With 129,412 people, Puyallup, Washington is an average size city. There are 5 nursing homes there, which gives you a few choices. These nursing homes in this city earned this place a city grade of B. For comparison's sake, we also looked at the nursing homes in the nearby city of Auburn, which received a city grade of D. We found Puyallup to be in a totally different league. You can continue reading to learn more about how this city's nursing homes fared in our category grades.
To pair with its strong overall grade, we awarded the nursing homes in Puyallup an A- in our inspections category. Inspection ratings are based on several datapoints found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that excel in this area tend to have few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these places should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. Puyallup also fared well in the category of government nursing with a grade of B. In the last two categories, the city received a grade of B for its short-term care grade and a B- in the area of long-term care.