Wilmington, Ohio is a medium size city with 22,260 people. It has only 2 nursing homes, which doesn't provide you with too many choices. This small group of nursing homes earned on average an overall grade of B, which is a perfectly respectable grade for the city. By way of comparison, we awarded the nursing homes in the local city of Middletown a city grade of D, which is a far below average grade. Clearly, we found the nursing homes in Wilmington to be rated much higher than the ones in Middletown. This city's nursing homes were better in some categories than others, but it did not have any bad scores in any of the major categories discussed below. Additional information about its category grades is available in the next paragraph.
To pair with its great overall grade, we awarded this city's nursing homes an A in our inspections rating. Our inspection grades are based on many pieces of information found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that excel in this category tend to have few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. Wilmington also received strong short-term care rating where it received a grade of B+ in this category. In the last two categories, Wilmington earned middle of the pack grades in our nursing and long-term care categories.