With a population of 57,964 , Medford, Massachusetts is a relatively small city. There are just 3 nursing homes in the city, which does not offer you too many choices. We gave this city a city grade of C based on its overall nursing home quality. This is not a great city score. We found that most cities received a B or higher, leaving Medford on the wrong side of average. You can continue reading to find more information about how this city's nursing homes were rated in our category grades.
This city's nursing homes' best category grade was in our short-term care category. In that category, we gave Medford a grade of B. In computing our short-term care scores, we size up a nursing home's levels of highly skilled nursing services, which includes registered nurses, physical therapists occupational therapists and other types of therapists. This area is considered to be a fair measure of a nursing home's rehabilitation. In addition, Medford also received an impressive nursing score where it received a B in this category. In our final two categories, the city earned a B- in our long-term care category and a grade of D in the area of inspections. In spite of an otherwise excellent profile, an inspections score in this range is still deeply troubling.