Ottawa, Ohio has just two nursing homes to choose from, so you have relatively limited options. This small group of nursing homes were awarded on average an overall grade of B-, which a decent score for the city. This is a middle of the road grade compared to other places in the United States. Finally, this city's nursing homes received consistent grades in all of the other areas we looked at. Additional information about its category grades can be found in the next section.
While its overall score was not elite, we awarded this city's nursing homes an A for our inspections rating. Perhaps the most critical factor we consider in computing our inspection scores is deficiencies. Deficiencies are found on a facility's recent inspection reports. Places with better scores in this category most likely avoided the more severe deficiencies involving things like patient abuse. In addition, Ottawa earned a grade of B in our short-term care category. Finally, the city received a C for long-term care and a C for nursing.