With 9,047 people, Duncannon, Pennsylvania is a relatively small city. There are just 2 nursing homes in the city, which doesn't offer you too many options. This city received a solid city grade of B- based on its overall nursing home quality. We somewhat surprisingly found this city grade to be better than the grade we gave the nearby city of Camp Hill. With Camp Hill receiving a terrible grade, Duncannon certainly appears to be a better bet. You can continue reading to find more information about how this city's nursing homes fared in our category grades.
While its overall grade was not elite, we awarded this city an A- for our inspections rating. These inspection grades take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies, substantiated complaints and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these factors by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. Duncannon earned a B in the area of nursing. In the last two categories, Duncannon received grades of B- and D for our short-term care and long-term care areas respectively. Despite an otherwise respectable profile, a long-term care rating this poor may be a problem for some people.