Nursing Homes in Canton, Massachusetts

With a population of 21,561 , Canton, Massachusetts is a small city. There are just 2 nursing homes in the city, which does not provide you with too many choices. This city's nursing homes received a world class city grade of A-, so what this place lacks in quantity, it makes up for in quality. For comparison's sake, we also assessed the nursing homes in the nearby city of Cambridge, which received an impressive city grade in its own right. Nevertheless, we found the nursing homes in Canton to be rated even higher than the ones in Cambridge. This city's report card was also very consistent as it did not receive a single weak category grade either. You can find more information about these in the next paragraph.

This city received a strong overall grade, but we also wanted to point out that some of its nursing homes received nearly flawless health inspections the past few years. We awarded Canton an impressive grade of A in this area. Our inspection ratings are tied to several items located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Places that receive favorable grades in this area have very few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these facilities generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. The city also performed spectacularly well in the area of nursing, where it earned a grade of A for that category. Rounding out its excellent report card, the city earned grades of A- and B for our short-term care and long-term care categories respectively.