With a population of 27,644 people, Pataskala, Ohio is a small city. There are just 2 nursing homes in the city, which does not offer you too many choices. Sadly, these nursing homes did not excel from a quality perspective. Its nursing homes received a city grade of D, which is an abysmal score at the city level. We also assessed the nursing homes in the nearby city of Westerville, which received a city grade of F. While we gave both cites poor scores, we found the nursing homes in Pataskala to be a bit better. We don't have too many good things to say about this place's facilities, but they did receive surprisingly impressive inspection grades. You can scroll down to learn more about this.
Despite receiving a terrible overall grade, this city performed especially well in the area of inspections. In fact, some of the nursing homes in the city received nearly flawless inspection reports this year. As a result, Pataskala received one of our best scores in that area with an A-. These inspection ratings weigh several factors, including deficiencies, substantiated complaints and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these factors by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. Surprisingly, this city also performed respectably in our short-term care category, where it earned a grade of C in this category. In the other categories we looked at, we gave the city grades of C and F for our nursing and long-term care areas respectively. In spite of otherwise respectable category grades, this city's poor long-term care rating could be a problem for many people.