There are just 4 nursing homes located in Greenwood, South Carolina, providing for a population of 54,394 people. The nursing homes in this city received a world class city grade of A. Even with just a couple of nursing homes, this is still quite an achievement. In fact, this is ranked number 138 on our list of the best cities for nursing homes in the country. This is impressive given that we ranked thousands of cities around the country. Headlining this place's remarkable report card is its inspection score, which you can find in the next paragraph.
In addition to performing well in its overall grade, the nursing homes in Greenwood performed extremely well in the category of inspections. In fact, some of the nursing homes in the city received almost flawless inspection reports this year. As a result, the city received one of our best scores in that area with an A+. Inspection ratings weigh a host of factors found on a facility's inspection reports. One key criteria we weigh heavily is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with higher scores in this area usually have very few of these severe deficiencies. In addition, the city performed spectacularly well in the area of long-term care as well. As a result, we awarded Greenwood an A in this category. Wrapping up its first-rate profile, we gave Greenwood grades of A- and B+ for our nursing and short-term care categories respectively.