With 24,602 people, Northfield, Minnesota is a relatively small city. There are just 2 nursing homes in the city, which does not offer you too many choices. While it only has a couple of nursing homes, this city received a top-notch city grade of A-. By way of comparison, we awarded the nursing homes in the nearby city of Rochester a city grade of D, which is a far below average grade. Naturally, we found the facilities in Northfield to be rated much higher than the ones in Rochester. Lastly, Northfield is also one of the top 500 cities in the country.
As mentioned above, this city's nursing homes received a strong overall grade, but we also wanted to emphasize that some of the city's facilities received almost perfect health inspections in recent years. We gave Northfield an impressive grade of A+ in this area. These inspection grades take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies, substantiated complaints and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these factors by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. Northfield also performed remarkably well in our long-term care category, where it earned a grade of A- for this area. Wrapping up its first-rate report card, the city received a grade of A- for its nursing grade and a B for short-term care.