Hacienda Heights, California is a small city with 54,013 people. It has only one nursing home, which is fewer than we were hoping for. This nursing home received an overall grade of B, which is a good rating. For comparison's sake, we also assessed the nursing homes in the nearby city of Temple City. We found the facility in Hacienda Heights to be rated much higher than most of the nursing homes in Temple City. The best aspect of this nursing home's strong profile is its nursing score. We discuss nursing in the next paragraph.
In addition to receiving a strong overall grade, this city's only nursing home performed spectacularly well in our nursing category. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A for that category, which is one of our highest scores. When computing a nursing home's nursing rating, we assess the number of hours nurses are with patients as well as the skill levels of the nurses. This city also received one of our better grades in the area of inspections, where we gave it a grade of B+. In the last two categories, the city received slightly below average grades in our long-term care and short-term care areas.