With two nursing homes in the city, there are only a couple of options in Vero Beach, Florida. While it only has a couple of nursing homes, this city received a superb city grade of A-. In fact, this is one of the top 250 cities in the country. This is impressive considering we assessed thousands of cities around the nation. This city's report card was also very consistent as it did not receive a single poor category grade either. You can find more information about these in the next section.
In addition to having quality nursing homes on the whole, this city's nursing homes really excelled in the area of inspections, where we gave it an A. Very few cities earned a better grade in this area. Inspection scores weigh several factors found on a facility's inspection report. One key criteria we weigh heavily is the number and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with higher scores in this category generally have few severe deficiencies. In addition, we also awarded this city an A- for our nursing category. Wrapping up its first-rate report card, this place received grades of A- and B for our short-term care and long-term care areas respectively.