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348 nursing homes in New Jersey are certified by Medicare or Medicaid. They are listed below by their CMS overall star rating, best first, with inspection, staffing and quality stars and nurse staffing hours. Among the 93 rated 5 stars: Medford Leas in Medford, Bayonne University Hospital in Bayonne, Cheshire Home in Florham Park, and more.

Ratings come from CMS and are updated monthly; these are from October 2026. Stars summarize a lot, so check each home's latest inspection report and visit in person before you decide.

All New Jersey nursing homes

348 nursing homes

Largest cities for nursing homes in New Jersey

• Nursing homes in Toms River (9)
• Nursing homes in Wayne (8)
• Nursing homes in Voorhees (7)
• Nursing homes in Cherry Hill (6)
• Nursing homes in Edison (6)
• Nursing homes in Cedar Grove (5)
• Nursing homes in Freehold (5)
• Nursing homes in Jersey City (5)
• Nursing homes in Lakewood (5)
• Nursing homes in Newark (5)
• Nursing homes in Trenton (5)
• Nursing homes in West Orange (5)

Nursing homes by city in New Jersey

• Absecon (1)
• Allendale (1)
• Allenwood (1)
• Atco (1)
• Atlantic City (1)
• Atlantic Highlands (1)
• Barnegat (1)
• Basking Ridge (1)
• Bayonne (1)
• Bayville (2)
• Berkeley Heights (2)
• Berlin (1)
• Blackwood (1)
• Blairstown (1)
• Bloomfield (1)
• Bloomingdale (1)
• Boonton (1)
• Bound Brook (1)
• Brick (4)
• Bridgeton (2)
• Bridgewater (4)
• Burlington (3)
• Caldwell (1)
• Califon (1)
• Camden (2)
• Cape May Court House (3)
• Carneys Point (1)
• Cedar Grove (5)
• Chatham (1)
• Cherry Hill (6)
• Cinnaminson (1)
• Clark (1)
• Clarksboro (1)
• Clifton (1)
• Collingswood (1)
• Columbia (1)
• Cranbury (1)
• Cranford (2)
• Cresskill (1)
• Denville (1)
• Deptford (1)
• Dover (2)
• East Brunswick (1)
• East Hanover (1)
• East Orange (4)
• East Windsor (1)
• Eatontown (2)
• Edison (6)
• Egg Harbor Township (1)
• Elizabeth (4)
• Emerson (1)
• Englewood (2)
• Ewing (1)
• Fairlawn (1)
• Flemington (1)
• Florham Park (2)
• Freehold (5)
• Galloway Township (3)
• Green Brook (1)
• Hackensack (3)
• Hackettstown (1)
• Hamilton (3)
• Hamilton Square (1)
• Hamilton Township (1)
• Hammonton (1)
• Haskell (2)
• Hazlet (2)
• Hillsborough (2)
• Hoboken (1)
• Holmdel (2)
• Irvington (1)
• Jackson (1)
• Jersey City (5)
• Keansburg (1)
• Kearny (2)
• Lafayette (1)
• Lakewood (5)
• Lawrenceville (3)
• Lebanon (1)
• Lincoln Park (2)
• Lincroft (1)
• Linden (1)
• Linwood (1)
• Little Egg Harbor Tw (2)
• Livingston (3)
• Long Branch (1)
• Lumberton (1)
• Madison (1)
• Manahawkin (2)
• Manalapan (1)
• Manchester (1)
• Maple Shade (1)
• Maplewood (1)
• Marlton (2)
• Matawan (2)
• Maywood (1)
• Medford (2)
• Mendham (1)
• Millville (1)
• Monmouth Junction (1)
• Monroe Township (3)
• Montclair (2)
• Moorestown (4)
• Morristown (3)
• Mount Laurel (1)
• Mountainside (2)
• Neptune (3)
• Neptune City (1)
• New Brunswick (1)
• New Milford (1)
• New Providence (2)
• Newark (5)
• Newton (4)
• North Bergen (3)
• North Cape May (2)
• North Haledon (1)
• Northfield (1)
• Norwood (1)
• Oakland (1)
• Ocean City (1)
• Ocean Grove (1)
• Ocean View (1)
• Old Bridge (4)
• Oradell (1)
• Orange (2)
• Oxford (1)
• Paramus (4)
• Park Ridge (1)
• Parsippany (1)
• Parsippany Troy Hill (1)
• Passaic (2)
• Paterson (3)
• Pemberton (1)
• Penns Grove (1)
• Pennsauken (1)
• Perth Amboy (2)
• Phillipsburg (3)
• Piscataway (1)
• Pitman (1)
• Pittsgrove (1)
• Pittstown (1)
• Plainfield (3)
• Plainsboro (1)
• Pleasantville (1)
• Pompton Plains (1)
• Princeton (1)
• Pt Pleasant (1)
• Rahway (2)
• Raritan (1)
• Red Bank (2)
• Ridgewood (2)
• Riverton (1)
• Rochelle Park (1)
• Rockleigh (1)
• Salem (1)
• Scotch Plains (1)
• Secaucus (1)
• Sewell (3)
• Shrewsbury (1)
• Skillman (1)
• Somerset (3)
• South Amboy (1)
• South Plainfield (1)
• Stratford (1)
• Succasunna (1)
• Teaneck (2)
• Tenafly (1)
• Tinton Falls (2)
• Toms River (9)
• Trenton (5)
• Union (1)
• Union City (2)
• Vauxhall (1)
• Vineland (3)
• Voorhees (7)
• Wall (4)
• Watchung (1)
• Wayne (8)
• West Caldwell (2)
• West Deptford (1)
• West Milford (1)
• West Orange (5)
• Westfield (1)
• Westwood (1)
• Whippany (1)
• Whiting (4)
• Williamstown (1)
• Woodbridge (1)
• Woodbury (1)
• Woodcliff Lake (1)
• Wyckoff (1)

Questions about New Jersey nursing homes

How many nursing homes are in New Jersey?

348 nursing homes in New Jersey are certified by Medicare, Medicaid or both, in 191 cities. 331 of them accept Medicaid.

How are New Jersey nursing homes rated?

The average CMS overall rating in New Jersey is 3.5 stars, against 3.1 nationally. 93 homes are rated 5 stars.

How much nursing staff do New Jersey nursing homes have?

The median New Jersey home reports 3.67 hours of nursing care per resident per day, counting registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and nurse aides. The national median is 3.72 hours.

How many New Jersey nursing homes have been fined?

139 (40%) were fined by CMS in the last three years. Each home's page lists its fines and inspection citations.

Nearby states

• Delaware nursing homes (44)
• New York nursing homes (592)
• Pennsylvania nursing homes (656)

Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, nursing home provider information, health inspections and penalties, October 2026. Nursing Homes In Each State is independent and not affiliated with CMS or Medicare. About the data.