Nursing homes in Union County, New Jersey
Union County, New Jersey has 23 Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing homes with 3,230 certified beds in total. Their average CMS overall rating is 3.8 of 5 (the New Jersey average is 3.3), and 14 homes have 4 or 5 stars. The median home reports 3.52 nurse staffing hours per resident per day. CMS lists fines in the past three years for 8 of the 23.
- Nursing homes
- 23
- Certified beds
- 3,230
- Average overall rating
- 3.8
- Certified beds in use
- 87.1%
All 23 homes
- 5 of 5 Aristacare at Norwood Terrace 120beds 89.4%in use 3.33nurse hours a day
- 5 of 5 Aristacare at Parkside 240beds 82.7%in use 3.54nurse hours a day
- 5 of 5 Birchwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center 200beds 92.7%in use 3.35nurse hours a day
- 5 of 5 Childrens Specialized Hospital Mountainside 64beds 86.6%in use 7.79nurse hours a day
- 5 of 5 Complete Care at Plainfield LLC 106beds 96.8%in use 3.07nurse hours a day
- 5 of 5 Complete Care at Woodlands 120beds 94.8%in use 3.59nurse hours a day
- 5 of 5 Elmora Hills Health & Rehabilitation Center 200beds 93.0%in use 3.47nurse hours a day
- 4 of 5 Adroit Care Rehabilitation and Nursing Center 122beds 95.2%in use 3.17nurse hours a day
- 4 of 5 Autumn Lake Healthcare at Berkeley Heights 130beds 76.2%in use 3.62nurse hours a day
- 4 of 5 Care Connection Rahway 24beds 96.7%in use –nurse hours a day
- 4 of 5 Complete Care at Clark LLC 140beds 95.4%in use 3.49nurse hours a day
- 4 of 5 Complete Care at Westfield, LLC 227beds 85.5%in use 3.36nurse hours a day
- 4 of 5 Elizabeth Nursing and Rehab Center 102beds 84.3%in use 3.59nurse hours a day
- 4 of 5 Plaza Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center 128beds 81.3%in use 3.30nurse hours a day
- 3 of 5 Continuing Care at Lantern Hill 40beds 84.0%in use 5.55nurse hours a day
- 3 of 5 Cornell Hall Care & Rehabilitation Center 177beds 75.3%in use 3.44nurse hours a day
- 3 of 5 Mountainside Skilled Nursing and Rehab 151beds 85.4%in use 3.67nurse hours a day
- 3 of 5 South Mountain HC 195beds 94.2%in use 3.76nurse hours a day
- 3 of 5 Spring Grove Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center 106beds 91.7%in use 3.56nurse hours a day
- 3 of 5 Trinitas Hospital 124beds 70.1%in use 3.87nurse hours a day
- 2 of 5 Ashbrook Care & Rehabilitation Center 114beds 77.5%in use 3.35nurse hours a day
- 2 of 5 Cranford Park Care 100beds 90.0%in use 3.24nurse hours a day
- 2 of 5 Runnells Center for Rehabilitation & Healthcare 300beds 84.2%in use 4.24nurse hours a day
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 Union County, New Jersey?
CMS lists 23 certified nursing homes in Union County, with 3,230 certified beds in total.
Which nursing homes in Union County have a 5-star overall rating?
7 homes have a 5-star overall rating from CMS: Aristacare at Norwood Terrace, Aristacare at Parkside, Birchwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, Childrens Specialized Hospital Mountainside, Complete Care at Plainfield LLC, Complete Care at Woodlands, Elmora Hills Health & Rehabilitation Center.
How full are nursing homes in Union County?
On an average day about 87.1% of certified beds are in use across homes in Union 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