With 107,957 people, Fargo, North Dakota is a moderately populated city. There are 7 nursing homes in the city, which gives you some options. The nursing homes here received a top-notch city grade of A-. We also assessed the nursing homes in the nearby city of Moorhead, which received a city grade of B-. While there is nothing wrong with this grade, we found Fargo to be in a totally different league. On top of this, Fargo ended up being the fifth best city in the state of North Dakota according to our ratings.
To pair with its strong overall grade, we awarded Fargo an A for our inspections rating. Inspection ratings are based on items found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that score well in this category have very few deficiencies on their reports. Most importantly, these places generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. In addition, we also wanted to emphasize that we awarded the city a grade of A- for our nursing category. Wrapping up its first-rate report card, Fargo received grades of A- and B+ for our long-term care and short-term care areas respectively.