San Pedro, California is a medium size city with 80,777 people. It has just 3 nursing homes, which is not quite as many as we expected in a city of this size. This small group of nursing homes received on average an overall grade of B-, which is a solid rating for the city. We found this city grade was considerably better than the city grade of F received by the nearby city of South Gate. If you happen to be choosing between these cities, San Pedro appears to be a no brainer. One of the major highlights of this city's profile is its remarkable nursing grade, which we will address in the next section.
While its overall grade was fairly ordinary, we awarded this city a grade of A- for our nursing rating. Cities with these types of nursing grades usually have nursing homes offering quality nursing care. The city earned a B+ for the city's long-term care rating. In the other categories we looked at, the city received slightly below average grades for our inspections and short-term care areas respectively.