Washington, Pennsylvania has only four nursing homes to choose from, which is a limited selection. This place's nursing homes were awarded a decent city grade of B-. We also assessed the nursing homes in the nearby city of Steubenville, which received a city grade of D. While we not raving about either city, we found the nursing homes in Washington to be a bit better. The best part of this place's profile was its nursing homes' stellar inspection reports. Inspection reports are discussed in the next section.
While its overall score was not elite, we awarded this city's nursing homes a grade of A- for our inspections rating. Arguably the most important factor we look at in determining our inspection ratings is deficiencies. These deficiencies are found on a facility's inspection reports. Nursing homes with higher grades in this category typically avoided the most severe deficiencies involving health risks or even death. This city's second best score came in our short-term care category, where we gave it a B-. In our final two categories, Washington received middle of the pack grades in our nursing and long-term care categories.