There are surprisingly only 3 nursing homes located in Fort Pierce, Florida, servicing a decent size population of 89,162 people. This relatively small group of facilities received on average an overall grade of B, which is a good rating for the city. It is also worth noting that this place's city grade even surpassed the city grade of nursing homes in the local city of Wellington. This place's strong report card was highlighted by its nursing homes' inspection reports, which we will address in the next section.
To go along with its strong overall grade, we awarded this city an A- for our inspections category. Our inspection ratings are tied to datapoints located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that score well in this category have very few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these places generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. The city received a B+ in our nursing category. In the last two categories, the city earned a grade of B for its short-term care grade and a B- in long-term care.