With just four nursing homes in the city, you only have a few choices in Aiken, South Carolina. We gave this city a city grade of C for an overall score. This is not a great city score. This score is below average by national standards. One of the highlights of this city's profile is its nursing homes' impressive inspection reports, which we will address in the next paragraph.
The nursing homes in Aiken received an inspection grade which is stronger than its overall grade. We awarded it grade of B in this category. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in calculating these inspection scores. One of those factors is deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of these deficiencies is arguably more important than the number of deficiencies, as some deficiencies end up being relatively insignificant. In addition, the city earned a B in the area of long-term care. In the last two categories, Aiken were awarded a grade of B- in our nursing category and a C in the area of short-term care.