Carlisle, Pennsylvania has eight nursing homes to choose from, which isn't a bad selection. With a city grade of B-, this city should have some decent nursing homes. We also looked at the nursing homes in the nearby city of Camp Hill, which received a city grade of D. We found Carlisle to be a far better option. One of the best aspects of this city's report card is its exemplary inspection grade, which we will address in the following section.
Despite receiving a fairly ordinary overall grade, the nursing homes in Carlisle performed extremely well in our inspections category. In fact, some of the nursing homes in the city received almost flawless inspection reports this year. Consequently, Carlisle received one of our highest ratings in that area with an A-. Our inspection grades are based on several items located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that excel in this area typically have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these places generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. The city also received one of our higher grades in the area of short-term care, with a grade of B. In the other categories we looked at, we gave Carlisle a B- in our nursing category and a B- in the area of long-term care.