With 94,014 people, Napa, California is an average size city. There are 5 nursing homes in the city, which gives you some options. The nursing homes here received a top-notch city grade of A-. Even with just a couple of nursing homes, this is still quite an achievement. By way of comparison, we awarded the nursing homes in the local city of San Rafael a city grade of B-, which is a decent grade. However, we found the nursing homes in Napa to be rated much higher than the ones in San Rafael. We were so impressed with Napa that we ranked it as one of the 500 best cities in the entire country.
On top of having excellent nursing homes overall, this city's nursing homes really excelled in the area of nursing where the city earned a grade of A. Not many cities performed better in this category. Strong nursing grades generally mean the city's facilities offer favorable nurse staffing levels. Napa also really excelled in the area of short-term care, where it received an A-. Rounding out its impressive profile, the city received strong grades in our inspections and long-term care categories as well.