With 104,966 people, Palm Bay, Florida is an average size city. Surprisingly, there are only 3 nursing homes in the city, which is not quite as many as we expected in a city of this size. We gave the nursing homes here a very good city grade of B+. Even with only a couple of facilities, this is still a high quality city grade. By way of comparison, we awarded the nursing homes in the nearby city of Lake Wales a city grade of D, which is a very poor grade. Naturally, we found the nursing homes in Palm Bay to be on a whole other level than the ones in Lake Wales. 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 facilities in Palm Bay performed extremely well in our inspection category. In fact, we awarded Palm Bay an A for that category, which is one of our highest scores. Inspection grades weigh several factors found on a facility's inspection report. One key criteria we rely on is the number and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with better grades in this category typically have few of these severe deficiencies. In addition, the city also fared well in the area of government nursing with a grade of B+. Rounding out its quality report card, Palm Bay earned a grade of B+ in our short-term care category and a B+ in the area of long-term care. We really found this place to be strong in every category.