With four nursing homes in the city, there are only a couple of choices in Round Rock, Texas. We awarded this relatively small group of nursing homes a city grade of B-, which is a decent score. For comparison's sake, we also looked at the nursing homes in the nearby city of Georgetown. While we not raving about either city, we found the nursing homes in Round Rock to be a better bet. Finally, this city's nursing homes were consistent in all of the other areas we looked at. Additional information about these categories is available in the next section.
While its overall rating was fairly ordinary, this city's nursing homes performed extremely well in our inspection category. In fact, we awarded Round Rock an A for that category, which is one of our best scores. Perhaps the most significant factor we look at in computing our inspection scores is deficiencies. Deficiencies can be found on a facility's recent inspection reports. Facilities with better grades in this area most likely avoided the most severe deficiencies involving patient abuse or death. The next highest score we gave this city in any area was its short-term care score, where we awarded it a B-. Lastly, this place received a C for long-term care and a C in the area of nursing.