With seven nursing homes to choose from in Fall River, Massachusetts, you should consider multiple options before making a decision. The nursing homes in this city received a respectable city grade of B-. This is just about average by national standards, which is perfectly respectable. This city's profile was also very consistent as it did not receive a single weak category grade either. You can read more about these in the next section.
This city's overall grade was propped up by its favorable long-term care score. We gave them one of our higher scores in this category, with a B+. For long-term care residents, the nursing home's primary goal is to keep patients as healthy and safe as possible. This is different than skilled nursing or short-term care where the goal is to rehabilitate patients. This city received its next highest score in the area of nursing, where we gave it a B-, which is also a respectable grade. Finally, we gave Fall River a grade of B- for short-term care and a grade of B- in inspections.