Nursing Homes in Oak Ridge, Tennessee

There are just 2 nursing homes in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, providing for a population of 29,700 people. This city's nursing homes received an excellent city grade of B+, so what this city lacks in quantity, it makes up for in quality. By way of comparison, we gave the nursing homes in the nearby city of Morristown a city grade of B, which is also an impressive score. Nevertheless, we found the nursing homes in Oak Ridge to be rated slightly higher than the ones in Morristown. On top of this, Oak Ridge is one of the top twenty five rated cities in the state of Tennessee. This statistic is also a reminder that Tennessee has plenty of cities with excellent facilities.

In addition to having excellent nursing homes on the whole, this city's nursing homes really excelled in the area of inspections, where we gave it an A+. Few cities fared this well in this area. Our inspection grades weigh several factors found on a facility's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we rely on is the number and severity of deficiencies. Places with higher scores in this area generally have few severe deficiencies. In addition, Oak Ridge earned a B+ in our nursing category. Rounding out its quality profile, Oak Ridge earned favorable grades in our long-term care and short-term care categories as well.