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 Kissimmee a city grade of B-, which is also a respectable grade. However, we found the facilities in Palm Bay to be a slightly better bet than the ones in Kissimmee. You can continue reading to learn more about how this city's nursing homes fared in our category grades.
To pair with its great overall grade, we awarded Palm Bay an A for our inspections rating. Arguably the most significant factor we look at in computing our inspection ratings is deficiencies. Deficiencies can be found on a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities with better grades in this category typically avoided the most severe deficiencies involving patient abuse or death. In addition, Palm Bay also earned one of our higher grades in our short-term care category, with a B+. Wrapping up its report card, we awarded the city strong scores for our long-term care and nursing areas as well.