With just three nursing homes in the city, there are only a couple of choices in Gainesville, Florida. We gave this city a city grade of B based on its overall nursing home quality. This is an average city grade nationally, which is nothing to be ashamed of. You can continue reading to learn more about how this city's nursing homes fared in our category grades.
In addition to receiving a strong overall grade, most of the nursing homes in Gainesville performed spectacularly well in our long-term care category. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A- for this category, which is one of our highest scores. For patients in need of a permanent place to live rather than rehabilitation, long-term care grades are a key measure. In addition, the city also excelled in the category of inspections with a grade of B+. In the last two categories, Gainesville received a B in our short-term care category and a B- in the area of nursing.