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Nursing homes in Essex County, New Jersey

Essex County, New Jersey has 32 Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing homes with 4,970 certified beds in total. Their average CMS overall rating is 3.5 of 5 (the New Jersey average is 3.3), and 19 homes have 4 or 5 stars. The median home reports 3.62 nurse staffing hours per resident per day. CMS lists fines in the past three years for 11 of the 32.

Nursing homes
32
Certified beds
4,970
Average overall rating
3.5
Certified beds in use
84.0%

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The circle and stars show the CMS overall rating from 1 to 5. Sorting is a convenience, not a recommendation; ratings do not include price or openings. Medicaid participation comes from CMS; ask each home whether a Medicaid bed is open.

Common questions

How many nursing homes are in Essex County, New Jersey?

CMS lists 32 certified nursing homes in Essex County, with 4,970 certified beds in total.

Which nursing homes in Essex County have a 5-star overall rating?

7 homes have a 5-star overall rating from CMS: Alliance Care Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Complete Care at St Vincents LLC, Inglemoor Rehabilitation and Care Center, Job Haines Home For Aged People, Lutheran Social Ministries Cranes Mill, White House Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, Winchester Gardens Health Care Center.

How full are nursing homes in Essex County?

On an average day about 84.0% of certified beds are in use across homes in Essex County. This is an average, so ask each home about current openings.

Where does this data come from?

All figures come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Provider Data Catalog. CMS does not publish prices, so costs are not shown.

Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, nursing home datasets processed Sep 1, 2026. All counties in New Jersey