There are four nursing homes in Natick, Massachusetts, which at least gives you a few options. The nursing homes in this city received an excellent city grade of A-. Even with just a few facilities, this is still quite an achievement. In fact, Natick is one of the top twenty five rated cities in all of Massachusetts. This datapoint is a reminder that Massachusetts has a long list of cities with high quality facilities. The best aspect of Natick's strong profile was its nursing homes' inspection grades. Inspection reports are discussed in the next paragraph
In addition to receiving a strong overall grade, this city's nursing homes performed remarkably well in our inspection category. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A for this category, which is one of our highest scores. We take several aspects of a facility's inspection report into consideration in computing our inspection ratings. One key factor is deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of deficiencies is usually more meaningful than the number of deficiencies, as some deficiencies end up being quite insignificant. We also awarded Natick a grade of A- in our short-term care rating. Wrapping up its excellent report card, the city earned an A- for its long-term care score and a grade of B+ in the area of nursing.