With a population of 122,111 , Arvada, Colorado is a medium size city. Surprisingly, there are just 2 nursing homes there, which is fewer than we expected in a city of this size. Despite only having a couple of nursing homes, this city received a superb city grade of A-. Arvada has the prestigious distinction of being the 4 best city in Colorado according to our ratings. This city's strong report card was highlighted by its nursing homes' inspection grades, which we will address in the next paragraph.
In addition to receiving a strong overall grade, many of the facilities in Arvada performed spectacularly well in our inspection category. In fact, we awarded the city an A for this category, which is one of our highest scores. Perhaps the most important factor we look at in determining our inspection grades is deficiencies. Deficiencies can be found on a facility's recent inspection reports. Facilities with higher grades in this category typically dodged the most severe deficiencies involving health risks or even death. The city also performed extremely well in the area of nursing, where we gave it an A- for this area. Rounding out its top notch profile, the city received a grade of A- in our long-term care category and a B+ in short-term care.