With a population of 217,883 people, Irving, Texas is relatively large metropolitan area. There are 6 nursing homes there, which should give you a variety of choices. These nursing homes earned on average an overall grade of B-, which is a respectable score for the city. We also looked at the nursing homes in the nearby city of Carrollton, which received a city grade of D. While we aren't raving about either city, we found the facilities in Irving to be slightly better. Finally, this place's nursing homes were consistent in each of our categories. More information about these categories can be found in the next paragraph.
While its overall score was fairly ordinary, 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 calculating these inspection grades. One critical factor is deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of these deficiencies is arguably more important than the quantity of deficiencies, as some deficiencies end up being quite minor. Irving's second best category was long-term care, where it received a B- in this category. In our final two categories, the city received a B- for its short-term care rating and a C in the area of nursing.