107 Independent Nursing Homes in New Jersey

Nurse hours

4.05 /day

Staff turnover

37%

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Peace Care St Joseph's runs a nonprofit home of 139 beds in Jersey City, and its staffing is the clearest strength: 4.05 nurse hours per resident day, about 5% above the national average, with weekend coverage dipping roughly 9% below its own weekday level. Staff turnover sits at 36.6%, well under the 45.8% national figure, which matters for residents who need consistent caregivers. The record is more mixed on oversight: 26 deficiencies, including one at the harm level and two tied to abuse, plus 24 fines totaling $192,635. The most recent inspection was April 2026, so the picture is current. Strong quality scores and staffing coexist here with a real compliance history worth asking about directly.

Nurse hours

3.12 /day

Staff turnover

44%

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Tower Lodge Care Center is a 60-bed for-profit home in Wall, and the numbers tell a mixed story. The state inspection record is solid: eight deficiencies on file, none at the harm or jeopardy level, nothing abuse-related, and a recent survey from September 2024 backs that up. Quality measures look equally strong. Where it slips is staffing. At 3.12 nurse hours per resident day, it's roughly 19% under the national average, and weekends run about 11% lighter than its own weekdays, that's when your family member is most likely to need someone. Turnover at 43.8% is slightly better than the national 45.8%, so workers aren't fleeing, there just aren't enough of them.

Nurse hours

3.73 /day

Staff turnover

51%

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Leisure Chateau runs 242 beds under for-profit LLC ownership, and the staffing numbers are where your attention should go. Nurses provide 3.73 hours per resident per day, a bit under the national average, and weekends drop roughly 10% below what the home staffs on weekdays, so coverage thins out exactly when families tend to visit. Annual turnover sits at 51.2%, well above the 45.8% national figure, which means aides and nurses are cycling through fairly quickly. The inspection record is more reassuring: 21 deficiencies, none at the harm level, and a recent survey from March 2026. One abuse-related citation is on the books, though, so ask about that directly.

Nurse hours

3.38 /day

Staff turnover

43%

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Fountainview Care Center runs 123 beds in Lakewood, and its inspection record is the first thing to know: 18 deficiencies, including 2 at the harm or jeopardy level and 4 tied to abuse. Ten fines totaling $48,186 back that up. The most recent inspection was in March 2025, so this isn't a stale record. Staffing sits at 3.38 hours per resident day, roughly 12% under the national average, and weekends run about 12% below its own weekday levels. Turnover at 42.6% is slightly better than the 45.8% national figure, which matters less than the thin daily coverage. Quality measures rate well, but survey findings carry the weight here.

Nurse hours

3.85 /day

Staff turnover

42%

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Atrium Post Acute Care of Wayne runs 209 certified beds under for-profit LLC ownership, and its nurse staffing sits right at the national average, 3.85 hours per resident day against 3.86 nationally. Weekends dip about 6% below its own weekday coverage, so families should ask who's on the floor on Saturdays and Sundays. Staff turnover is 41.8%, a bit better than the 45.8% national figure. What pulls the record down is the inspection side: 23 deficiencies, including one at harm or jeopardy level and two tied to abuse, plus $14,507 in fines. The most recent inspection was February 2025, so the picture is fairly current. Quality measures score well; the survey history is where caution lives.

Nurse hours

4.01 /day

Staff turnover

24%

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Preakness Healthcare Center is county-owned and holds 406 beds, which makes it one of the larger homes in Passaic County. The staffing numbers are genuinely strong: 4.01 nurse hours per resident day, above the national average, and a 23.7% turnover rate that's roughly half the national figure, stable crews tend to know their residents. The problem is on the other side of the ledger. Thirty-five deficiencies on the current record, including one at the harm level and four tied to abuse, with a one-star health inspection rating. Weekend staffing also dips about 7% below its weekday level. Fines total $15,646, and the most recent inspection was January 2025. Ask about those abuse-related citations directly before you decide.

Nurse hours

3.59 /day

Staff turnover

48%

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The numbers here are mostly solid but not spotless. Nine deficiencies on the current record, none at harm or jeopardy level, though one is abuse-related, and the last inspection was in September 2024, so the picture is reasonably current. Nurse staffing sits at 3.59 hours per resident day, about 7% under the national average, and weekends run roughly 7% lighter than weekdays. Annual turnover is 47.8%, slightly above the national 45.8%. The 102-bed for-profit home earns 4 out of 5 stars on both health inspections and quality measures, with 3 on staffing. Nothing alarming, nothing exceptional, a home that inspects well but runs a little thin on direct care hours.

Nurse hours

3.83 /day

Staff turnover

39%

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Hartwyck At Oak Tree runs 120 certified beds as a nonprofit corporation, and its inspection record is genuinely solid, 9 deficiencies on the current record, none at the harm level and none abuse-related, with the most recent state visit in December 2024. The problem sits in the staffing numbers: 3.83 nurse hours per resident day is just under the national average, and weekends run about 11% thinner than weekdays. That thin weekend coverage matters more than the headline figure suggests. Turnover at 38.9% is better than the 45.8% national rate, so this isn't a home bleeding staff. It's a home where the people who show up are stretched, particularly on Saturdays and Sundays.

Nurse hours

3.49 /day

Staff turnover

39%

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Venetian Care runs 180 beds in South Amboy under corporate ownership, and its staffing sits about 10% under the national average, with weekends roughly 11% thinner than its own weekdays. Turnover is actually better than typical at 38.7%. The split in its record is what matters: strong quality measure scores alongside a one-star health inspection, 44 deficiencies, four tied to abuse and one serious enough to risk harm, plus a $56,441 fine. That inspection was recent, September 2025, so the problems aren't old news. Good numbers on paper don't cancel out thin weekend coverage and a citation history like that.

Nurse hours

3.12 /day

Staff turnover

39%

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Abigail House runs on thinner nurse coverage than most homes, 3.12 hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, and weekends dip roughly 11% below its own weekday levels, so the stretches with the least oversight are predictable. Its inspection record is the real concern: 40 deficiencies, one serious enough to reach harm or jeopardy level, with a 1-out-of-5 health inspection rating, though there's nothing abuse-related and the most recent survey was April 2025. Staff turnover at 39.4% is better than the 45.8% national figure, and the 5-out-of-5 quality measure rating shows clinical outcomes are being tracked well. The gap between strong quality scores and weak inspection results is the tension here.

Nurse hours

3.24 /day

Staff turnover

n/a

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Cranford Park Care runs about 3.24 nurse hours per resident per day, roughly 16% under the national average of 3.86, and weekends drop another 10% below what the home staffs on weekdays. That thinner weekend coverage matters because the inspection record shows 34 deficiencies, though none at harm or jeopardy level and none tied to abuse. The health inspection rating of 2 out of 5 reflects that record; the quality measure score of 4 out of 5 sits much higher, which is a common split when day-to-day care indicators look better than the survey history. A for-profit corporate owner with 100 certified beds, inspected most recently in August 2025. Ask directly how weekend nurse coverage gets filled before you decide.

Nurse hours

3.86 /day

Staff turnover

54%

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Bartley Nursing & Rehab in Jackson runs 234 beds under for-profit LLC ownership, and its inspection record is genuinely clean: 11 deficiencies on file, none at the harm level, no abuse citations, and a survey as recent as August 2025. The two five-star ratings for health inspections and quality measures back that up. Staffing tells a different story. Total nurse hours sit right at the national average, but weekends drop about 9% below the home's own weekday coverage, and turnover hits 53.9% against a national 45.8%, meaning more than half the nursing staff leaves each year. Consistent weekday coverage paired with heavy turnover and thinner weekend shifts is the tension worth asking about directly.

Nurse hours

4.12 /day

Staff turnover

53%

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Atlas Healthcare At Seashore Gardens runs 151 certified beds in Galloway Township under for-profit LLC ownership, and its staffing tells a mixed story: 4.12 nurse hours per resident day sits about 7% above the national average of 3.86, yet weekend coverage drops roughly 6% below its own weekday level. Annual turnover of 52.9% outpaces the 45.8% national figure, so the people showing up are often new. The record holds 29 deficiencies with none at harm or jeopardy level, though one is abuse-related, and the most recent inspection came in July 2025. CMS gives it 2 out of 5 on both health inspections and staffing, but 5 out of 5 on quality measures, a split worth asking about directly.

Nurse hours

3.67 /day

Staff turnover

37%

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New Community Extended Care in Newark runs 180 certified beds as a nonprofit, and its staffing picture is mixed. Nurses provide 3.67 hours per resident day, roughly 5% under the national average, and weekends dip about 12% below the home's own weekday levels, so coverage thins out exactly when families tend to visit. Retention is a genuine strength: 37.3% turnover beats the 45.8% national figure. The trouble sits in inspections, where a single star and 22 deficiencies, one serious enough to reach harm or jeopardy, produced a $70,317 fine. That record, last reviewed in February 2025, is the main reason this home lands where it does.

Nurse hours

4.42 /day

Staff turnover

43%

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Clover Rest Home in Columbia runs 33 certified beds under for-profit LLC ownership, and the staffing picture is better than most: 4.42 nurse hours per resident per day, roughly 14% above the national average of 3.86. That said, weekends dip about 11% below the home's own weekday levels, so coverage isn't perfectly even across the week. Turnover sits at 42.9%, a touch better than the national 45.8%. Nine deficiencies appear on the current record, none at the harm or jeopardy level and none abuse-related, and the most recent inspection was May 2025. Quality measures land mid-range while inspections came back strong, which is roughly what you'd expect from a small home with solid hands-on hours but some unevenness.

Nurse hours

4.09 /day

Staff turnover

68%

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Pines Village runs a nonprofit operation with 66 beds in Whiting, and its nurse staffing sits at 4.09 hours per resident day, about 6% above the national average. That's a real edge, though weekends dip roughly 8% below the home's own weekday coverage, so care isn't evenly spread across the week. The bigger concern is turnover: 68.1% of staff leave annually, well above the 45.8% national figure, which matters for residents who value seeing the same faces. Inspections in August 2025 turned up 14 deficiencies, none at harm or jeopardy level, but two tied to abuse. Quality measures score well; inspection history is middling.

Nurse hours

2.99 /day

Staff turnover

36%

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Wedgwood Gardens runs lean on nursing hours, 2.99 per resident day against a national average of 3.86, roughly a fifth below what Medicare considers typical. Weekends thin out further, dropping about 18% from the home's own weekday staffing, so a Saturday shift looks noticeably different from a Tuesday one. Retention is a genuine bright spot: 35.8% turnover beats the 45.8% national figure, meaning caregivers here tend to stay longer than at the average home. The tradeoff shows up on the health inspection side, where 11 deficiencies include one serious enough to trigger a harm or jeopardy finding. That single citation carries more weight than the count suggests, and it's worth asking management directly what happened and what changed since the March 2025 survey.

Nurse hours

4.72 /day

Staff turnover

97%

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Heath Village runs a solid non-profit home in Hackettstown. The numbers that stand out most are the ones that don't match: nurse staffing sits at 4.72 hours per resident day, roughly 22% above the national average, yet annual turnover hits 97.2% against a national norm near 46%. That means the care hours are there, but the people delivering them are cycling through fast, weekend coverage also dips about 8% below weekday levels. On paper, inspections look clean: 11 deficiencies, none at harm or jeopardy level, none abuse-related, and the most recent survey was in March 2026. The quality measure rating sits at 3 out of 5, softer than staffing and inspection scores. If consistency of caregivers matters to your family, ask how they hold onto aides.

Nurse hours

3.34 /day

Staff turnover

39%

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Forest Manor Hcc runs lean on nurse staffing, 3.34 hours per resident day, roughly 14% under the national average, and weekends get thinner still, down about 6% from its own weekday levels. That matters most on Saturdays and Sundays when families tend to visit and problems surface. The 18 deficiencies on record include one at the harm level and one abuse-related, plus a single fine of $10,868, though the most recent inspection was in March 2025, so the picture is current. Staff turnover sits at 38.6%, better than the 45.8% national figure, which suggests some stability in the workforce. Owned by an individual for-profit operator across 120 beds. Quality measures score well; the inspection and staffing numbers are where the concerns sit.

Nurse hours

2.80 /day

Staff turnover

28%

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Laurel Bay runs on thin staffing for its 123 beds, 2.80 nurse hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, with weekends about 13% leaner than weekdays. Turnover sits at 28%, well below the 45.8% national figure, so the aides and nurses who are there tend to stay. The tradeoff shows up in oversight: a one-star health inspection rating, 22 deficiencies on the current record including one at the harm level, and a $15,873 fine, all from an inspection completed in January 2025. A for-profit corporation owns the place. Quality and staffing measures land mid-range, but the inspection record is where the problems cluster.