With 354,475 people, Anaheim, California is relatively large metropolitan area. There are 14 nursing homes in the city, which provides you with plenty of options. The nursing homes in this city received a good city grade of B. We found this city grade to be considerably better than the city grade of C received by the nearby city of Huntington Beach. Although that is not an awful grade, Anaheim certainly appears to be a slightly better option. This place's impressive profile was highlighted by its nursing homes' inspection ratings, which is addressed in the next section.
In addition to performing well overall, this city also received quality inspection reports this year. For this reason, we gave Anaheim one of our better scores in this category with a grade of B+. Arguably the most critical factor we look at in calculating our inspection ratings is deficiencies. These deficiencies are found on a facility's inspection reports. Facilities with better scores in this category most likely dodged the most severe deficiencies involving health risks or even death. Anaheim also received an impressive long-term care score where it earned a B+ in this area. In the last two categories, the city received a grade of B for its nursing grade and a B- for short-term care.