With a population of 11,679 , Oberlin, Ohio is a small city. There are only 2 nursing homes in the city, which does not offer you too many choices. While it only has a couple of nursing homes, this city received a first-rate city grade of A-. In fact, this place's city grade even surpassed the city grade of facilities in the nearby city of Medina. This is especially impressive in light of the fact that we gave those facilities in Medina a city grade of B, which is a good grade in its own right. On top of this, Oberlin is one of the top three rated cities in all of Ohio.
In addition to performing well in its overall grade, many of the facilities in Oberlin performed remarkably well in our inspections category. In fact, some of the nursing homes in the city received almost flawless inspection reports this year. As a result, we awarded Oberlin one of our highest ratings in that category with a grade of A+. Inspection scores account for several factors included in a facility's inspection reports. One key criteria we look at is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Places with better grades in this area tend to have very few severe deficiencies. Oberlin also excelled in the category of long-term care with a B+. Wrapping up its report card, the city earned a B+ in our nursing category and a B for short-term care. We found Oberlin to be strong in each category we assessed.