Summerville, South Carolina is a medium size city with 111,788 people. The city has just 3 nursing homes, which is not quite as many as we expected in a city of this size. This small group of nursing homes received on average an overall grade of B, which is a very solid grade for the city. This is an average city grade nationally, which is nothing to be ashamed of. You can continue reading to learn more about how this city's nursing homes fared in our category grades.
On top of having quality nursing homes overall, this city's nursing homes really excelled in the category of inspections, where it received an A-. Not many cities fared this well in this area. Arguably the most significant factor we look at in determining our inspection grades is deficiencies. These deficiencies are found on a facility's recent inspection reports. Places with better grades in this category most likely dodged the more severe deficiencies involving things like patient abuse. Summerville received a B+ in our long-term care category. In our final two categories, Summerville earned a B for its short-term care rating and a B- for nursing.