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. This is as good or better than the city grade of the average city in the United States. This place's strong profile was highlighted by its nursing homes' inspection ratings, which we will address in the next section.
In addition to a good overall grade, this city's nursing homes received favorable inspections in recent years. In fact, we awarded them one of our higher scores in that area, with a grade of B+. Inspection grades are based on several pieces of information found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that receive favorable grades in this area have very few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these places should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. The city also received strong short-term care rating where it received a B in this area. In our final two categories, we awarded the city a B for its nursing rating and a grade of B- in the area of long-term care.