There are just 3 nursing homes located in Taunton, Massachusetts, providing for a population of 49,036 people. This city's nursing homes received a first-rate city grade of A-, so what this city lacks in quantity, it makes up for in quality. We found this city grade is even better than the city grade of B received by the nearby city of Randolph. Both cities have some quality nursing homes, but Taunton appears to be an even better bet. This place's impressive profile was highlighted by its nursing homes' nursing grades, which we will address in the next section.
In addition to receiving a strong overall grade, this city's nursing homes performed spectacularly well in our nursing category. In fact, we awarded its facilities a grade of A- for this category, which is one of our highest scores. Cities with these types of nursing scores generally have nursing homes offering quality nursing care. In addition, we also wanted to point out that some of the city's facilities received almost flawless health inspections the past few years. For this reason, we awarded the city an A- in this area. Rounding out its quality profile, this place received a B+ for long-term care and a grade of B for short-term care. This place did not have any weak links as far as we could tell.