With 24,602 people, Northfield, Minnesota is a relatively small city. There are just 3 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 Mankato a city grade of B+, which is also an impressive grade. Nevertheless, we found the nursing homes in Northfield to be rated slightly higher than the ones in Mankato. Even in a state with many excellent places to find nursing homes, we ranked this city as one of the top twenty five rated cities in all of Minnesota.
In addition to receiving a strong overall grade, most of the nursing homes in Northfield performed remarkably well in our inspection category. In fact, we awarded it an A for this category, which is one of our best scores. These inspection ratings take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these issues by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. Northfield also performed remarkably well in the area of nursing, where we gave it an A- for that category. Rounding out its quality report card, this place were awarded a B+ for short-term care and a grade of B+ for long-term care. This place didn't have any weak links based on our assessment.