New Jersey Nursing Home Ratings & Inspection Results — 2026
New Jersey has 348 CMS-certified skilled nursing facilities. For the 347 facilities with linked history (347 of 348), there are 7,398 cited deficiencies, averaging 21.3 per covered facility; 0 have zero citations in the loaded history, including 242 coded at Immediate Jeopardy severity. Figures are descriptive summaries of CMS Health Deficiencies records loaded by POCDesk, not official CMS ratings.
Most-Cited Deficiency Categories in New Jersey
- Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies — 1,542 citations
- Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies — 1,442 citations
- Resident Rights Deficiencies — 873 citations
- Pharmacy Service Deficiencies — 870 citations
- Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies — 752 citations
- Infection Control Deficiencies — 687 citations
Most-Cited F-Tags in New Jersey
- F-Tag F0880: Infection Prevention & Control — 522 citations
- F-Tag F0812: Food Procurement Store/Prepare/Serve-Sanitary — 464 citations
- F-Tag F0658: Services Provided Meet Professional Standards — 431 citations
- F-Tag F0755: Pharmacy Services/Procedures/Pharmacist/Records — 286 citations
- F-Tag F0695: Respiratory/Tracheostomy Care and Suctioning — 282 citations
- F-Tag F0656: Develop/Implement Comprehensive Care Plan — 238 citations
- F-Tag F0761: Label/Store Drugs and Biologicals — 235 citations
- F-Tag F0689: Free of Accident Hazards/Supervision/Devices — 234 citations
- F-Tag F0641: Accuracy of Assessments — 200 citations
- F-Tag F0584: Safe/Clean/Comfortable/Homelike Environment — 195 citations
Sources and methodology
Source: CMS nursing-home Provider Data. POCDesk aggregates citations present in the loaded Health Deficiencies records; it does not create CMS ratings or recommendations. See the editorial standards and methodology and 42 CFR Part 483.
More New Jersey Compliance Data
- New Jersey Compliance Benchmark
- New Jersey State Compliance Guide
- New Jersey Survey Tracker
- Best Nursing Homes in New Jersey
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Official Sources
POCDesk analyzes official government data. Verify any facility's record or read the underlying regulations at these primary sources:
- Medicare.gov Care Compare — CMS's official nursing home comparison tool
- CMS Provider Data Catalog — the raw nursing home inspection & deficiency datasets
- CMS Nursing Home Certification & Compliance — enforcement policy and the Special Focus Facility program
- 42 CFR Part 483 (eCFR) — the federal requirements of participation behind every F-Tag
- National Long-Term Care Ombudsman Resource Center — free advocacy help for residents and families