Nursing Homes in Palmyra, Pennsylvania

With 20,218 people, Palmyra, Pennsylvania is a relatively small city. There are only 3 nursing homes there, which doesn't offer you too many choices. The relatively small number of nursing homes in this city received a city grade of C, which is not a great grade at the city level. For comparison's sake, we also looked at the facilities in the nearby city of Camp Hill. While we aren't writing glowing reviews about either city, we found the facilities in Palmyra to be a bit better. One of the best aspects of this city's profile is its exemplary inspection reports, which is addressed in the following paragraph.

While its overall rating was not elite, we awarded Palmyra an A for our inspections rating. Inspection grades are based on many datapoints found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that excel 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 risks to patient safety. The second best grade we gave this place in any area was its nursing score, where we awarded it a B-. Finally, this place were awarded a C for its short-term care rating and a grade of D in the area of long-term care. Despite an otherwise respectable profile, a long-term care grade this poor may be a problem for some people.