With a population of 75,830 , Southfield, Michigan is a medium size city. There are 5 nursing homes there, which gives you some options. Sadly, we gave this city a city grade of D, which is a sign that these facilities generally did not fare well in our ratings. For comparison's sake, we also assessed the facilities in the nearby city of Royal Oak, which received a city grade of F. While we gave both cites weak grades, we found the facilities in Southfield to be a bit better. If you aren't deterred by this city's profile, feel free to continue reading to learn more about its category grades. This city's nursing homes surprisingly fared well in the category of short-term care for instance.
Despite receiving an abysmal overall grade, this city's nursing homes performed much better in short-term care. In fact, we awarded Southfield one of our better scores in this category with a B. In crafting our short-term care scores, we quantify the nursing home's skilled nursing services, such as those performed by registered nurses, respiratory therapists, physical therapists and other types of skilled professionals. The purpose is to devise a barometer for comparing the rehabilitation services of different nursing homes. We also wanted to point out that we awarded Southfield a grade of B- in nursing. In our final two categories, the city received grades of C and F for our inspections and long-term care categories respectively. It goes without saying that this city's long-term care rating really pulled down its overall score.