There are 34 nursing homes in Dallas, Texas, which provides you with plenty of choices. These facilities earned on average an overall grade of B-, which a decent grade for the city. We also assessed the facilities in the nearby city of Duncanville. While we aren't writing glowing reviews about either city, we found the nursing homes in Dallas to be a bit better. The best part of this place's report card is its nursing homes' stellar inspection grades. We discuss inspections in the following paragraph.
Despite receiving a fairly ordinary overall grade, this city's nursing homes performed extremely well in the area of inspections. In fact, some of the nursing homes in the city received nearly perfect inspection reports this year. As a result, Dallas received one of our highest ratings in that category with an A-. Our inspection grades weigh several factors found on a facility's inspection reports. One of the most important criteria we rely on is the number and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with higher scores in this area tend to have very few severe deficiencies. The next best grade we gave Dallas in any category was its long-term care rating, where it earned a B-. In our final two categories, we gave the city middle of the road grades for our nursing and short-term care areas.