With 13,569 people, Nanticoke, Pennsylvania is a small city. There are only 2 nursing homes there, which does not provide you with too many options to choose from. Sadly, we awarded the nursing homes in this city city grade of D, which is an abysmal grade at the city level. We also assessed the facilities in the nearby city of East Stroudsburg, which received an abysmal city grade of F. While neither city received a favorable grade, Nanticoke actually appears to be the slightly better option. We don't have many good things to say about this place's nursing homes, but they did receive surprisingly impressive inspection grades. You can continue reading to learn more about inspections and other category grades.
This city's nursing homes received an awful overall grade, however, we really wanted to point out that some of the nursing homes in the city almost perfect health inspections the past few years. We gave them an elite grade of A- in this category. Perhaps the most critical factor we look at in computing our inspection ratings is deficiencies. Deficiencies can be found on a facility's inspection reports. It is generally best to avoid facilities that have too many severe deficiencies. Turning the page to the category of nursing, Nanticoke received a grade of D in this category. In the last two categories, we gave Nanticoke abysmal grades for our short-term care and long-term care areas.