241 of the 348 Medicare-certified nursing homes in New Jersey (69%) are chain-owned, and all are listed below. 35 of the 241 graded homes earn an A and 6 earn a D or F. They average 3.64 nursing hours per resident per day, 0.21 hours below the 3.85 for every home in New Jersey. Willowbrooke Court Skilled Care At Evergreens in Moorestown grades highest at A (99 out of 100).
How chain-owned homes in New Jersey compare
This group set against every nursing home in New Jersey, from the current CMS release.
Mount Holly Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center runs 180 certified beds in Lumberton under for-profit LLC ownership, and its nurses provide about 3.43 hours of care per resident each day, roughly 11 percent below the national average of 3.86. Weekends get thinner still, with staffing about 7 percent under its own weekday level, while annual turnover sits at 44.9 percent, close to the national 45.8 percent. The current record carries 32 deficiencies, including five at the harm or jeopardy level and two tied to abuse, and the most recent inspection was February 7, 2025. Its quality measure score is strong; the health inspection score is not, and that gap is worth asking about directly.
Mountainside Skilled Nursing and Rehab runs 151 certified beds under for-profit LLC ownership, and its numbers pull in two directions. The health inspection side is the weak spot: a 2-out-of-5 federal rating, 32 deficiencies on the current record, including three tied to abuse, though none rose to actual harm or jeopardy, and the last inspection was recent, in March 2025. Staffing sits at 3.67 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 5 percent under the national figure, and weekends run about 11 percent thinner than weekdays. What keeps the overall picture up is retention, 33 percent turnover against a 45.8 percent national rate, and strong quality measures.
Voorhees Pediatric Facility runs on unusually heavy nurse staffing, 6.36 hours per resident day, roughly 65% above the national average, and its 25.7% turnover is well below the 45.8% norm, which matters in a place caring for medically fragile kids. The inspection record tells a different story: 27 deficiencies, including five tied to abuse and one flagged at harm or jeopardy level, with a $33,579 fine and a one-star health inspection rating. Its most recent inspection was in May 2025, so that record is current, not stale. For-profit LLC ownership. The quality measures look strong, but the survey history is what a family should be asking about.
Morris View runs 313 beds in Morristown under individual for-profit ownership, and its 47 deficiencies, six at the harm or jeopardy level, seven tied to abuse, are the number a family should sit with. Federal fines total $351,182 across three actions, and the most recent inspection came at the end of January 2026. Nurse staffing sits at 3.61 hours per resident day, roughly 7% under the national average, and weekends drop about 13% below the home's own weekday level, so coverage thins exactly when families tend to visit. Turnover at 41.7% is slightly better than the 45.8% national figure, and the quality measure score is strong, but inspection history and weekend staffing are where the risk concentrates.
Complete Care At Harborage is a 247-bed for-profit in North Bergen, and its numbers pull in two directions. The clinical quality scores are strong, but the inspection record is where the trouble sits: 28 deficiencies, two of them serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy, plus three tied to abuse, and a $27,378 fine. Nurse staffing runs about 3.48 hours per resident day, roughly 10% under the national average, and weekends drop another 12% below the home's own weekday levels, so coverage thins out exactly when families tend to visit.
The Meadows at Lawrence runs 180 beds under for-profit LLC ownership, and its staffing sits at 3.66 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 5% under the national average of 3.86. Weekends drop about 8% below its own weekday coverage, so the thinnest shifts land when families tend to visit.
The inspection record is the bigger concern: 32 deficiencies, including one at the harm or jeopardy level and three tied to abuse, plus a $17,345 fine. Staff turnover at 37.7% is actually better than the 45.8% national figure, and quality measures rate well, but a recent September 2025 inspection and that harm-level finding are what you'd want to ask about directly before deciding.
Berlin Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center runs 128 certified beds under corporate for-profit ownership, and the numbers tell a mixed story. Nurse staffing sits at 3.73 hours per resident day, about 3% under the national average, and weekends dip roughly 8% below its own weekday levels, worth asking about if your family visits on Saturdays or Sundays. Annual turnover of 43% is slightly better than the 45.8% national figure, but still means close to half the staff changes each year. The inspection record shows 14 deficiencies, two serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy, plus two fines totaling $71,204; the most recent inspection was May 2025. Quality measures score well, though staffing and inspection results are where the real questions live.
Cedar Crest/Mountainview Gardens runs on a nonprofit model with 113 certified beds, and its staffing numbers are genuinely strong, 4.18 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 8% above the national average, with weekend coverage dipping about 10% below its own weekday level. Turnover sits at 21.2%, less than half the national rate of 45.8%, which matters for continuity of care. The trouble is on the inspection side: 14 deficiencies on the current record, including 3 at the harm or jeopardy level and 1 abuse-related, plus $49,960 in fines across 3 penalties. A recent January 2026 inspection found a 2-out-of-5 health inspection rating, even as quality measures and staffing each earned 5 out of 5. Strong hands on deck, but a documented history of serious compliance problems.
Autumn Lake Healthcare at Voorhees is a for-profit, limited-liability operation with 120 beds, and its strongest number sits on the clinical side: a 5-out-of-5 quality measure rating. Staffing is thinner than it looks. At 3.82 nurse hours per resident day it runs just under the national average, and weekend coverage drops about 4% below its own weekday level, the stretch when problems tend to surface. Turnover at 28.7% is genuinely better than the 45.8% national figure, so the people who stay tend to stay. The concern is the inspection record: 25 deficiencies, including three tied to abuse and one serious enough to reach harm or jeopardy, plus an $84,835 fine. Ask about that harm-level citation directly.
Optima Care Harborview runs 180 beds under for-profit LLC ownership, and its nurse staffing sits at 3.04 hours per resident day, roughly 21% under the national average of 3.86. Weekends dip about 8% below the home's own weekday coverage, so the thinnest shifts land when families tend to visit. Staff turnover hit 100% over the past year against a national average near 46%, meaning the aides and nurses caring for residents are largely new to the building. The current inspection record shows 32 deficiencies, including one tied to abuse, though none reached harm or jeopardy level, and CMS has fined the home once for $13,674. Its last inspection was January 15, 2026.
Complete Care at Laurelton runs about 3.39 nurse hours per resident per day, roughly 12 percent under the national average, and weekends dip another 10 percent below its own weekdays. That thin coverage shows up in the numbers that matter most: staff turnover sits at 72.4 percent against a national average of 45.8 percent, meaning most of the people caring for your relative are new, or about to be. The health inspection record carries 24 deficiencies, including two at the harm level and one abuse-related, with $163,101 in fines. Its last inspection was June 2025. The quality measure score looks strong on paper, but that's largely built from charted data, not from how the place is actually staffed day to day.
Buckingham At Norwood runs 240 certified beds under for-profit LLC ownership, and its nurse staffing sits at 3.21 hours per resident day, roughly 17% under the national average of 3.86. Weekends dip about 7% below its own weekday coverage, so the thinnest shifts are also the least supervised. Turnover at 39.1% is actually better than the 45.8% national figure, which is worth noting, but it doesn't offset a record of 25 deficiencies, two at harm or jeopardy level, one abuse-related, plus a $76,226 fine. The most recent inspection was April 2026. CMS gives the place 2 of 5 stars for both health inspections and staffing.
Excel Care At Wayne is a for-profit LLC home with 120 beds, and its staffing is where the trouble starts. At 3.28 nurse hours per resident day, it runs about 15% under the national average of 3.86, weekends dip another 9% below its own weekdays, and turnover sits at 75.2% against a national 45.8%, that's three out of four caregivers leaving in a year, which makes consistent care hard to sustain. Inspections in December 2024 turned up 10 deficiencies, one serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy, plus an $8,281 fine; the health inspection rating lands at 2 of 5 stars. The 4-star quality measure score reflects charted outcomes, but those depend on the staff actually being there to chart them.
Atlas Post Acute At Woodbury Country Club reports 4.03 nurse hours per resident day, slightly above the national average, but that number hides two problems: weekend staffing drops about 11% below its own weekday level, and 56% of staff turn over each year against a national 45.8%. The inspection record is the harder read, 42 deficiencies, five at harm or jeopardy level, four abuse-related, and $561,530 in fines across two cases, all reflected in a one-star health inspection rating. Memory care and rehab units can look fine day to day while the paperwork shows repeated, serious problems; the most recent inspection was April 2025, so the record is current, not stale.
The Subacute at Autumn Lake Healthcare has 124 beds and enough nursing hours per resident day to sit about 12% above the national average, which sounds reassuring until you notice weekends run roughly 12% thinner than weekdays and staff turnover hits 65.6%, well above the 45.8% national figure. A one-star health inspection rating sits alongside 26 deficiencies, four of them at harm or jeopardy level and one abuse-related, plus $130,206 in fines across two penalties. The five-star quality measure score doesn't offset that inspection record, and the most recent survey dates to March 2026. For-profit, individually owned, with a staffing rating that contradicts the raw hours.
The Pines at Medford is a 180-bed for-profit home in Burlington County that federal regulators have placed in the Special Focus Facility program, a designation reserved for the small share of nursing homes with a persistent record of serious problems. Its current inspection history shows 44 deficiencies, including six at the harm or jeopardy level and four tied to abuse, along with a $165,409 fine. Nurse staffing runs 2.94 hours per resident day, roughly a quarter below the national average, and weekends drop about 11% below its own weekday level, with turnover at 48.3%. The five-star quality measure score reflects what the home reports on paper; the one-star inspection and staffing ratings reflect what surveyors and hours actually show.
Manahawkin Health and Rehabilitation Center runs a 120-bed for-profit operation, and the staffing numbers tell a story worth sitting with. At 2.81 nurse hours per resident day, it sits roughly 27% under the national average of 3.86, and weekends drop another 12% below its own weekday level, so the thinnest coverage lands when families tend to visit. Turnover at 51.3% tops the national figure, and the inspection record shows 51 deficiencies, four at harm or jeopardy level, with two tied to abuse. Federal fines total $297,722, and CMS has placed the home in its Special Focus Facility program, a designation reserved for the poorest performers. The most recent inspection was December 2024.
Sinai Post-Acute runs 430 beds in Newark, and its nursing hours come in at 2.79 per resident day, roughly 28% under the national average of 3.86. Weekends are thinner still, about 7% below its own weekday levels, so the coverage gap families notice on a Saturday isn't imagined. The inspection record is where the real trouble sits: 44 deficiencies, six of them serious enough to put residents in harm's way, two tied to abuse, and a single $329,910 fine. Last inspection was June 2025. Turnover at 33.6% is actually better than the 45.8% national figure, which tells you staff aren't fleeing, but with that many problems on the books, ask hard questions before choosing it.
Homestead Rehabilitation runs a for-profit partnership home in Newton with 128 certified beds, and the staffing picture is genuinely mixed. Total nurse coverage sits at 4.16 hours per resident day, about 8% above the national average, and turnover of 30.2% beats the national 45.8%, those are real positives. But weekends run roughly 14% leaner than weekdays, and the inspection record is where things fall apart: 40 deficiencies, two at harm or jeopardy level, one abuse-related, $111,754 in fines, and a spot in CMS's Special Focus Facility program. A 2025 inspection is recent, so this isn't stale data. Strong quality scores don't offset a harm-level citation and active federal monitoring.
Allaire Rehab & Nursing has the kind of staffing numbers most homes would envy, 4.87 nurse hours per resident day, well above the national average, but the inspection record tells a different story. Over 33 deficiencies, nine of them involving actual harm or jeopardy, five tied to abuse, and $198,526 in fines have landed this Freehold home in CMS's Special Focus Facility program, a designation reserved for the country's most persistently troubled nursing homes. Weekend staffing drops roughly 19% below weekday levels, and 50.8% of nursing staff turned over in a year, so the coverage on paper may not be what your family member experiences on a Saturday. The most recent inspection was November 2024.
Frequently asked questions
How many chain-owned nursing homes are there in New Jersey?
There are 241 chain-owned Medicare-certified nursing homes in New Jersey, 69% of the 348 nursing homes there.
Are chain-owned nursing homes better staffed?
In New Jersey they average 3.64 total nursing hours per resident per day, against 3.85 for all nursing homes in New Jersey, a difference of -0.21 hours. Staff turnover averages 40.6% against 39.7%.
Which chain-owned nursing home grades best in New Jersey?