With 24 nursing homes to choose from in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, you can afford to be selective in choosing a nursing home here. This place's nursing homes received a city grade of C, which is not one of our better grades at the city level. It looks like most cities received a B or higher, leaving Milwaukee on the wrong side of average. Please continue reading to find more information about how this city's nursing homes were rated in our category grades.
It should also be noted that this city's nursing score was superior to its overall grade. In fact, we gave Milwaukee a B in this area, which is one of our better scores. In forming these short-term care ratings, we quantify the nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses, respiratory therapists, physical therapists and other types of skilled professionals. Our goal is to create a measure for comparing the rehabilitation services of different nursing homes. In addition, Milwaukee also received one of our better scores in our nursing category, with a B. In our final two categories, Milwaukee earned grades of B- and D for our inspections and long-term care areas respectively. It goes without saying that this city's long-term care rating really dragged down its overall grade.