With four nursing homes in the city, there are only a couple of choices in Lynchburg, Virginia. We awarded the nursing homes in this city a very good city grade of B+. Even with only a couple of nursing homes, this is still a great sign. In fact, this is one of the top twenty five rated cities in Virginia. This statistic is a reminder that Virginia has a long list of cities with high quality facilities. As you might expect, Lynchburg has 5 facilities that were awarded elite grades. Few cities can lay claim to such an elite selection of nursing homes.
In addition to having excellent nursing homes overall, this city really excelled in the category of inspections, where we gave it an A. Very few cities earned a better grade in this category. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in computing these inspection scores. One of those factors is deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of the deficiencies is arguably more meaningful than the quantity of deficiencies, as some deficiencies can be quite minor. The city received a grade of B+ in our short-term care category. Rounding out its quality profile, Lynchburg received a B for its long-term care grade and a B in nursing. This city did not have any weak links based on our assessment.