With just four nursing homes in the city, you only have a couple of options in Sunnyvale, California. The nursing homes here received a superb city grade of A. Even with only a few facilities, this is still a great achievement. In fact, this is ranked number 166 on our list of the best cities for nursing homes in the nation. This is impressive since we ranked thousands of cities around the country. One of the major highlights of this place's stellar profile is its nursing homes' inspection scores. Inspection reports are discussed in the next section.
In addition to performing well in its overall grade, many of the facilities in Sunnyvale performed especially well in the category of inspections. In fact, some of the nursing homes in the city received almost flawless inspection reports this year. As a result, Sunnyvale received one of our best ratings in that area with a grade of A. Our inspection ratings weigh a host of factors included in a facility's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we rely on is the number and severity of deficiencies. Places with higher grades in this category usually have very few severe deficiencies. In addition, Sunnyvale also really excelled in the area of nursing, where it received an A-. Wrapping up its straight A report card, we gave Sunnyvale an A- for its long-term care score and an A- in the area of short-term care.