With a population of 68,423 people, Framingham, Massachusetts is a small city. There are 6 nursing homes there, which gives you a few options to choose from. This city's nursing homes received an excellent city grade of A-. We found this city grade is considerably better than the city grade of D received by the nearby city of Watertown. If you happen to be choosing between these cities, Framingham appears to be a no brainer. The best aspect of this city's strong profile is its nursing homes' inspection reports. Inspection grades are discussed in the next section
To go along with its great overall grade, we awarded this city's nursing homes a grade of A for our inspections category. Perhaps the most significant factor we consider in calculating our inspection ratings is deficiencies. These deficiencies are found on a nursing home's inspection reports. Places with higher grades in this category typically avoided the most severe deficiencies involving patient abuse or death. In addition, Framingham also fared well in the area of health nursing with a B+. Rounding out its impressive report card, this place received a B+ for its long-term care grade and a grade of B+ for short-term care. We found this city to be very strong in each category we assessed.