There are three nursing homes in Columbia, Tennessee, so at least you have a few options. We awarded the nursing homes in this city a first-rate city grade of A-. Even with only a few facilities, this is still a great achievement. This city has the prestigious distinction of being the eighth best city in the state of Tennessee according to our ratings. Finally, this city's category grades were every bit as strong as its overall city grade. You can read more about these in the next section.
In addition to receiving a strong overall grade, the nursing homes in Columbia performed spectacularly well in our inspection category. In fact, we awarded Columbia an A+ for this category, which is one of our best scores. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in computing these inspection grades. One critical factor is deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of deficiencies is arguably more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some deficiencies end up being relatively minor. Columbia earned a grade of B+ for the city's long-term care rating. Rounding out its quality report card, the city received a B+ for nursing and a B+ in the area of short-term care. We really found this city to be very strong everywhere we looked.