With 73,812 people, Alameda, California is a small city. There are 5 nursing homes there, which should give you multiple options. This small group of nursing homes here received a solid city grade of B-. By way of comparison, we awarded the nursing homes in the nearby city of Burlingame a city grade of D, which is a far below average grade. Naturally, we found the facilities in Alameda to be in a totally different league than the ones in Burlingame. One of the major highlights of this place's report card is its exemplary inspection rating, which we will address in the next section.
Despite receiving a fairly ordinary overall grade, this city's nursing homes performed remarkably well in the area of inspections. In fact, some of its facilities received nearly perfect inspection reports this year. As a result, we awarded Alameda one of our best grades in that category with an A-. Inspection grades are tied to datapoints found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that excel in this area typically have few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these places should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. In addition, Alameda earned a B for our long-term care category. In our final two categories, we gave the city middle of the road grades for our nursing and short-term care categories.