Rockville, Maryland is an average size city with 130,569 people. It features just 2 nursing homes, which is fewer than we expected in a city of this size. The nursing homes here received a top-notch city grade of A. Even with only a couple of nursing homes, this is still quite an accomplishment. We also assessed the facilities in the nearby city of Fairfax, which received a city grade of B-. While there is nothing wrong with the nursing homes in Fairfax, we found Rockville to be in a totally different league. Lastly, Rockville also has the distinction of being one of the 250 best cities in the entire nation.
As mentioned above, this city received a great overall grade, but we also wanted to emphasize that we awarded Rockville an elite grade of A in the category of short-term care. Cities with these kinds of short-term care scores generally have facilities with physical therapy, occupational therapy and other services associated with rehabilitation. In addition, we also wanted to point out that some of the city's nursing homes received virtually perfect health inspections in recent years. For this reason, we awarded the city a grade of A in this area. Wrapping up its straight A report card, the city earned an A- for nursing and an A- in long-term care.