With a population of 17,996 people, Galax, Virginia is a small city. There are just 2 nursing homes there, which doesn't provide you with too many options to choose from. We gave the nursing homes here city grade of C, which is not as strong of a grade as we had hoped for. This grade unfortunately ended up on the wrong side of the national average. The best part of this city's report card is its nursing homes' remarkable inspection ratings. Inspection grades are discussed in the following section.
While its overall score was fairly ordinary, we awarded this city an A+ for our inspections rating. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in calculating these inspection ratings. One of those factors is deficiencies. It should be noted that the severity of these deficiencies is arguably more meaningful than the number of deficiencies, as some end up being relatively minor. The next highest grade we gave this city in any area was its long-term care score, where we awarded it a B-. Lastly, we gave the city abysmal grades for our nursing and short-term care areas respectively.