With a population of 7,076 people, Fairfield, Texas is a relatively small city. There are just 2 nursing homes there, which does not provide you with too many options to choose from. These facilities received on average an overall grade of C. This isn't a bad score, but it is not quite as high of a grade as we had hoped for either. This score is not necessarily the end of the world, but it is well below average by national standards. The best part of this city's report card was is its inspection grade. We discuss inspections in the following section.
This city's overall grade was propped up by its impressive health inspections in recent years. We awarded the city one of our better grades in this category, with a grade of B. Our inspection grades are tied to many pieces of information located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Nursing homes that receive favorable grades in this category typically have very few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these facilities generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with risks to patient safety. The city earned a grade of B for its. In our final two categories, Fairfield were awarded a C in our short-term care category and a grade of D in the area of nursing. Even with an otherwise decent profile, a nursing grade of this caliber may be a bad sign for levels of nurse staffing.