Brookville, Pennsylvania is an average size city with 9,562 people. It has just 2 nursing homes, which doesn't offer you too many choices. The relatively small group of nursing homes in this city received a city grade of C, which is not a strong score at the city level. We also looked at the nursing homes in the nearby city of Altoona, which received a below average city grade of C. These cities appear to be fairly comparable, with neither receiving very strong grades. The best part of this city's report card is its nursing homes' exemplary inspection reports. Inspection reports are discussed in the following section.
Despite receiving a fairly ordinary overall grade, this city performed spectacularly well in our inspections category. In fact, some of the nursing homes in the city received nearly flawless inspection reports this year. Consequently, Brookville received one of our best scores in that area with an A. Arguably the most critical factor we look at in determining our inspection scores is deficiencies. These deficiencies are found on a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places with better grades in this area typically avoided the most severe deficiencies involving health risks or even death. Inspections is this city's second best attribute. It earned a C in this area. Finally, this place were awarded a C in our short-term care category and a grade of D for long-term care. Despite an otherwise respectable profile, a long-term care grade of this caliber may be an issue for some prospective residents.