With 55,382 people, Williamsport, Pennsylvania is a small city. There are only 3 nursing homes there, which does not offer you too many choices. We gave this city a respectable city grade of B- based on the quality of its nursing homes. This is just about in the middle of the pack by national standards, which is perfectly respectable. Finally, this place's nursing homes were consistent in each of the other areas we looked at. More information about its category grades can be found in the next paragraph.
While its overall grade was fairly ordinary, we awarded this city a grade of A- for our inspections rating. Perhaps the most critical factor we look at in determining our inspection scores is deficiencies. Deficiencies are found on a facility's inspection reports. Facilities with better grades in this category most likely avoided the most severe deficiencies involving patient abuse or death. Williamsport also received an impressive nursing rating with a B in this area. Lastly, we awarded the city middle of the pack grades for our long-term care and short-term care categories.