With a population of 268,597 , Scottsdale, Arizona is relatively large metropolitan area. There are 11 nursing homes in the city, which provides you with plenty of options. Remarkably, this place's nursing homes received a world class city grade of A. This is an accomplishment for any city, but it is especially impressive when you consider the number of facilities here. By way of comparison, we gave the facilities in the nearby city of Sun City a city grade of B+, which is also a good grade. Nevertheless, we found the facilities in Scottsdale to be a slightly better bet than the ones in Sun City. Lastly, this city's category grades were every bit as impressive as its city grade. You can find more information about these in the next section.
As mentioned above, this city's nursing homes received a strong overall grade, but we especially wanted to emphasize that some of the city's facilities received virtually perfect health inspections the past few years. We awarded Scottsdale an impressive grade of A+ for this area. Inspection scores take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can learn more about each of these items by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. In addition, the city performed spectacularly well in terms of its short-term care grade as well. As a result, the city received an A- in this category. Wrapping up its phenomenal report card, the city earned a grade of A- for its nursing rating and a B+ in the area of long-term care.