With a population of 55,990 people, Annandale, Virginia is a small city. There are only 2 nursing homes there, which doesn't offer you too many choices. This small group of nursing homes received on average an overall grade of B-, which is a respectable grade for the city. This is comparable with most of the places in the country. One of the better aspects of this place's profile is its nursing homes' strong inspection scores, which is addressed in the next section.
It should also be noted that this city's inspection rating was superior to its overall grade. In fact, we gave Annandale a B for its inspection grade, which is one of our better grades. Arguably the most significant factor we consider in calculating our inspection scores is deficiencies. These deficiencies can be found on a facility's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes with higher grades in this category most likely dodged the most severe deficiencies involving patient abuse or death. In addition, the city also earned one of our better grades in the area of short-term care, with a B. Finally, the city received a B- in our nursing category and a B- in the area of long-term care.