With 11,887 people, Gonzales, Texas is a small city. There are only 2 nursing homes in the city, which doesn't offer you too many options to choose from. This small group of facilities received on average an overall grade of B-, which isn't a bad grade for the city. For comparison's sake, we also looked at the nursing homes in the nearby city of Schertz. We found the nursing homes in Gonzales to be a bit better. Please continue reading to learn more about how this city's nursing homes were rated in our category grades.
This city received a fairly ordinary overall grade, however, we really wanted to point out that some of the nursing homes in the city almost flawless health inspections in recent years. We awarded them an impressive grade of A in this area. Arguably the most significant factor we look at in calculating our inspection grades is deficiencies. Deficiencies can be found on a facility's inspection reports. Facilities with better scores in this category most likely dodged the more severe deficiencies involving patient abuse or death. Gonzales performed especially well in our long-term care category as well. As a result, we awarded Gonzales an A- in this area. In the last two categories, Gonzales received a grade of C for its short-term care grade and a grade of D for nursing. Despite an otherwise respectable profile, a nursing score of this caliber may be a bad sign for nursing staffing levels.