With a population of 27,619 people, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania is a relatively small city. There are only 4 nursing homes in the city, which does not provide you with too many options to choose from. We awarded this relatively small group of nursing homes a city grade of B-, which is a solid rating. This is just about the middle of the road by national standards, which is perfectly respectable. Please 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. Our inspection ratings are tied to many items located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that receive favorable grades in this category have few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. In addition, the city also earned one of our higher grades in our nursing category, with a B. In the last two categories, Gettysburg received a B- for short-term care and a C in the area of long-term care.