With five nursing homes in the city, you only have a few options in Clarksville, Tennessee. These facilities received on average an overall grade of C. This isn't a bad score, but it is not quite as high of a score as we like to see either. For comparison's sake, we also assessed the facilities in the nearby city of Mount Juliet. While we not fans of either city, we found the facilities in Clarksville to be slightly better. One of the best aspects of this city's report card is its exemplary inspection grade, which you can find in the following section.
Despite receiving a somewhat average overall grade, this city performed extremely well in our inspections category. In fact, some of the nursing homes in the city received virtually perfect inspection reports this year. Consequently, we awarded Clarksville one of our best ratings in that category with an A-. Our inspection scores weigh a host of factors included in a nursing home's inspection report. One key criteria we rely on is the number and severity of deficiencies. Places with higher grades in this category tend to have very few severe deficiencies. Inspections is Clarksville's second best grade. It received a grade of C in this area. In the other categories we looked at, this place earned grades of C and D for our short-term care and nursing categories respectively. Even with an otherwise respectable profile, a nursing score this poor may be a bad sign for levels of nurse staffing.