With 31,635 people, Franklin, Massachusetts is a small city. Unfortunately, there is just one nursing home there. We were relieved to discover that its only nursing home received an excellent overall grade of A-. For comparison's sake, we also looked at the nursing homes in the nearby city of Woonsocket. We found the nursing home in Franklin to be in a totally different league than most of the nursing homes in Woonsocket. On top of this, Franklin is also one of the top 500 cities in the United States.
In addition to receiving a strong overall grade, this city's nursing home performed remarkably well in our long-term care category. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A for long-term care, which is one of our highest scores. Long-term care scores in this range generally require both around the clock care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine healthcare services. This city also performed remarkably well in our short-term care category. In fact, we gave it an A-. Rounding out its top notch profile, Franklin were awarded an A- for its nursing grade and a grade of B in the area of inspections.