Pittsburg, California is a medium size city with 84,641 people. It has only 2 nursing homes, which is not quite as many as we expected in a city of this size. This relatively small group of nursing homes received on average an overall grade of B, which is a quality score for the city. This is an average city grade nationally, which is nothing to be ashamed of. Fortunately, this city's nursing homes didn't have any bad scores in any of the four major categories. Additional information about its category grades can be found in the next paragraph.
On top of having excellent nursing homes overall, this place really excelled in the category of inspections, where it received an A. Very few cities earned a better grade in this area. These inspection grades weigh several factors, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can learn more about each of these items by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. The city earned a B in our long-term care category. Rounding out its impressive profile, we awarded the city favorable grades in our nursing and short-term care areas as well.