Paterson, New Jersey is an average size city with 146,199 people. The city has only 3 nursing homes, which is fewer than we expected in a city of this size. The nursing homes here received a very good city grade of B+. Even with just a couple of nursing homes, this is still a great sign. This is a well above average grade with the vast majority of places receiving a B or lower. You can continue reading to learn more about how this city's nursing homes fared in our category grades.
In addition to having quality nursing homes overall, this place really excelled in the area of long-term care where it earned a grade of A-. Very few cities earned a better grade in this area. Nursing homes that receive this kind of grade in long-term care typically provide consistent 24/7 care to make sure residents are well cared for. Paterson also really excelled in the area of inspections, where we gave it an A-. Few cities earned a better grade in this category. In the other categories we looked at, this place earned a B+ in our nursing category and a B- in the area of short-term care.