With a population of 111,772 people, Downey, California is an average size city. Surprisingly, there are just 4 nursing homes there, which is not quite as many as we expected in a city of this size. The small group of nursing homes in this city received a city grade of C, which is not a great grade at the city level. We found that most cities received a B or higher, leaving this city on the wrong side of average. Please continue reading to find more information about how this city's nursing homes fared in our category grades.
Downey's best category was the area of long-term care. We awarded this city a B- in this category. Our long-term care grade focuses on a facility's personal care instead of the highly skilled therapy and medical services that are critical to a skilled nursing facility. This city's next best score came in the area of nursing, where it earned a B-. Finally, Downey earned grades of B- and D for our inspections and short-term care categories respectively. It goes without saying that this city's short-term care score really dragged down its overall score. This could be a significant concern for people looking for rehabilitation.