With a population of 46,768 people, Parkersburg, West Virginia is a small city. There are 5 nursing homes in the city, which gives you a few options. These facilities were awarded on average an overall grade of C. This isn't a bad score, but it is not as strong of a score as we had hoped for either. This score unfortunately is on the wrong side of the national average. One of the major highlights of this city's report card is its remarkable inspection grade, which you can find in the next paragraph.
This city received a somewhat average overall grade, but we really want to emphasize that some of its facilities nearly perfect health inspections in recent years. We awarded them an elite grade of A- in this area. Our inspection grades account for several factors found on a facility's inspection reports. One key criteria we look at is the number and severity of deficiencies. Places with better grades in this category tend to have few severe deficiencies. Parkersburg earned its second highest score in the category of long-term care, where we awarded it a grade of C, which is also a decent grade. In the other categories we looked at, this place earned grades of C and D for our nursing and short-term care areas respectively. Even with otherwise strong category grades, this place's weak short-term care grade could be concerning for those looking for rehabilitation services.