Our data for Atascadero, California is based on a single nursing home we found in the city. Fortunately, its only nursing home received a phenomenal overall grade of A+. We also assessed the facilities in the nearby city of Santa Maria, which which also appears to be a strong option. Nevertheless, we found that this nursing home in Atascadero was in a totally different league than most of the facilities in Santa Maria. Headlining this place's stellar profile is its long-term care grade, which is addressed in the next section.
In addition to performing well in its overall grade, this city's lone nursing home performed especially well in our long-term care category. In fact, it earned one of our best grades in that category with a grade of A+. Long-term care grades of this caliber generally require both 24/7 care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine healthcare services. This nursing home also performed remarkably well in our inspection category, where it received an A+. Wrapping up its straight A report card, Atascadero received elite grades in our nursing and short-term care categories as well.