very consistent as it didn't receive a single weak category grade either. You can learn more about these in the next paragraph.
While its overall score was somewhat average, we awarded this city's nursing homes an A for our inspections rating. Inspection scores are tied to several items found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that excel in this category typically have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these places should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. Ashland earned a grade of B for our short-term care category. In the last two categories, this place earned a B- for its long-term care score and a grade of B- in nursing.