There are two nursing homes in Markleysburg, Pennsylvania, which at least gives you a few options. These nursing homes in this city earned this place a good city grade of B. By way of comparison, we awarded the nursing homes in the nearby city of Irwin a city grade of D, which is a far below average grade. Naturally, we found the facilities in Markleysburg to be rated much higher than the ones in Irwin. This city's strong profile was highlighted by its nursing homes' inspection scores, which you can find in the next section.
In addition to receiving a strong overall grade, this city's nursing homes performed extremely well in our inspection category. In fact, we awarded the city an A+ for that category, which is one of our highest scores. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in determining these inspection grades. One key factor is deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of the deficiencies is arguably more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some deficiencies can be relatively insignificant. In addition, the city also received an impressive long-term care grade with a B in this category. In the last two categories, the city received a B- for its nursing grade and a C in the area of short-term care.