With a population of 17,700 people, Greenfield, Massachusetts is a small city. There are just 2 nursing homes in the city, which does not give you too many options to choose from. This city's nursing homes received a first-rate city grade of A-, so what this place lacks in quantity, it makes up for by having high quality nursing homes. We found this city grade was considerably better than the city grade of B- received by the nearby city of Troy. Both cities have some quality nursing homes, but Greenfield appears to be on a whole other level. On top of this, Greenfield is one of the top twenty five rated cities in Massachusetts. This datapoint is a reminder that Massachusetts has plenty of cities with excellent facilities.
In addition to performing well in its overall grade, the nursing homes in Greenfield performed extremely well in the area of inspections. In fact, some of the nursing homes in the city received nearly perfect inspection reports this year. Consequently, Greenfield received one of our highest scores in that area with an A. Inspection ratings are based on several items located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that receive favorable grades in this area have very few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these places generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. Greenfield performed spectacularly well in terms of its nursing grade as well. Consequently, it received an A- in that area. Rounding out its first-rate profile, Greenfield were awarded an A- for its short-term care grade and a B+ for long-term care.