Best Nursing Homes in New Jersey — 2026 Rankings

New Jersey has 348 CMS-certified skilled nursing facilities. The state averages 21.3 deficiencies per facility, with 1 facilities receiving zero citations in their latest CMS survey cycle. Rankings below are based on official CMS Health Deficiency data.

Top-Ranked Facilities (Fewest Deficiencies)

  1. Bayonne University Hospital — Bayonne (0 deficiencies)
  2. Care Connection Rahway — Rahway (2 deficiencies)
  3. Florham Park Rehabilitation And Healthcare Center — Florham Park (2 deficiencies)
  4. Holland Christian Home Association — North Haledon (2 deficiencies)
  5. Imperial Care Center — Neptune (2 deficiencies)
  6. Inglemoor Rehabilitation And Care Center — Livingston (2 deficiencies)
  7. Skilled Nursing At Fellowship Village — Basking Ridge (2 deficiencies)
  8. Applewood Village, Inc — Freehold (3 deficiencies)
  9. Continuing Care At Lantern Hill — New Providence (4 deficiencies)
  10. Hoboken University Medical Center Tcu — Hoboken (4 deficiencies)
  11. Job Haines Home For Aged People — Bloomfield (4 deficiencies)
  12. St Joseph's Home Al & Nc, Inc — Woodbridge (4 deficiencies)
  13. Careone At Valley — Westwood (5 deficiencies)
  14. Careone At Wayne — Wayne (5 deficiencies)
  15. Community Medical Center Tcu — Toms River (5 deficiencies)
  16. Emerson Health Care Center — Emerson (5 deficiencies)
  17. Parker At Somerset, Inc — Somerset (5 deficiencies)
  18. United Methodist Communities At Collingswood — Collingswood (5 deficiencies)
  19. Concord Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center — Lakewood (6 deficiencies)
  20. Continuing Care At Seabrook — Tinton Falls (6 deficiencies)
  21. De La Salle Hall — Lincroft (6 deficiencies)
  22. Dwelling Place At St Clares — Dover (6 deficiencies)
  23. Hampton Ridge Healthcare And Rehabilitation — Toms River (6 deficiencies)
  24. New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home At Paramus — Paramus (6 deficiencies)
  25. Reformed Church Home — Old Bridge (6 deficiencies)

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