With 13,560 people, Goffstown, New Hampshire is a relatively small city. There are only 2 nursing homes in the city, which doesn't provide you with too many choices. Despite only having a couple of nursing homes, this city received a first-rate city grade of A. For comparison's sake, we also looked at the nursing homes in the nearby city of Andover, which has some good nursing homes of its own. However, we found the facilities in Goffstown to be rated even higher than the ones in Andover. We were so impressed with Goffstown that we rated it as one of the top 250 cities in the country.
On top of having quality nursing homes on the whole, this place really excelled in the area of inspections, where it received an A+. Few cities earned a better grade in this category. We weigh several aspects of a nursing home's inspection report in computing our inspection grades. One critical factor is deficiencies. You should keep in mind that the severity of deficiencies is arguably more meaningful than the quantity of deficiencies, as some deficiencies can be quite insignificant. In addition, the city performed spectacularly well in our nursing category as well. Consequently, we gave it an A- in that area. Wrapping up its first-rate report card, this place earned a grade of A- for its short-term care grade and a B+ in long-term care.