With two nursing homes in the city, you only have a couple of options to choose from in Smethport, Pennsylvania. These facilities earned on average an overall grade of C. This isn't a bad grade, but it isn't quite as strong of a score as we like to see either. Nationally, most cities received a higher grade than this city. The best part of this place's report card is its nursing homes' stellar inspection ratings. We discuss inspections in the next section.
This city's nursing homes received a fairly ordinary overall grade, however, we really wanted to point out that some of its facilities almost flawless health inspections the past few years. We gave them an impressive grade of A- in this area. Our inspection ratings are tied to many items located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that receive favorable grades in this category tend to have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these places should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. The second best score we gave this place in any category was its nursing score, where it received a B-. In the other categories we looked at, the city received a B- for short-term care and a grade of D in the area of long-term care. Despite an otherwise respectable profile, a long-term care rating this poor may be concerning for some prospective residents.