Brownsville, Texas offers six nursing homes to choose from, which is a decent selection. These facilities were awarded on average an overall grade of C. This isn't a bad score, but it is not as high of a grade as we like to see either. This city looks to be better than the nearby city of Mercedes, which received a grade of D. Frankly, neither city comes highly recommended. One of the best aspects of this place's profile is its stellar inspection grade, which is addressed in the next paragraph.
Despite receiving a fairly ordinary overall grade, this city's nursing homes performed especially well in our inspections category. In fact, some of the nursing homes in the city received nearly perfect inspection reports this year. As a result, we awarded Brownsville one of our best grades in that category with an A. Inspection ratings account for a host of factors found on a facility's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we rely on is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with higher grades in this area tend to have very few of these severe deficiencies. The city earned a grade of B+ for the city's long-term care rating. In our final two categories, the city earned rock bottom grades for our short-term care and nursing areas respectively.