There are 12 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 decent score. This place's city grade narrowly surpassed the city grade of nursing homes in the local city of Longview. While this grade are not terrible, we found Tyler to be a better bet. One of the better aspects of this place's report card is its nursing homes' impressive inspection scores, which you can find in the following section.
This city's overall grade was propped up by its health inspections in recent years. We awarded the city one of our better scores in this area, with a grade of B+. Our inspection ratings account for several factors included in a nursing home's inspection report. One key criteria we look at is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with higher scores in this category tend to have few severe deficiencies. The city earned a grade of B for our long-term care category. In our final two categories, the city earned middle of the pack grades in our nursing and short-term care areas.