With a population of 220,580 people, Amarillo, Texas is relatively large metropolitan area. There are 10 nursing homes in the city, which provides you with a variety of options. We gave this city a city grade of B- based on its overall nursing home quality. This is comparable with most of the cities in the nation. One of the best aspects of this city's profile is its stellar inspection rating, which we will address in the next section.
While its overall grade was somewhat average, we awarded this city's nursing homes an A- for our inspections rating. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in computing these inspection grades. One of those factors is deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of these deficiencies is arguably more meaningful than the number of deficiencies, as some are relatively insignificant. Amarillo also excelled in the area of long-term care with a B. Finally, we gave the city a B- in our nursing category and a grade of B- for short-term care.