There are three facilities in Denton, Texas, so at least you have a few options to choose from. The nursing homes here received a top-notch city grade of A-. Even with just a few nursing homes, this is still quite an achievement. We were so impressed with this city that we rated it as one of the 500 best cities in the entire country. This is impressive since we assessed thousands of cities around the country. The best aspect of Denton's strong report card is its nursing homes' inspection grades. We discuss inspections in the next section
In addition to having quality nursing homes on the whole, this city really excelled in the area of inspections, where we gave it an A. Not many cities performed better in this area. Inspection ratings account for several factors included in a nursing home's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we consider is the number and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with better scores in this category generally have very few of these severe deficiencies. In addition, Denton also really excelled in the area of long-term care, where we gave it an A-. Wrapping up its impressive profile, the city received a B+ for short-term care and a grade of B+ in nursing. We really found Denton to be very strong in each category we assessed.