Portsmouth, Ohio is a relatively small city with 30,219 people. It has 5 nursing homes, which is a reasonable number for a city of this size. The relatively small number of nursing homes here received a city grade of C, which is not a great score at the city level. This grade is below average by national standards. Please continue reading to learn more about how this city's nursing homes were rated in our category grades.
This city's nursing homes received a somewhat average overall grade, however, we really want to point out that some of its facilities virtually flawless health inspections the past few years. We awarded them an impressive grade of A- in this category. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in calculating our inspection scores. One of those factors is deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of the deficiencies is usually more meaningful than the number of deficiencies, as some end up being quite minor. Portsmouth received its next highest grade in the area of long-term care, where we gave it a B-, which is also respectable. Lastly, this place earned a C for its short-term care grade and a grade of D in nursing. Despite an otherwise respectable profile, a nursing score in this range may be a bad sign for levels of nurse staffing.