With 10 nursing homes to choose from in Canton, Ohio, you should look at multiple options before choosing a facility. We gave this city a city grade of C based on its overall nursing home quality. This is not a strong city score. Surprisingly, this city's city grade was a bit better than the city grade of facilities in the nearby city of Stow, which received a terrible city grade. We would advise you to tread carefully in either city. The best part of this place's report card is is its inspection rating. Inspection grades are discussed in the following section.
It should also be noted that this city's inspection rating outpaced its overall grade. In fact, we gave Canton a B+ for its inspection rating, which is one of our higher scores. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in calculating our inspection grades. One critical factor is deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of these deficiencies is usually more meaningful than the number of deficiencies, as some of these are quite insignificant. This city's next highest grade came in short-term care, where it earned a grade of C. Finally, Canton earned a C for its nursing score and a grade of C in long-term care.