With a population of 38,367 people, Hillsborough, New Jersey is a relatively small city. There are only 2 nursing homes there, which doesn't give you too many options. The nursing homes in this city received a world class city grade of A-. Even with only a few facilities, this is still quite an accomplishment. By way of comparison, we gave the facilities in the local city of Somerset a city grade of B+, which is also a good grade. However, we found the nursing homes in Hillsborough to be even better than the ones in Somerset. The best aspect of this city's strong report card is its nursing homes' short-term care scores. Short-term care grades are discussed in the next section.
To go along with its strong overall grade, we awarded this city a grade of A for our short-term care category. Short-term care scores this high are a great sign for the levels of physical and occupational therapy staffing at the facilities in a city. The city performed remarkably well in the area of nursing as well. As a result, the city received an A in this category. Rounding out its top notch report card, we awarded the city grades of A- and B+ for our long-term care and inspections categories respectively.