With a population of 59,182 people, Lake Forest, California is a small city. There are only 2 nursing homes in the city, which does not give you too many options to choose from. We awarded the nursing homes here a top-notch city grade of A-. Even with only a couple of nursing homes, this is still quite an accomplishment. We also looked at the facilities in the nearby city of Fountain Valley, which received a city grade of B+. As impressed as we were with the nursing homes in Fountain Valley, we found Lake Forest to be rated even higher. Finally, this city's category grades were every bit as strong as its city grade. You can find more information about these in the next paragraph.
To go along with its great overall grade, we awarded the nursing homes in Lake Forest a grade of A+ for our short-term care category. Short-term care scores this high are a favorable sign for the rehabilitation services at the nursing homes in the city. In addition, the city performed extremely well in terms of its nursing grade as well. Consequently, we awarded Lake Forest an A in this area. Rounding out its impressive report card, this place were awarded a B+ for its inspections grade and a grade of B+ in the area of long-term care. This city didn't have any weak links based on our assessment.