Columbus is a large metropolitan area with 783,285 people. It features 35 nursing homes, which is an impressive selection. We gave this city a city grade of C based on its overall nursing home quality. This is not a strong city grade. We found that most cities received a B or higher, leaving this city on the wrong side of average. The best part of this city's report card was is its inspection grade. We discuss inspections in the following paragraph.
This city's nursing homes' overall grade was propped up by its impressive government inspections in recent years. We awarded them one of our higher scores in that area, with a grade of B. Perhaps the most important factor we consider in calculating our inspection grades is deficiencies. These deficiencies are found on a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places with better grades in this area most likely dodged the most severe deficiencies involving things like patient abuse. The second highest grade we gave this place in any area was its short-term care rating, where we awarded it a B-. In our final two categories, we awarded the city grades of C and D for our nursing and long-term care areas respectively. Even with otherwise respectable category grades, this city's weak long-term care grade may be a concern for many prospective residents.
