With just two nursing homes in the city, there are only a couple of options in Abingdon, Virginia. We awarded this small group of nursing homes a city grade of B-, which is a decent score. This city's city grade narrowly surpassed the city grade of facilities in the nearby city of Bristol, which received an abysmal city grade. If choosing between the two, Abingdon looks like a better option. Please continue reading to find more information about how this city's nursing homes fared in our category grades.
While its overall score was not elite, the nursing homes in Abingdon performed spectacularly well in our inspection category. In fact, we awarded Abingdon an A for that category, which is one of our best scores. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in determining our inspection grades. One critical factor is deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of deficiencies is usually more meaningful than the quantity of deficiencies, as some can be quite insignificant. In addition, the city also received one of our better grades in the area of long-term care, with a grade of B. Lastly, we gave Abingdon grades of C and D for our short-term care and nursing areas respectively. In spite of an otherwise respectable profile, a nursing grade of this caliber may be a bad sign for nursing staffing levels.