With 78,685 people, New Braunfels, Texas is a moderately populated city. Surprisingly, there are only 4 nursing homes in the city, which is fewer than we expected in a city of this size. These nursing homes earned on average an overall grade of C. This isn't a bad grade, but it is not as high of a grade as we had hoped for either. We also looked at the nursing homes in the nearby city of Pflugerville. While we not raving about either city, we found the facilities in New Braunfels to be a bit better. Please continue reading to find more information about how this city's nursing homes were rated in our category grades.
While the nursing homes in New Braunfels received a decent overall grade, its inspection grade is notably higher than the city's overall score. Due to some of its nursing homes receiving strong inspection reports this year, we gave New Braunfels one of our higher scores in this category with a B+. Inspection scores take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies, substantiated complaints and federal fines. You can find more information about each of these issues by reviewing copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. New Braunfels also earned one of our better scores in the area of long-term care, with a B. Finally, the city received rock bottom grades for our nursing and short-term care areas respectively.