With 30,074 people, Orange, New Jersey is a small city. There are just 2 nursing homes in the city, which does not offer you too many choices. The nursing homes here received a first-rate city grade of A-. Even with only a few nursing homes, this is still quite an achievement. This is a well above average grade with the overwhelming majority of cities receiving a lower score. This place's strong profile was highlighted by its nursing homes' inspection ratings, which we will address in the next paragraph.
To go along with its great overall grade, we awarded this city's nursing homes an A+ in our inspections rating. Arguably the most significant factor we look at in computing our inspection grades is deficiencies. Deficiencies can be found on a nursing home's inspection reports. Facilities with better scores in this area typically avoided the more severe deficiencies involving health risks or even death. In addition, we also awarded this city a grade of A- in our long-term care category. Rounding out its strong profile, the city received a grade of B for its short-term care grade and a B for nursing. This city really did not have any weak links as far as we could tell.