Rockville, Maryland is an average size city with 130,569 people. It features 8 nursing homes, which is a decent selection for a city of this size. These facilities earned on average an overall grade of B, which is a good rating for the city. For comparison's sake, we also looked at the facilities in the nearby city of Annandale, which received a city grade of B-. While there is nothing wrong with this grade, we found the facilities Rockville to be better on the whole. You can continue reading to learn more about how this city's nursing homes fared in our category grades.
To go along with its great overall grade, we awarded the nursing homes in Rockville a grade of A- in our inspections rating. Inspection scores account for several factors included in a facility's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we weigh heavily is the number and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with higher grades in this area generally have very few of these severe deficiencies. The city also earned one of our better scores in our short-term care category, with a grade of B+. In the other categories we looked at, Rockville received middle of the pack grades for our nursing and long-term care areas.