With a population of 42,758 people, Gallatin, Tennessee is a relatively small city. There are only 2 nursing homes in the city, which doesn't provide you with too many choices. This place's nursing homes were given a decent city grade of B-. For comparison's sake, we also assessed the nursing homes in the nearby city of Smyrna. While we aren't writing glowing reviews about either city, we found the nursing homes in Gallatin to be slightly better. One of the highlights of this place's profile is its nursing homes' strong inspection reports, which is addressed in the following paragraph.
While this city received a decent overall grade, its inspection grade is better than the city's overall grade. Due to some of its nursing homes receiving strong inspection reports this year, we gave Gallatin one of our better grades in that category with a B+. Inspection grades account for a host of factors included in a facility's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we consider is the number and severity of deficiencies. Places with higher grades in this area generally have very few of these severe deficiencies. Gallatin also excelled in the area of government short-term care with a B+. In the other categories we looked at, this place received a C for nursing and a grade of D in long-term care. Despite an otherwise respectable performance, this city's poor long-term care grade may be an issue for many people.