There are only 2 nursing homes in Galax, Virginia, servicing a relatively small population of 17,996 people. This small group of nursing homes in this city received a decent city grade of B-. We found this city grade to be considerably better than the city grade of D received by the nearby city of Kernersville. If you are choosing between these cities, Galax appears to be a no brainer. In particular, we wanted to point out that there is one above average nursing home in Galax. This is probably where we'd begin our search here.
While its overall score was fairly ordinary, the nursing homes in Galax performed remarkably well in our inspection category. In fact, we awarded the city an A for that category, which is one of our highest scores. Perhaps the most critical factor we look at in computing our inspection scores is deficiencies. These deficiencies can be found on a nursing home's inspection reports. Nursing homes with higher grades in this area typically avoided the more severe deficiencies involving things like patient abuse. In addition, the city also received an impressive long-term care rating with a grade of B in this area. In the last two categories, Galax were awarded a C for short-term care and a grade of C in nursing.