With 11,810 people, Ashland, Wisconsin is a relatively small city. There are just 2 nursing homes in the city, which does not offer you too many options to choose from. While this place didn't have a ton of nursing homes, this city received an excellent city grade of A-. By way of comparison, we gave the nursing homes in the local city of Superior a city grade of B+, which is also a strong grade. However, we found the nursing homes in Ashland to be even better the ones in Superior. The best part of this city's impressive profile was its nursing homes' inspection ratings. Inspection grades are discussed in the next paragraph
In addition to having excellent nursing homes on the whole, this place really excelled in the area of inspections, where it received an A+. Not many cities earned a better grade in this area. Inspection grades weigh a host of factors included in a facility's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we rely on is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with better grades in this area usually have very few severe deficiencies. In addition, Ashland also fared well in the area of nursing with a B+. Wrapping up its impressive report card, Ashland received a grade of B+ for its short-term care rating and a B for long-term care. This place did not have any weak links based on our assessment.