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Best Nursing Homes in New Jersey

Why trust this guide? Our editorial team analyzed 298 nursing homes in New Jersey using Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) data, inspection records, complaints, amenities, and facility-level details. How we rank nursing homes in NJ
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Avg Overall CMS Rating: 3.3/ 5The average Overall CMS Rating for all CMS-certified nursing homes in New Jersey. Ratings combine health inspections, staffing, and quality measures, with inspections weighted most. Individual facilities can vary widely from this average.
National Average: 3.2/ 5
Avg Staffing Rating: 3.0/ 5The average Staffing Rating across all CMS-certified nursing homes in New Jersey. Reflects nursing staff hours per resident per day (including RNs), adjusted for residents' care needs. Individual facilities can vary widely from this average.
National Average: 3.4/ 5
Avg Health Insp. Rating: 2.8/ 5The average Health Inspection Rating across all CMS-certified nursing homes in New Jersey. Based on each facility's recent inspections and complaint investigations, weighing the number, scope, and severity of deficiencies. Individual facilities can vary widely from this average.
National Average: 3.0/ 5

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The information below is reported by the New Jersey Department of Health, Health Facilities Evaluation and Licensing.

230 facilities compared · CMS & NJ Dept. of Health data

Fellowship Village
NH
AL
HC
IL
MC
Basking Ridge
67
Facility 67
NJ AVG 125
Rank #471 / 561
86.6%
Facility 86.6%
NJ AVG 77%
Rank #157 / 496
+12%
5.83
Facility 5.83
NJ AVG 3.88
Rank #10 / 294
+57%+50%
$0
Facility $0
NJ AVG $76.4k
Rank #1 / 297
2
Facility 2
NJ AVG 20.9
Rank #1 / 296
1.0
Facility 1.0
NJ AVG 5.3
Rank #1 / 296
-58-
25
Facility 25
NJ AVG 47
Rank #477 / 640
Brian Lawrence
$51.2M
Facility $51.2M
NJ AVG $19.6M
Rank #4 / 292
$21.7M
Facility $21.7M
NJ AVG $7.1M
Rank #8 / 292
42.4%
Facility 42.4%
NJ AVG 39.3%
Rank #281 / 292
315356
Peace Care St. Ann’s
NH
ADC
Jersey City (Greenville)
120
Facility 120
NJ AVG 125
Rank #236 / 561
88.3%
Facility 88.3%
NJ AVG 77%
Rank #131 / 496
+15%
4.07
Facility 4.07
NJ AVG 3.88
Rank #69 / 294
+170%+5%
$0
Facility $0
NJ AVG $76.4k
Rank #1 / 297
12
Facility 12
NJ AVG 20.9
Rank #52 / 296
3.0
Facility 3.0
NJ AVG 5.3
Rank #41 / 296
-108-
86
Facility 86
NJ AVG 47
Rank #51 / 640
Peace Care Inc
$16.6M
Facility $16.6M
NJ AVG $19.6M
Rank #75 / 292
$9.3M
Facility $9.3M
NJ AVG $7.1M
Rank #107 / 292
55.9%
Facility 55.9%
NJ AVG 39.3%
Rank #212 / 292
315413
Brighton Gardens of Edison
NH
AL
HC
MC
Edison (Oak Tree Road)
118
Facility 118
NJ AVG 125
Rank #288 / 561
90.5%
Facility 90.5%
NJ AVG 77%
Rank #93 / 496
+18%
4.90
Facility 4.90
NJ AVG 3.88
Rank #28 / 294
+93%+26%
$33.4k
Facility $33.4k
NJ AVG $76.4k
Rank #224 / 297
17
Facility 17
NJ AVG 20.9
Rank #113 / 296
8.5
Facility 8.5
NJ AVG 5.3
Rank #274 / 296
125A+
64
Facility 64
NJ AVG 47
Rank #198 / 640
Tracey Borges
$14.5M
Facility $14.5M
NJ AVG $19.6M
Rank #180 / 292
$7.7M
Facility $7.7M
NJ AVG $7.1M
Rank #203 / 292
53.2%
Facility 53.2%
NJ AVG 39.3%
Rank #212 / 292
315351
Anchor Care & Rehabilitation Center
NH
Hazlet (3325)
170
Facility 170
NJ AVG 125
Rank #106 / 561
81.2%
Facility 81.2%
NJ AVG 77%
Rank #230 / 496
+5%
3.25
Facility 3.25
NJ AVG 3.88
Rank #221 / 294
-56%-16%
$0
Facility $0
NJ AVG $76.4k
Rank #1 / 297
18
Facility 18
NJ AVG 20.9
Rank #125 / 296
3.6
Facility 3.6
NJ AVG 5.3
Rank #79 / 296
-148-
69
Facility 69
NJ AVG 47
Rank #163 / 640
Hazlet Garden Group, LLC
$20.9M
Facility $20.9M
NJ AVG $19.6M
Rank #93 / 292
$6.0M
Facility $6.0M
NJ AVG $7.1M
Rank #95 / 292
28.5%
Facility 28.5%
NJ AVG 39.3%
Rank #150 / 292
315314
Complete Care at Woodlands
NH
AL
IL
MC
Plainfield (Woodland Avenue)
120
Facility 120
NJ AVG 125
Rank #236 / 561
--
3.79
Facility 3.79
NJ AVG 3.88
Rank #111 / 294
-43%-2%
$0
Facility $0
NJ AVG $76.4k
Rank #1 / 297
15
Facility 15
NJ AVG 20.9
Rank #87 / 296
3.0
Facility 3.0
NJ AVG 5.3
Rank #41 / 296
-7-
39
Facility 39
NJ AVG 47
Rank #368 / 640
Pc Holdings 2 LLC
$14.0M
Facility $14.0M
NJ AVG $19.6M
Rank #205 / 292
$6.9M
Facility $6.9M
NJ AVG $7.1M
Rank #193 / 292
49.7%
Facility 49.7%
NJ AVG 39.3%
Rank #114 / 292
315273
Arbor Ridge Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center
NH
AL
IL
MC
Wayne (Pines Lake)
120
Facility 120
NJ AVG 125
Rank #236 / 561
89.2%
Facility 89.2%
NJ AVG 77%
Rank #115 / 496
+16%
3.41
Facility 3.41
NJ AVG 3.88
Rank #197 / 294
+72%-12%
$0
Facility $0
NJ AVG $76.4k
Rank #1 / 297
17
Facility 17
NJ AVG 20.9
Rank #113 / 296
5.7
Facility 5.7
NJ AVG 5.3
Rank #183 / 296
-108-
26
Facility 26
NJ AVG 47
Rank #461 / 640
Quinto Delta LLC
$15.2M
Facility $15.2M
NJ AVG $19.6M
Rank #184 / 292
$7.7M
Facility $7.7M
NJ AVG $7.1M
Rank #182 / 292
50.4%
Facility 50.4%
NJ AVG 39.3%
Rank #148 / 292
315234
Complete Care at Chestnut Hill
NH
HC
NC
PC
RC
Passaic
111
Facility 111
NJ AVG 125
Rank #317 / 561
93.7%
Facility 93.7%
NJ AVG 77%
Rank #50 / 496
+22%
3.35
Facility 3.35
NJ AVG 3.88
Rank #197 / 294
-71%-14%
$41.7k
Facility $41.7k
NJ AVG $76.4k
Rank #231 / 297
27
Facility 27
NJ AVG 20.9
Rank #222 / 296
9.0
Facility 9.0
NJ AVG 5.3
Rank #280 / 296
3105-
86
Facility 86
NJ AVG 47
Rank #51 / 640
Chestnut Hill Holdco LLC
$17.0M
Facility $17.0M
NJ AVG $19.6M
Rank #167 / 292
$8.8M
Facility $8.8M
NJ AVG $7.1M
Rank #147 / 292
51.8%
Facility 51.8%
NJ AVG 39.3%
Rank #120 / 292
315085
Jewish Home Family
NH
AL
HC
MC
NC
RC
Rockleigh
196
Facility 196
NJ AVG 125
Rank #63 / 561
94.4%
Facility 94.4%
NJ AVG 77%
Rank #40 / 496
+23%
4.65
Facility 4.65
NJ AVG 3.88
Rank #38 / 294
+31%+20%
$0
Facility $0
NJ AVG $76.4k
Rank #1 / 297
22
Facility 22
NJ AVG 20.9
Rank #172 / 296
11.0
Facility 11.0
NJ AVG 5.3
Rank #292 / 296
-187-
17
Facility 17
NJ AVG 47
Rank #545 / 640
Jewish Home At Rockleigh
$34.9M
Facility $34.9M
NJ AVG $19.6M
Rank #8 / 292
$21.2M
Facility $21.2M
NJ AVG $7.1M
Rank #7 / 292
60.7%
Facility 60.7%
NJ AVG 39.3%
Rank #125 / 292
315473
Southern Ocean Center
NH
Manahawkin
136
Facility 136
NJ AVG 125
Rank #179 / 561
96.3%
Facility 96.3%
NJ AVG 77%
Rank #24 / 496
+25%
3.20
Facility 3.20
NJ AVG 3.88
Rank #244 / 294
+13%-18%
$0
Facility $0
NJ AVG $76.4k
Rank #1 / 297
30
Facility 30
NJ AVG 20.9
Rank #242 / 296
6.0
Facility 6.0
NJ AVG 5.3
Rank #194 / 296
-123-
24
Facility 24
NJ AVG 47
Rank #482 / 640
Harry Larkin
$17.8M
Facility $17.8M
NJ AVG $19.6M
Rank #125 / 292
$8.0M
Facility $8.0M
NJ AVG $7.1M
Rank #109 / 292
45%
Facility 45%
NJ AVG 39.3%
Rank #125 / 292
315332
AristaCare at Norwood Terrace
NH
MC
Plainfield (Netherwood)
120
Facility 120
NJ AVG 125
Rank #236 / 561
82.5%
Facility 82.5%
NJ AVG 77%
Rank #216 / 496
+7%
3.48
Facility 3.48
NJ AVG 3.88
Rank #178 / 294
+38%-10%
$0
Facility $0
NJ AVG $76.4k
Rank #1 / 297
12
Facility 12
NJ AVG 20.9
Rank #52 / 296
4.0
Facility 4.0
NJ AVG 5.3
Rank #96 / 296
-99-
69
Facility 69
NJ AVG 47
Rank #163 / 640
Rivka Green
$15.0M
Facility $15.0M
NJ AVG $19.6M
Rank #198 / 292
$7.3M
Facility $7.3M
NJ AVG $7.1M
Rank #206 / 292
48.7%
Facility 48.7%
NJ AVG 39.3%
Rank #172 / 292
315217
New Vista Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
NH
HC
MC
Newark (Mount Pleasant/Lower Broadway)
340
Facility 340
NJ AVG 125
Rank #5 / 561
77.1%
Facility 77.1%
NJ AVG 77%
Rank #274 / 496
0%
4.83
Facility 4.83
NJ AVG 3.88
Rank #30 / 294
+36%+25%
$97.4k
Facility $97.4k
NJ AVG $76.4k
Rank #263 / 297
50
Facility 50
NJ AVG 20.9
Rank #292 / 296
10.0
Facility 10.0
NJ AVG 5.3
Rank #288 / 296
1255-
86
Facility 86
NJ AVG 47
Rank #51 / 640
Rifka Bider
$27.4M
Facility $27.4M
NJ AVG $19.6M
Rank #50 / 292
$13.7M
Facility $13.7M
NJ AVG $7.1M
Rank #42 / 292
49.7%
Facility 49.7%
NJ AVG 39.3%
Rank #177 / 292
315458
Job Haines Home
NH
AL
HC
NC
RC
Bloomfield (Bloomfield Avenue)
40
Facility 40
NJ AVG 125
Rank #530 / 561
97.5%
Facility 97.5%
NJ AVG 77%
Rank #18 / 496
+27%
6.31
Facility 6.31
NJ AVG 3.88
Rank #3 / 294
-2%+63%
$0
Facility $0
NJ AVG $76.4k
Rank #1 / 297
4
Facility 4
NJ AVG 20.9
Rank #7 / 296
1.3
Facility 1.3
NJ AVG 5.3
Rank #4 / 296
-38-
85
Facility 85
NJ AVG 47
Rank #62 / 640
Noreen Haveron
$11.8M
Facility $11.8M
NJ AVG $19.6M
Rank #175 / 292
$12.4M
Facility $12.4M
NJ AVG $7.1M
Rank #62 / 292
105.4%
Facility 105.4%
NJ AVG 39.3%
Rank #18 / 292
315392
Winchester Gardens
NH
AL
HC
IL
MC
RC
Maplewood (Newark Heights)
30
Facility 30
NJ AVG 125
Rank #546 / 561
86.7%
Facility 86.7%
NJ AVG 77%
Rank #153 / 496
+13%
5.03
Facility 5.03
NJ AVG 3.88
Rank #24 / 294
+57%+30%
$0
Facility $0
NJ AVG $76.4k
Rank #1 / 297
7
Facility 7
NJ AVG 20.9
Rank #23 / 296
2.3
Facility 2.3
NJ AVG 5.3
Rank #20 / 296
-25-
24
Facility 24
NJ AVG 47
Rank #482 / 640
Winchester Gardens Health Care Center
$27.3M
Facility $27.3M
NJ AVG $19.6M
Rank #36 / 292
$8.2M
Facility $8.2M
NJ AVG $7.1M
Rank #181 / 292
30%
Facility 30%
NJ AVG 39.3%
Rank #288 / 292
315527
Grove Park Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center
NH
PC
RC
East Orange (Ampere)
185
Facility 185
NJ AVG 125
Rank #75 / 561
90.8%
Facility 90.8%
NJ AVG 77%
Rank #87 / 496
+18%
3.80
Facility 3.80
NJ AVG 3.88
Rank #111 / 294
+7%-2%
$65.4k
Facility $65.4k
NJ AVG $76.4k
Rank #247 / 297
31
Facility 31
NJ AVG 20.9
Rank #251 / 296
10.3
Facility 10.3
NJ AVG 5.3
Rank #291 / 296
-172-
66
Facility 66
NJ AVG 47
Rank #186 / 640
Joseph Rosenberg
$18.7M
Facility $18.7M
NJ AVG $19.6M
Rank #104 / 292
$9.5M
Facility $9.5M
NJ AVG $7.1M
Rank #136 / 292
50.5%
Facility 50.5%
NJ AVG 39.3%
Rank #222 / 292
315147
Bridgeway Care and Rehabilitation Center at Hillsborough
NH
Hillsborough Township (Hillsborough)
129
Facility 129
NJ AVG 125
Rank #203 / 561
93.0%
Facility 93.0%
NJ AVG 77%
Rank #55 / 496
+21%
4.27
Facility 4.27
NJ AVG 3.88
Rank #56 / 294
-29%+10%
$0
Facility $0
NJ AVG $76.4k
Rank #1 / 297
17
Facility 17
NJ AVG 20.9
Rank #113 / 296
3.4
Facility 3.4
NJ AVG 5.3
Rank #69 / 296
2119A+
49
Facility 49
NJ AVG 47
Rank #296 / 640
Bridgeway Care And Rehab Center At Hillsborough
$17.3M
Facility $17.3M
NJ AVG $19.6M
Rank #76 / 292
$8.0M
Facility $8.0M
NJ AVG $7.1M
Rank #72 / 292
46.3%
Facility 46.3%
NJ AVG 39.3%
Rank #164 / 292
315510
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Overview of Anchor Care & Rehabilitation Center

An esteemed senior living community set in the beautiful Hazlet, NJ, Anchor Care and Rehabilitation Center offers subacute rehab, cardiopulmonary rehab, and peritoneal dialysis. The community features welcoming and purposely built residences, maximizing seniors’ comfort and security. With a fusion of clinical expertise and the utmost care and assistance, Anchor Care and Rehabilitation Center exceeds expectations in ensuring seniors’ needs are well provided. Let go of your woes with a team of reliable and highly trained professionals providing exceptional care 24/7.

Reignite passions and seek for new knowledge with engaging activities and enjoyable learning programs. The community highly encourages seniors to live an active lifestyle surrounded by a supportive environment. Catering to residents’ dietary needs and preferences, the community serves healthy and tasty meals. Anchor Care and Rehabilitation Center is a place to find solace in your healing journey with its ethereal grounds embraced by lush gardens and peaceful views.

Contact Anchor Care & Rehabilitation Center

Overview of Arbor Ridge Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center

Overlooking the safe and serene neighborhood of Wayne, NJ, Arbor Ridge Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center is a trusted senior care provider purposely built to offer rehabilitation, long-term care services, and specialized care services. The community provides its residents with cozy and relaxing accommodations that foster comfort and healing. Helping residents achieve excellent recovery outcomes and offering a comprehensive continuum of specialized care, including orthopedic rehabilitation and stroke recovery, the community ensures its residents have the services they need whenever they need it.

Recognized by several organizations like the American Heart Association, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, and American Health Care Association, the community provides its commitment and excellence to delivering excellent services that gives residents a peace of mind. Residents here enjoy delicious meals and the convenience of housekeeping and laundry services for a maintenance-free living. A wide array of thoughtful amenities are also offered to enhance residents’ comfort and convenience.

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Overview of Promedica Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation (voorhees)

Promedica Nursing and Rehabilitation in Vorhees, New Jersey, provides one of the most trusted facilities that deliver exceptional care. The community offers an inviting atmosphere with refined hospitality. With an emphasis on skilled nursing and rehabilitation care, the staff is ready to attend to any need with compassion and dignity. The nursing center maintains its residents’ sense of individuality while being able to enhance their quality of life in a nurturing environment.

Promedica’s services are focused on its residents’ cognitive health and overall wellness– 24-hour supervision, housekeeping, scheduled activities, engaging programs, social clubs, and religious services. Its comprehensive medical programs include rehabilitative therapies (physical, occupational, speech), registered nurses available, a nutritionist, and individualized care plans.

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Complete Care at Mercerville

2240 Whitehorse Mercerville Rd, Mercerville, NJ 08619
Overview of Complete Care at Mercerville

You’ll find Complete Care at Mercerville tucked away on Whitehorse Mercerville Road. It’s reasonably accessible, sitting just 4.5 miles from the city center and a quick 3-mile hop from Capital Health, which is handy for logistics. Yehuda Berman manages this 114-bed facility, and with a walkability score of 62, the neighborhood is decent enough if you’re dropping by for a visit.

Currently, 110 of the 114 beds are occupied, hovering right around 96% capacity. With an average stay of about 92 days, it’s clear the focus here is the post-acute phase; essentially a pit stop for recovery after an injury or surgery before transitioning back home, rather than a permanent residence.

Given that objective, their clinical program leans heavily into specific rehabilitation tracks. They’ve structured care around orthopedics, post-surgical recovery, cardiac, neuro/stroke, pulmonary, bariatric, and psychological services. If you’re just looking for a temporary breather, they also accommodate respite care. They run 24/7 staffing with about 3 hours and 35 minutes of nursing care per resident daily, including 30 minutes of RN time, and they have a Hoyer lift on-site for mobility support.

The physical space is functional and comfortable, complete with private suites, lounges, guest areas, courtyard gardens, and a beauty salon, plus the expected free Wi-Fi. They maintain an Active Resident Council as a mechanism for feedback, which, from a systemic standpoint, is vital for resident agency. When state inspections roll around, they tend to scrutinize the usual metrics: infection control, documentation standards, and resident rights.

Financially, the facility keeps its doors open by accepting Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay. If you’re navigating the complex decision of discharge planning following a surgery or a major health event, Complete Care at Mercerville offers a structured environment built for that specific recovery trajectory.

Contact Complete Care at Mercerville

Overview of Autumn Lake Healthcare at Salem County

Autumn Lake Healthcare at Salem County stands as a state-of-the-art nursing center at the scenic South Jersey farmland. Their recently-renovated facility boasts modern private and semi-private rooms, a lobby, and a therapy room that fosters wellness and recovery. Apart from sub-acute rehabilitation, this skilled nursing community is renowned for its excellence in long-term care, offering round-the-clock skilled nursing for a diverse range of complex medical conditions.

Autumn Lake Healthcare at Salem County accepts Medicare, Medicaid, most insurances, and private pay, ensuring flexibility and support for its residents and their families. Experience compassionate care and exceptional services in the heart of South Jersey with Autumn Lake Healthcare at Salem County.

Autumn Lake Healthcare at Salem County is an independently owned and operated healthcare center that is licensed to use the Autumn Lake Healthcare name and receive non-healthcare related services. All healthcare-related services are provided solely by Autumn Lake Healthcare at Salem County.

Contact Autumn Lake Healthcare at Salem County

Overview of Autumn Lake Healthcare at Old Bridge

Come and experience exceptional care and services. Located in the heart of Old Bridge, New Jersey, Autumn Lake Healthcare at Old Bridge is a skilled nursing community proudly serving the community since 1972. As an independently owned and operated healthcare center, this community is committed to providing high-quality care and services to senior residents. Their newly-renovated facility offers a haven of peace and tranquility, where seniors can rest, relax, and rejuvenate in a warm and caring environment.

In addition to short-term rehabilitation, they are known for excellence in long-term care, providing round-the-clock skilled nursing for a wide range of complex medical conditions. Their dedicated team strives to ensure the physical, emotional, and social well-being of residents. At Autumn Lake Healthcare at Old Bridge, the residents’ comfort, dignity, and happiness are top priorities. This care facility accepts Medicare, Medicaid, most insurances, and private pay, offering flexibility and support to seniors and their families.

Autumn Lake Healthcare at Old Bridge is an independently owned and operated healthcare center that is licensed to use the Autumn Lake Healthcare name and receive non-healthcare related services. All healthcare-related services are provided solely by Autumn Lake Healthcare at Old Bridge.

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Overview of Complete Care at Chestnut Hill

Make every moment of your best years count at Complete Care at Chestnut Hill, a distinguished community in Passaic, NJ, offering assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing. With comprehensive care options, residents receive top-notch care for their unique needs and preferences around the clock. Featuring beautifully furnished and cozy, private accommodations in a nurturing environment, the community ensures residents are comfortable and safe.

Residents will not run out of things to do for leisure and wellness with a variety of fun recreational programs and exciting events. Delicious and well-balanced meals are also served restaurant-style, striving to provide a delightful dining experience that caters to residents’ dietary needs and preferences. The community has scenic courtyard gardens, cozy gathering spaces, and an on-site beauty salon, creating the ideal setting where residents can thrive in retirement.

 

 

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Preferred Care at Hamilton

1501 Highway 33, Hamilton Square, NJ 08690
Overview of Preferred Care at Hamilton

Located in Hamilton Township, New Jersey, Preferred Care at Hamilton is an exceptional community offering short-term and long-term care, respite care, and hospice care in a beautiful and comfortable recovery environment. As a family-operated and non-profit community, Preferred Care takes on a resident-centered approach in delivering the highest quality of care and specialized services geared towards maintaining residents’ dignity and respecting individual needs and choices.

Preferred Care at Hamilton’s beautifully decorated rooms, vibrant recreational areas, and full-service dining rooms create an inviting atmosphere resembling home living. Serving the community for over 30 years, Preferred Care at Hamilton guarantees compassionate and quality care based on extensive experience. It is provided by a compassionate team of highly skilled professionals who work closely with residents and their families to create an individualized care plan that matches their needs.

Preferred Care at Hamilton continues to build a profound reputation in senior care as it is now a 5-star facility rated by CMS and was recently rated by Penn Medicine as one of the highest-scoring facilities. To top it all off, they have an average rating of 4.6 stars across 181 reviews.

The team at Preferred Care at Hamilton can be reached at 609) 586-1114.

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Overview of Imperial Healthcare Rehabilitation

Imperial Healthcare in Monmouth delivers a marvelous approach to nursing home services. Focus on rehabilitation and skilled nursing care, the results-driven environment is designed for a relaxing and rejuvenating recovery journey for seniors in a home-like setting. Their patient-friendly staff provides quality services to offer the best care possible for their residents. Imperial Healthcare aims to enhance the recovery journey of its seniors through welcoming, family-like care.
The nursing home services are supported by state-of-the-art technologies that help speed the recovery journey. Specialized programs include sub-acute rehabilitation, orthopedic rehabilitation, long-term nursing, cardiac care, pulmonary care, and hospice services. Other accommodations include medication management, medical care, restaurant-style dining, social activities, scheduled transportation, and respite stays.

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Overview of Alaris Health at the Atrium

At 330 9th St in Jersey City’s Hamilton Park neighborhood, Alaris Health at the Atrium occupies a mid-rise building with a Walk Score of 90; so it’s a genuine walker’s paradise, where daily errands don’t require a car and Jersey City Medical Center is less than a mile away. For a facility where residents may need ongoing outpatient follow-up or where families are navigating city logistics, that location matters.

The clinical range here is wide for an 113-bed community. Alaris carries nursing home and assisted living licenses alongside palliative care and respite care, and the specific programs list reads like a small hospital’s service menu: orthopedic rehab, stroke recovery, cardiac care, renal care, subacute rehab, and complex clinical care all appear alongside on-site dental, podiatry, psychiatric, and dementia services. Laboratory and radiology are on site. So are IV therapy, TPN, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, functional electrical stimulation, and ultrasound, heat, and cryogenic treatments.

Hospice services are also listed. That breadth is the clearest thing this profile communicates about what kind of place this is.

The facility also offers fitness and recreation programming, transportation services, and recreation therapy. Pets are welcome.

Ms. Dolores Nieves administers the community on behalf of Alaris Health at the Atrium. For families looking at post-acute discharge destinations or longer-term placement for someone with complex medical needs, Alaris Health at the Atrium offers an unusually deep clinical infrastructure in a neighborhood that remains accessible on foot.

Contact Alaris Health at The Atrium

Ranking Methodology

How we rank these nursing homes

Every nursing home above is evaluated across five weighted categories using CMS data including Care Compare, Payroll-Based Journal, and Medicare Cost Reports.

  • CMS data
  • 5 weighted categories
  • Updated quarterly
Full methodology

Weighting overview

  • 35%
    Care Quality
  • 20%
    Staffing
  • 20%
    Regulatory
  • 20%
    Operational
  • 5%
    Environment
01

Care Quality 35%

The largest single share of every ranking. CMS star ratings and quality measures that reflect actual care delivered to residents.

  • Includes
  • Overall Rating
  • Health Inspection
  • QM Rating
  • Long-Stay QM
  • Short-Stay QM
02

Staffing Adequacy 20%

The strongest predictor of resident outcomes. Volume and stability of nursing care, drawn from CMS Payroll-Based Journal.

  • Includes
  • Nurse Hrs/Res/Day
  • RN vs State
  • Total Nurse Staff Hrs vs State
  • RN Turnover
03

Regulatory & Safety Record 20%

Inspection patterns that star ratings can mask. We weight per-inspection rates more heavily than raw counts.

  • Includes
  • Citations
  • Citations/Inspection
  • Severe Citations
  • Fines
  • Accreditations
04

Operational & Financial Stability 20%

Stable operations and sound finances are leading indicators of consistent care over time.

  • Includes
  • Occupancy vs State
  • Avg Length of Stay
  • Revenue
  • Payroll %
  • Years in Operation
  • Admin Tenure
05

Environment & Accessibility 5%

Context that matters to families but doesn't directly measure clinical care. Weighted lower for nursing homes than for assisted or independent living.

  • Includes
  • Walk Score
  • BBB Rating
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Frequently Asked Questions about Nursing Homes in New Jersey

What's the difference between assisted living and a nursing home in New Jersey?

Assisted living in New Jersey is a residential model focused on housing, hospitality, and help with daily activities. Nursing homes (skilled nursing facilities) provide 24/7 medical care from licensed nurses for residents with significant health needs, and are regulated more strictly under both state and federal CMS rules.

Does New Jersey Medicaid cover nursing home care?

Yes — New Jersey Medicaid covers nursing home care for residents who meet income, asset, and medical-need eligibility requirements. Most CMS-certified nursing homes accept Medicaid as a primary payer once long-term-care eligibility is established.

What is nursing home care?

Nursing homes (also called skilled nursing facilities) provide 24/7 medical care from licensed nurses, rehabilitation services, and long-term custodial care for residents with significant health or functional needs.

How many nursing homes are listed on this page?

This page features 298 nursing homes in New Jersey. Use the filters and comparison tools above to compare ratings, amenities, and pricing.

How do I choose the right nursing home in New Jersey?

Start by matching the level of care offered to the resident's current and anticipated needs, then compare licensing status, staff-to-resident ratios, recent inspection results, and pricing. Tour at least two or three communities in New Jersey, talk to current residents and families, and confirm what is included in the base rate versus billed as add-on services.

What should I look for when visiting nursing homes in New Jersey?

Pay attention to staff interactions with residents, cleanliness and odor, food quality at meal times, the activity calendar, and how questions about pricing and care plans are answered. Ask to see the most recent state inspection report, the move-out / level-of-care-change policy, and a sample monthly bill that lists every fee.