Dayton, Texas is a small city with 31,295 people. The city features just one nursing home, which is less than we were hoping for. This facility received an overall grade of B-, which is a a decent grade. We also assessed the facilities in the nearby city of Kingwood. With Kingwood receiving a terrible city grade, we found the nursing home in Dayton to be in a totally different league than most of the nursing homes in Kingwood. While this likely isn't a bad option, we wouldn't blame you if you want to explore nursing homes in other cities.
Despite receiving a fairly ordinary overall grade, this city's lone nursing home performed remarkably well in our inspections category. In fact, it received a nearly perfect inspection report this year. As a result, we awarded it one of our best scores in that area with an A-. Inspection scores are based on datapoints located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that receive favorable grades in this category have few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. This nursing home also really excelled in the area of long-term care, where it received an A-. Lastly, the city received a C for its nursing score and a grade of D in short-term care. In spite of otherwise respectable category grades, this city's weak short-term care rating may be a concern for those looking for rehabilitation..