Healthcare quality in New Jersey
New Jersey has 718 Medicare-certified facilities. Their average CMS overall rating is 3.4 stars — above the national average — and 43% are rated 4 or 5 stars. Overall, New Jersey ranks #2 of 51 states on our Care Score.
Cura Rank Care Score
Our composite of care quality (avg rating), consistency (% rated 4-5★) and access (facilities per senior). New Jersey ranks #2 of 51 nationally. See the full ranking.
Quality by facility type in New Jersey
Top-rated nursing homes in New Jersey
Who needs care in New Jersey
About 18.0% of New Jersey's residents are 65 or older (1,706,102 people), and that population has grown +12.5% since 2020. See the full New Jersey statistics & charts.
Median household income is $101,050, and 9.5% of seniors live below the poverty line — a factor in how many families rely on Medicaid-certified care.
Choosing care in New Jersey
Use the state ranking as a starting point, then compare specific facilities by city: browse nursing homes, hospitals and more in New Jersey, read our ratings explainer, and bring our tour questions when you visit.
Quality comes from the federal CMS five-star rating system, which scores nursing homes, hospitals, home health agencies and dialysis centers on inspections, staffing and clinical outcomes. We summarize those official ratings for every New Jersey facility.
Four or five stars is above average; three is average; one or two is below average. In New Jersey, 43% of rated facilities earn 4-5 stars.
No. New Jersey ranks #2 of 51 overall, but quality varies widely between facilities and cities. Always check the specific facility and visit in person.