There are only 4 nursing homes located in Augusta, Maine, providing for a population of 26,086 people. This city's nursing homes received a first-rate city grade of A-, so what this place lacks in quantity, it makes up for by having high quality nursing homes. We found this city grade was even better than the city grade of B+ received by the nearby city of Bangor. Both cities received impressive grades, but Augusta appears to be an even better place to find a nursing home. Finally, Augusta has the prestigious distinction of being one of the ten highest rated cities in Maine.
In addition to having quality nursing homes on the whole, this place really excelled in the area of inspections, where we gave it a grade of A. Few cities performed better in this area. Inspection scores take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies and substantiated complaints. You can learn more about each of these issues by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. In addition, we also wanted to emphasize that we awarded Augusta a grade of A in our nursing category. Rounding out its top notch report card, Augusta earned a grade of A- for its short-term care rating and a B+ in the area of long-term care.