With a population of 82,752 , Dorchester, Massachusetts is an average size city. Surprisingly, there are just 2 nursing homes there, which is not quite as many as we expected in a city of this size. We awarded the nursing homes here an excellent city grade of A-. Even with just a couple of facilities, this is still a great achievement. For comparison's sake, we also looked at the facilities in the nearby city of Watertown, which received a city grade of D. We found Dorchester to be a far better option. We were so impressed with this city that we ranked it as one of the top 500 cities in the entire nation.
In addition to performing well in its overall grade, the nursing homes in Dorchester performed extremely well in terms of its nursing grade. We awarded it one of our best grades in that area with a grade of A-. Cities with these types of nursing ratings usually have plenty of facilities with first-rate nursing care. We also wanted to point out that we gave the city an A- in our short-term care rating. Rounding out its top notch report card, the city were awarded an A- for inspections and a B in long-term care.