Memphis is a large metropolitan area with 697,385 people. It features 20 nursing homes, so you should have plenty of options to choose from. This place's nursing homes were given a respectable city grade of B-. This is just about average by national standards, which is perfectly respectable. The best part of this city's profile was is its inspection reports. Inspection grades are discussed in the following section.
The nursing homes in Memphis received an inspection grade which is better than its overall grade. We awarded them a strong grade of B+ in this category. Perhaps the most important factor we look at in computing our inspection scores is deficiencies. Deficiencies are found on a facility's inspection reports. Nursing homes with higher grades in this category most likely avoided the more severe deficiencies involving things like patient abuse. This city received its second highest score in the area of long-term care, where we awarded it a B-, which is also a decent grade. Finally, this place earned a C for its nursing score and a C in the area of short-term care.