With 95,906 people, Winter Haven, Florida is an average size city. There are 7 nursing homes there, which provides you with a few choices. These nursing homes earned on average an overall grade of B, which is a quality grade for the city. This is as good or better than the city grade of the average city in the nation. We were also pleased to find that this city did not have any bad scores in any of the four major categories. More information about these categories is available in the next section.
In addition to performing well overall, the nursing homes in Winter Haven also received quality inspection reports this year. For this reason, we gave Winter Haven one of our better scores in this category with a B+. Our inspection grades weigh several factors included in a nursing home's inspection report. One key criteria we look at is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with higher scores in this area usually have very few of these severe deficiencies. In addition, the city also fared well in the category of short-term care with a B. In our final two categories, we gave the city a B for long-term care and a B- in nursing.