Our data for Lakewood, Washington is based on a single nursing home we found in the city. We awarded the city's sole nursing home a grade of B-, which is a a respectable score. This is a middle of the pack score compared to other places in the country. The best part of this place's report card was its remarkable nursing score. Nursing grades are discussed in the following paragraph.
Despite receiving a fairly ordinary overall grade, this city's lone nursing home performed extremely well in the area of nursing. In fact, we awarded it one of our best ratings in that area with a grade of A-. There are a variety of factors within this category. Many of the criteria are tied to the quantity and quality of nurse staffing. This nursing home also fared well in the area of short-term care, where it received a B. Wrapping up its report card, we gave the city grades of B and D for our inspections and long-term care areas respectively. Clearly, this city's long-term care rating really dragged down its overall grade.