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Best Nursing Homes in Paterson, NJ

Reviewed by Dr. Jordan Weiss
Updated Mar 2026
We analyzed 9 homes in Paterson, NJ

Sources: CMS Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and New Jersey Department of Health, Office of Aging and Long Term Care.

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Resting along the scenic Passaic River, Paterson, NJ is just 20 miles from New York, offering rich cultural experiences, with attractions like the stunning Great Falls National Historical Park and historic Lambert Castle. Seniors can benefit from the city’s reliable transportation, making local and nearby adventures easily accessible. With parks, walking trails, and senior-focused community programs, recreation is always within reach. Affordable living and quality nursing homes cater to seniors’ unique needs, making Paterson, NJ a supportive and engaging destination for a fulfilling retirement in a lively setting.

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7 facilities compared · CMS & NJ Dept. of Health data · Updated Apr 2026

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Doctors Subacute Care
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NH

Nursing Home Licensed facility providing 24/7 skilled nursing care for residents with complex, ongoing medical needs. Staffed by RNs, LPNs, and CNAs. Inspected and star-rated annually by CMS. Accepts Medicare (short-term rehab) and Medicaid (long-term care).

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Assisted Living A licensed, long-term care setting for seniors or individuals with disabilities who need help with daily activities — like bathing, dressing, and medication management — but not 24-hour skilled nursing. Offers housing, meals, and around-the-clock support while aiming to maximize resident independence.

Paterson
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Preakness Healthcare Center
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Nursing Home Licensed facility providing 24/7 skilled nursing care for residents with complex, ongoing medical needs. Staffed by RNs, LPNs, and CNAs. Inspected and star-rated annually by CMS. Accepts Medicare (short-term rehab) and Medicaid (long-term care).

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Assisted Living A licensed, long-term care setting for seniors or individuals with disabilities who need help with daily activities — like bathing, dressing, and medication management — but not 24-hour skilled nursing. Offers housing, meals, and around-the-clock support while aiming to maximize resident independence.

Paterson
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$35.0M
$25.3M
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315361
Barnert Subacute Rehabilitation Center
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NH

Nursing Home Licensed facility providing 24/7 skilled nursing care for residents with complex, ongoing medical needs. Staffed by RNs, LPNs, and CNAs. Inspected and star-rated annually by CMS. Accepts Medicare (short-term rehab) and Medicaid (long-term care).

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Assisted Living A licensed, long-term care setting for seniors or individuals with disabilities who need help with daily activities — like bathing, dressing, and medication management — but not 24-hour skilled nursing. Offers housing, meals, and around-the-clock support while aiming to maximize resident independence.

Paterson
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Strivewell Behavioral Healthcare
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Nursing Home Licensed facility providing 24/7 skilled nursing care for residents with complex, ongoing medical needs. Staffed by RNs, LPNs, and CNAs. Inspected and star-rated annually by CMS. Accepts Medicare (short-term rehab) and Medicaid (long-term care).

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Assisted Living A licensed, long-term care setting for seniors or individuals with disabilities who need help with daily activities — like bathing, dressing, and medication management — but not 24-hour skilled nursing. Offers housing, meals, and around-the-clock support while aiming to maximize resident independence.

Paterson
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Atlas Rehabilitation & Healthcare at Daughters of Miriam
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Nursing Home Licensed facility providing 24/7 skilled nursing care for residents with complex, ongoing medical needs. Staffed by RNs, LPNs, and CNAs. Inspected and star-rated annually by CMS. Accepts Medicare (short-term rehab) and Medicaid (long-term care).

AL

Assisted Living A licensed, long-term care setting for seniors or individuals with disabilities who need help with daily activities — like bathing, dressing, and medication management — but not 24-hour skilled nursing. Offers housing, meals, and around-the-clock support while aiming to maximize resident independence.

Paterson
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Doctors Subacute Healthcare, Llc
NH

Nursing Home Licensed facility providing 24/7 skilled nursing care for residents with complex, ongoing medical needs. Staffed by RNs, LPNs, and CNAs. Inspected and star-rated annually by CMS. Accepts Medicare (short-term rehab) and Medicaid (long-term care).

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Assisted Living A licensed, long-term care setting for seniors or individuals with disabilities who need help with daily activities — like bathing, dressing, and medication management — but not 24-hour skilled nursing. Offers housing, meals, and around-the-clock support while aiming to maximize resident independence.

Paterson
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Andrews, Barbara
$7.3M
$3.4M
47%
315096
A Plus Adult Medical Day Care
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NH

Nursing Home Licensed facility providing 24/7 skilled nursing care for residents with complex, ongoing medical needs. Staffed by RNs, LPNs, and CNAs. Inspected and star-rated annually by CMS. Accepts Medicare (short-term rehab) and Medicaid (long-term care).

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Assisted Living A licensed, long-term care setting for seniors or individuals with disabilities who need help with daily activities — like bathing, dressing, and medication management — but not 24-hour skilled nursing. Offers housing, meals, and around-the-clock support while aiming to maximize resident independence.

Paterson
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A Plus Adult Medical Day Care Center serves adults aged 21 and older, including seniors and individuals with developmental disabilities. The center provides a caring environment with professional staff to support participants' needs. Services include health supervision, social services, recreational activities, and nutritious meals.
Overview of A Plus Adult Medical Day Care
A Plus Adult Medical Day Care Center serves adults aged 21 and older, including seniors and individuals with developmental disabilities. The center provides a caring environment with professional staff to support participants' needs. Services include health supervision, social services, recreational activities, and nutritious meals.
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Promising Adult Daycare

540 Straight Street, 3rd Floor, Paterson, NJ 07503
Promising Adult Daycare is located in Paterson, NJ. It offers a variety of services including medical, nursing, pharmacy, dietary, social, transportation, therapeutic, and ancillary activities.
Overview of Promising Adult Daycare
Promising Adult Daycare is located in Paterson, NJ. It offers a variety of services including medical, nursing, pharmacy, dietary, social, transportation, therapeutic, and ancillary activities.
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Happy Home Adult Day Care is located in Paterson, NJ. It provides professional and warm care services for seniors, including various activity programs tailored to individual needs. The facility ensures a safe environment and offers nutritious meals prepared by a professional nutritionist.
Overview of Happy Home Adult Day Care
Happy Home Adult Day Care is located in Paterson, NJ. It provides professional and warm care services for seniors, including various activity programs tailored to individual needs. The facility ensures a safe environment and offers nutritious meals prepared by a professional nutritionist.
Contact Happy Home Adult Day Care
Doctors Subacute Healthcare is a rehabilitation facility located in Paterson, NJ. It offers quality rehabilitation care with a personal touch, focusing on helping patients recover and return home. The facility provides a range of services including physical, occupational, and speech therapy.
Overview of Doctors Subacute Healthcare, LLC
Doctors Subacute Healthcare is a rehabilitation facility located in Paterson, NJ. It offers quality rehabilitation care with a personal touch, focusing on helping patients recover and return home. The facility provides a range of services including physical, occupational, and speech therapy.
Contact Doctors Subacute Healthcare, Llc

With a sterling 100-year tradition, Atlas Healthcare at Daughters of Miriam epitomizes excellence and compassionate senior healthcare in Northern New Jersey. Since its inception in 1921, this 210-bed facility in Clifton has been a hallmark of senior care, offering top-of-the-line skilled nursing care, subacute rehabilitation, and dementia care. As a fully kosher facility, it’s revered as a pillar of the Jewish community, rendering it among the top five nursing homes in New Jersey.
The facility takes pride in its extensive amenities that include private and semi-private suites, scenic outdoor spaces, festive Shabbat and High Holiday meals, and a resident Rabbi. The comforts extend further with complimentary WiFi, a fully-equipped gym, on-site beauty salon, and housekeeping services. Daily recreation, library facilities, a computer room, and locally scheduled trips add to the vibrancy of life at Atlas Healthcare at Daughters of Miriam, making it a paragon of excellence in nursing home services.

Overview of Atlas Rehabilitation & Healthcare at Daughters of Miriam

With a sterling 100-year tradition, Atlas Healthcare at Daughters of Miriam epitomizes excellence and compassionate senior healthcare in Northern New Jersey. Since its inception in 1921, this 210-bed facility in Clifton has been a hallmark of senior care, offering top-of-the-line skilled nursing care, subacute rehabilitation, and dementia care. As a fully kosher facility, it’s revered as a pillar of the Jewish community, rendering it among the top five nursing homes in New Jersey.
The facility takes pride in its extensive amenities that include private and semi-private suites, scenic outdoor spaces, festive Shabbat and High Holiday meals, and a resident Rabbi. The comforts extend further with complimentary WiFi, a fully-equipped gym, on-site beauty salon, and housekeeping services. Daily recreation, library facilities, a computer room, and locally scheduled trips add to the vibrancy of life at Atlas Healthcare at Daughters of Miriam, making it a paragon of excellence in nursing home services.

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Strivewell Nursing and Rehabilitation, nestled just off Highway 21 on Broadway Street, redefines nursing home care. Providing easy access via a local bus stop, the impressive building—from its extra-wide hallways to gorgeous detailing—offers a visual treat. The facility offers spacious, well-appointed resident rooms and a broad spectrum of in-house services, including a state-of-the-art dialysis unit exclusively for Strivewell residents.
What distinctly sets Strivewell apart is its home-like, family-focused atmosphere, where every team member, resident, and guest becomes part of a close-knit community. Priding itself on serving the Newark community for decades, Strivewell stands as a premier healthcare center. Whether long-term care, rehab, on-site dialysis, or memory care needs, Strivewell has the skills, facilities, and commitment to deliver the best service. At Strivewell, the journey to achieving optimum health goals becomes more comfortable and productive, affirming it as a top-notch choice among best care nursing homes.

Overview of Strivewell Behavioral Healthcare

Strivewell Nursing and Rehabilitation, nestled just off Highway 21 on Broadway Street, redefines nursing home care. Providing easy access via a local bus stop, the impressive building—from its extra-wide hallways to gorgeous detailing—offers a visual treat. The facility offers spacious, well-appointed resident rooms and a broad spectrum of in-house services, including a state-of-the-art dialysis unit exclusively for Strivewell residents.
What distinctly sets Strivewell apart is its home-like, family-focused atmosphere, where every team member, resident, and guest becomes part of a close-knit community. Priding itself on serving the Newark community for decades, Strivewell stands as a premier healthcare center. Whether long-term care, rehab, on-site dialysis, or memory care needs, Strivewell has the skills, facilities, and commitment to deliver the best service. At Strivewell, the journey to achieving optimum health goals becomes more comfortable and productive, affirming it as a top-notch choice among best care nursing homes.

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Barnert Subacute Rehabilitation Center, situated in Paterson, NJ, is committed to facilitating the quickest possible return of clients to their homes at their optimal level of health and independence. The team at Barnert delivers an advanced, outcome-oriented level of care that’s physician-directed, combined with tailored therapy plans designed to generate measurable results. The facility is staffed round-the-clock by dedicated, award-winning nurses and Advanced Nurse Practitioners, all passionately invested in the recovery process.
Each tastefully furnished room is equipped with modern amenities like flat-panel televisions, secure internet access, telephone service, and private bathrooms. Beyond individual spaces, residents can enjoy the lounge, family room, therapy gym, and dining room. Aimed at cultivating a homely environment, Barnert Subacute offers a range of special amenities, such as wireless internet, multi-language translation assistance, full-service beauty and barber services, and an array of therapeutic and recreational programs. This dedication makes Barnert Subacute a reliable choice in the landscape of long-term care facilities.

Overview of Barnert Subacute Rehabilitation Center

Barnert Subacute Rehabilitation Center, situated in Paterson, NJ, is committed to facilitating the quickest possible return of clients to their homes at their optimal level of health and independence. The team at Barnert delivers an advanced, outcome-oriented level of care that’s physician-directed, combined with tailored therapy plans designed to generate measurable results. The facility is staffed round-the-clock by dedicated, award-winning nurses and Advanced Nurse Practitioners, all passionately invested in the recovery process.
Each tastefully furnished room is equipped with modern amenities like flat-panel televisions, secure internet access, telephone service, and private bathrooms. Beyond individual spaces, residents can enjoy the lounge, family room, therapy gym, and dining room. Aimed at cultivating a homely environment, Barnert Subacute offers a range of special amenities, such as wireless internet, multi-language translation assistance, full-service beauty and barber services, and an array of therapeutic and recreational programs. This dedication makes Barnert Subacute a reliable choice in the landscape of long-term care facilities.

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Preakness Healthcare Center, a 406-bed skilled nursing facility in Wayne, New Jersey, stands as a beacon of top-quality healthcare since 1929. Owned and operated by the Passaic County Board of County Commissioners, residents can trust it to meet all state and federal regulations. This center’s mission is the delivery of superior patient care, including sub-acute care, physical rehabilitation, long-term care, behavioral management, Ventilator/Respiratory Care Hospice and Palliative Care, and Respite services.
Preakness Healthcare Center creates a welcoming environment with a selection of amenities like private and semi-private rooms, courtyards and patios, exercise facilities, and an on-site hair salon. Combining its reputation for high-quality healthcare with top-tier amenities and a pet-friendly approach, Preakness Healthcare Center positions itself as a trusted nursing home care provider.

Overview of Preakness Healthcare Center

Preakness Healthcare Center, a 406-bed skilled nursing facility in Wayne, New Jersey, stands as a beacon of top-quality healthcare since 1929. Owned and operated by the Passaic County Board of County Commissioners, residents can trust it to meet all state and federal regulations. This center’s mission is the delivery of superior patient care, including sub-acute care, physical rehabilitation, long-term care, behavioral management, Ventilator/Respiratory Care Hospice and Palliative Care, and Respite services.
Preakness Healthcare Center creates a welcoming environment with a selection of amenities like private and semi-private rooms, courtyards and patios, exercise facilities, and an on-site hair salon. Combining its reputation for high-quality healthcare with top-tier amenities and a pet-friendly approach, Preakness Healthcare Center positions itself as a trusted nursing home care provider.

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Doctors Subacute Healthcare epitomizes top-tier care with a dedication to guiding residents towards a swift and successful homecoming. The North Jersey-based facility harnesses an innovative, results-oriented approach by offering advanced therapies within an environment blending luxury hotel comforts with hospital-grade resources.
Priding itself on responsible and knowledgeable staff, Doctors Subacute Healthcare sustains above-standard nurse-to-patient ratios for 24-hour nursing care. The skilled in-house rehabilitation department delivers specialized therapies for cardiac, pulmonary, orthopedic, and neurologic care, across all seven days of the week. This Medicare nursing home ensures a plethora of amenities at no extra charge to ensure a homely environment, from electrically-adjustable beds, high-definition TVs, and bedside telephones, to pillow speakers with a nurse call button system and high-speed internet access. This facilitates a level of comfort parallel to home, making the healing process a more immersive and less stressful journey.

Overview of Doctors Subacute Care

Doctors Subacute Healthcare epitomizes top-tier care with a dedication to guiding residents towards a swift and successful homecoming. The North Jersey-based facility harnesses an innovative, results-oriented approach by offering advanced therapies within an environment blending luxury hotel comforts with hospital-grade resources.
Priding itself on responsible and knowledgeable staff, Doctors Subacute Healthcare sustains above-standard nurse-to-patient ratios for 24-hour nursing care. The skilled in-house rehabilitation department delivers specialized therapies for cardiac, pulmonary, orthopedic, and neurologic care, across all seven days of the week. This Medicare nursing home ensures a plethora of amenities at no extra charge to ensure a homely environment, from electrically-adjustable beds, high-definition TVs, and bedside telephones, to pillow speakers with a nurse call button system and high-speed internet access. This facilitates a level of comfort parallel to home, making the healing process a more immersive and less stressful journey.

Contact Doctors Subacute Care

Assisted Living Magazine Ranking Methodology

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How Assisted Living Magazine Evaluates & Scores Nursing Homes

Assisted Living Magazine ranks nursing homes using a rigorous, data-driven scoring model built specifically for skilled nursing.
Because this care level is regulated, clinical outcomes and compliance carry significantly more weight than transparency or digital presence.
Each community receives a ranking based on the factors below, weighted according to their importance in predicting resident safety, care quality, and long-term stability.

Update cadence: Reviewed quarterly, with prompt updates when new reviews, reports, or complaints are filed.

What We Prioritize Most

The largest share of every nursing home’s score — 45% of the total weighting — comes from clinical and regulatory indicators, including:

  • Overall, staffing, and inspection ratings
  • Long-stay and short-stay quality measures
  • Nurse-to-resident and staff-to-resident ratios
  • Health deficiencies and regulatory history
  • Accreditations and positive local news reporting

These factors directly reflect resident safety, care quality, and compliance.

Operational Stability & Resident Support

Another 35% of the score comes from operational and stability signals, such as:

  • Nurse hours per patient per day
  • Occupancy levels and cleanliness citations
  • Administrative stability and ownership quality
  • Readmission rates and registered-nurse turnover
Balancing Additional Factors

The remaining 20% of the score includes contextual elements such as:

  • Year built or renovated
  • Penalties, fines, and preventable readmissions
  • Revenue per bed
  • Administrator tenure

These factors help round out the overall picture but carry less weight because our methodology prioritizes clinical outcomes and regulatory consistency above all else.
The result is a clear, data-driven ranking system that elevates nursing homes delivering exceptional care and long-term resident safety.

Frequently Asked Questions

What government services provide money for senior housing?

Several government programs offer financial assistance for senior housing in various countries, focusing on the United States for a broad overview:

  • Medicaid: Medicaid is a state and federally funded program that can cover the costs of nursing home care for those who meet eligibility criteria, including income and asset limits. Some states also offer Medicaid waivers that help pay for home and community-based services to prevent or delay nursing home placement.
  • Medicare: Medicare, primarily a health insurance program for people aged 65 and over, does not cover long-term housing costs. However, it can cover short-term stays in a skilled nursing facility under specific conditions following a hospital stay.
  • Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program: This program provides housing for low-income seniors. It offers rental assistance and access to supportive services, such as cleaning, cooking, and transportation.
  • Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Properties: While not a direct subsidy, LIHTC encourages developers to create affordable housing. Seniors with low incomes can find reduced-rent apartments through this program.
  • State and Local Programs: Many states, counties, and cities offer their own programs to assist seniors with housing costs. These can include property tax relief programs, rental assistance programs, and programs that offer affordable senior housing options.
  • Veterans Affairs (VA): The VA offers several programs for veterans, including the Aid and Attendance benefit, which provides monthly payments to veterans who require the aid of another person, or are housebound, to help cover the cost of care in homes, nursing homes, and assisted living facilities.
  • Social Security: While Social Security primarily provides retirement income, for many seniors, these benefits are a crucial part of their budget, including housing costs.
How do you pick the homes you recommend?

Before recommending homes, we conduct a thorough evaluation on crucial factors that define a senior home such as the quality of care they provide, the reputation of the organization, and a comprehensive review of community testimonials as well. Every detail is assessed to assure that seniors are offered not just senior care options, but trustworthy homes where they can experience the care that they deserve.

Do you help families that need Medicaid?

Yes. Assisting families who need Medicaid is important to us as it plays a crucial role in offering financial support to seniors confronting economic challenges. We would like to keep essential healthcare services accessible to all community members, irrespective of one’s financial circumstances.

How much does this service cost?

We extend our services at no cost, ensuring that families and seniors can benefit from tailored assistance in their search for care and home options. Our ability to offer personalized guidance without charge to families and seniors is made possible through the support and funding from the communities with which we team up. 

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