With a population of 57,683 , Lake City, Florida is a small city. There are just 3 nursing homes in the city, which doesn't offer you too many options to choose from. We gave the nursing homes here a first-rate city grade of A-. Even with just a couple of facilities, this is still quite an accomplishment. We found this city grade is considerably better than the city grade of B- received by the nearby city of Gainesville. Both cities have some quality nursing homes, but Lake City appears to be a much better bet. This place's impressive profile was highlighted by its nursing homes' inspection scores, which we will address in the next paragraph.
In addition to receiving a strong overall grade, many of the facilities in Lake City performed spectacularly well in our inspection category. In fact, we awarded Lake City an A for this category, which is one of our highest scores. Inspection ratings weigh several factors, including deficiencies, substantiated complaints and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these issues by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. We also awarded this city a grade of A for our long-term care category. Rounding out its impressive report card, Lake City received favorable scores for our short-term care and nursing categories as well.