There are 7 nursing homes in Tyler, Texas, providing for a population of 144,160 people. We awarded the nursing homes here a city grade of B, which is a quality score. It is also worth noting that this city's city grade was even better than the city grade of facilities in the nearby city of Palestine. The best part of Tyler's impressive profile is its nursing homes' inspection scores. We discuss inspections in the next paragraph
On top of having excellent nursing homes on the whole, this place really excelled in the area of inspections, where it received an A-. Not many cities fared this well in this category. Inspection grades are based on datapoints located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that score well in this area have very few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. Tyler also excelled in the area of long-term care with a grade of B. Lastly, Tyler earned a grade of B for its nursing score and a B- in short-term care.