Cape May County, New Jersey
County inventory for Cape May County, New Jersey is drawn from U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nursing Home Compare / Home Health Compare (14,710 Medicare-certified nursing homes nationwide) with cost context from the private CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey - see our methodology. CMS star-quality signature
Rated homes in Cape May County average 4.1 CMS stars (upper tercile, >3.46) across 7 nursing homes - 836 licensed beds, CareScout 2025 New Jersey medians.
County care plate
Sheet NJ-CAPE-MAY-NEW-JERSEY · Cape May, NJ
NH-SMALL · BEDS-SMALL · STAR-HIGH · HH-SMALL · RANK-HIGH · PHOTO-TIE · AL-HIGH · BOOK-FULL
- NH-SMALL 7 homes
- BEDS-SMALL 836 beds
- STAR-HIGH 4.1★ avg
- HH-SMALL 1 HH
- RANK-HIGH #425/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Santa Cruz
- AL-HIGH $8,710/mo
- BOOK-FULL 7/7 NH · 1/1 HH
Photo-finish peer: Santa Cruz County, CA (0 NH count).
Stamps lead with CMS star-quality tercile (high) plus nursing-home inventory, licensed beds, Home Health Compare agencies, corpus NH-count rank, photo-finish peer, and CareScout assisted-living medians.
What stronger CMS stars show for Cape May County
CMS star quality is the standout for Cape May County: rated homes average 4.1/5 (upper tercile, >3.46) across 7 nursing homes and 836 licensed beds, with 1 home-health agency mapped.
Dense inventory counties still price against CareScout 2025 New Jersey medians: assisted living $8,710/mo, semi-private nursing $12,775/mo, private nursing $14,448/mo, home health aide $7,245/mo, adult day $2,167/mo. Local Cape May providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts skew stronger here (2 at 3★, 2 at 4★, 3 at 5★). Ownership leans For profit - Limited Liability company (43% of 7 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Complete Care at Court House, LLC, Fountain Springs at Cape May Nursing & Rehab Cente, United Methodist Communities at the Shores. Still weigh inspection history, staffing, bed size, and specialty units (dementia, rehab, ventilator) before visiting.
Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.
Top facilities in Cape May, NJ
Ranked by CMS overall star rating, not an editorial "best of" pick. Visit in person and consult a care professional before choosing.
- 1 5★
- 2 5★
- 3 5★
- 4 4★
- 5 4★
Nursing Homes in Cape May County
7 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Complete Care at Court House, LLC | Cape May Court House | 5/5 | 120 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Fountain Springs at Cape May Nursing & Rehab Cente | Cape May Court House | 5/5 | 116 | For profit - Corporation |
| United Methodist Communities at the Shores | Ocean City | 5/5 | 60 | Non profit - Church related |
| Crest Haven Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | Cape May Court House | 4/5 | 180 | For profit - Individual |
| North Cape Center | North Cape May | 4/5 | 120 | For profit - Corporation |
| Autumn Lake Healthcare at Oceanview | Ocean View | 3/5 | 120 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Pelican Pointe Post Acute Nursing & Rehabilitation | North Cape May | 3/5 | 120 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
Home Health Agencies in Cape May County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Cape Regional Home Health Care, LLC | Cape May Court House | 4.0 |
Read next for stronger-star Cape May
Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Cape May County, NJ, both outside NJ so the neighborhoods are not state containment (the New Jersey overview below stays the geo path).
Similar nursing-home inventory
Nearest other-state counties by certified nursing-home count (7 here).
Continue on the New Jersey elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are New Jersey state-level medians from CareScout 2025 (county-level cost data is not available).
Read our methodology - how CMS Care Compare and CareScout 2025 are joined for Cape May County.