With a population of 123,241 , Bethlehem, Pennsylvania is a moderately populated city. There are 7 nursing homes there, which provides you with some options to choose from. Impressively, the nursing homes here received an excellent city grade of A-. For comparison's sake, we also assessed the nursing homes in the nearby city of Doylestown, which received an impressive city grade in its own right. However, we found the facilities in Bethlehem to be rated even higher than the ones in Doylestown. In addition, Bethlehem is also one of the top 500 cities in the nation.
On top of having quality nursing homes on the whole, this place really excelled in the area of inspections, where we gave it an A+. Not many cities performed better in this area. Inspection grades are tied to several datapoints found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that excel in this category typically have few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these nursing homes should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. Bethlehem performed spectacularly well in the area of nursing as well. As a result, we awarded it an A- in that area. Rounding out its strong profile, this place were awarded a B+ for its short-term care grade and a B+ for long-term care. This place did not have any weak links based on our assessment.