With 32,560 people, Ridgecrest, California is a relatively small city. Unfortunately, there is only one nursing home there. We were relieved to discover that, this place's only nursing home received a superb grade of A-, so at least there is one quality option. This city is one of the 500 best cities in the entire nation. This is impressive given that we assessed thousands of cities around the country. This nursing home's strong profile was highlighted by its nursing score, which is addressed in the next section.
To go along with its strong overall grade, we awarded this city's nursing home a grade of A for our nursing rating. There are many factors included in this category. Many of the criteria are tied to nurse staffing. This nursing home also performed spectacularly well in our inspection category, where it received an A-. Wrapping up its profile, we gave the city grades of A- and B- for our short-term care and long-term care categories respectively. Outside of its long-term care score, this place's three other categories were remarkably strong.