Nursing Homes, Home Health & Hospice in New Jersey

New Jersey is home to 447 Medicare-certified care providers spanning 21 counties and 424 cities. Among rated providers, the average CMS overall rating is 3.3 out of 5.

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424Cities
21Counties
447Certified providers
3.3Avg CMS rating
Care typeProviders
Nursing Homes348View in New Jersey
Home Health Agencies38View in New Jersey
Hospice61View in New Jersey
Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities13View in New Jersey
Long-Term Care Hospitals9View in New Jersey
Assisted Living Facilities376View in New Jersey
Memory Care Facilities10View in New Jersey
Custodial Care Facilities16View in New Jersey
Adult Care Homes47View in New Jersey
Adult Day Care Centers304View in New Jersey
Home Care Agencies856View in New Jersey
PACE Programs16View in New Jersey
Respite Care Facilities159View in New Jersey
Senior Housing0—
Hospitals75View in New Jersey
Dialysis Facilities185View in New Jersey
Community Health Centers161View in New Jersey

Cities in New Jersey

Newark, NJ 88 facilitiesAverage CMS rating 2.4 Cherry Hill, NJ 80 facilitiesAverage CMS rating 2.2 Lakewood, NJ 47 facilitiesAverage CMS rating 3.6 Jersey City, NJ 45 facilitiesAverage CMS rating 3.4 Toms River, NJ 45 facilitiesAverage CMS rating 3.7 Edison, NJ 43 facilitiesAverage CMS rating 3.7 East Orange, NJ 39 facilitiesAverage CMS rating 3.2 Trenton, NJ 37 facilitiesAverage CMS rating 2.2 Somerset, NJ 36 facilitiesAverage CMS rating 3.5 Paterson, NJ 35 facilitiesAverage CMS rating 4.0 Vineland, NJ 34 facilitiesAverage CMS rating 2.8 West Orange, NJ 34 facilitiesAverage CMS rating 3.3

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Choosing care in New Jersey

A sensible first step is to line up the CMS Five-Star ratings, since they distill health inspections, staffing, and quality measures into one score. Treat a strong overall rating as a starting signal, then dig into the inspection findings and staffing numbers that produced it.

Where you can, visit each option in New Jersey, ask how care plans are created and revisited, and get costs, coverage, and availability confirmed in writing. Steady staffing and open communication with families count for as much as any published rating.

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Frequently asked questions

How many Medicare-certified providers does New Jersey have?
According to current CMS data, New Jersey has 447 certified providers: 348 nursing homes, 38 home health agencies, and 61 hospice programs.
How does New Jersey score on average CMS ratings?
Among rated providers in New Jersey, the average CMS overall star rating is 3.3 out of 5 in the current data.
Which cities in New Jersey have the highest number of care providers?
In the current data, Newark, Cherry Hill, Lakewood lead New Jersey for certified provider counts. The city list above shows counts.

Data sources

Data source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, the CMS NPI registry, and HUD open data. Data as of 2026-10-06.

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