With a population of 171,802 people, Escondido, California is relatively large city. There are 7 nursing homes in the city, which should give you a variety of options to choose from. We awarded the nursing homes here an excellent city grade of B+, which is quite an accomplishment when you look at the number of facilities here. This is a better score than the average city in the country. You can continue reading to learn more about how this city's nursing homes fared in our category grades.
In addition to receiving a strong overall grade, this city's nursing homes performed remarkably well in our inspection category. In fact, we awarded it an A for that category, which is one of our highest scores. Perhaps the most important factor we consider in calculating our inspection ratings is deficiencies. These deficiencies are found on a nursing home's inspection reports. Places with higher grades in this category most likely dodged the most severe deficiencies involving health risks or even death. In addition, Escondido also performed spectacularly well in the area of short-term care, where it earned an A- for that category. Rounding out its quality profile, this place earned favorable grades for our nursing and long-term care categories as well.