Essex County, New Jersey
County inventory for Essex 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. Home-health agency signature
4 Medicare-certified home-health agencies map into Essex County (upper tercile, ≥2) beside 32 nursing homes - CareScout 2025 New Jersey medians + CMS Five-Star.
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Sheet NJ-ESSEX-NEW-JERSEY · Essex, NJ
NH-MID · BEDS-MID · STAR-MID · HH-SMALL · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-TIE · AL-HIGH · BOOK-FULL
- NH-MID 32 homes
- BEDS-MID 4,994 beds
- STAR-MID 3.3★ avg
- HH-SMALL 4 HH
- RANK-TOP #63/2,851
- PHOTO-TIE Monroe
- AL-HIGH $8,710/mo
- BOOK-FULL 32/32 NH · 4/4 HH
Photo-finish peer: Monroe County, NY (0 NH count).
Stamps lead with home-health agency tercile (high) plus nursing-home inventory, licensed beds, Five-Star county average, corpus NH-count rank, photo-finish peer, and CareScout assisted-living medians.
What a dense home-health map shows for Essex County
Home-health coverage is the standout for Essex County: 4 Medicare-certified agencies (upper tercile) sit beside 32 nursing homes and 4,994 licensed beds. CMS nursing-home stars average 3.3/5 on rated homes.
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 Essex providers may sit above or below those state medians, compare facilities, not just the headline count.
Star counts across Essex County break as 4 at 1★, 6 at 2★, 6 at 3★, 8 at 4★, 8 at 5★. Ownership leans For profit - Limited Liability company (47% of 32 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Broadway House for Continuing Care, Careone at Livingston, Complete Care at St Vincents LLC. Families typically weigh the ladder alongside bed size, ownership, distance, and specialty units before visiting.
Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.
Top facilities in Essex, 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 5★
- 5 5★
Nursing Homes in Essex County
32 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broadway House for Continuing Care | Newark | 5/5 | 78 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Careone at Livingston | Livingston | 5/5 | 120 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Complete Care at St Vincents LLC | Cedar Grove | 5/5 | 151 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Inglemoor Rehabilitation and Care Center | Livingston | 5/5 | 138 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Job Haines Home For Aged People | Bloomfield | 5/5 | 40 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Lutheran Social Ministries Cranes Mill | West Caldwell | 5/5 | 56 | Non profit - Corporation |
| White House Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center | Orange | 5/5 | 176 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Winchester Gardens Health Care Center | Maplewood | 5/5 | 30 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Complete Care at Cedar Grove | Cedar Grove | 4/5 | 190 | For profit - Corporation |
| Complete Care at Summit Ridge | West Orange | 4/5 | 152 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Complete Care at West Caldwell LLC | West Caldwell | 4/5 | 180 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Daughters of Israel Pleasant Valley Home | West Orange | 4/5 | 303 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Family of Caring Healthcare at Montclair | Montclair | 4/5 | 70 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Montclair Care Center | Montclair | 4/5 | 64 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Park Crescent Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center | East Orange | 4/5 | 190 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Stratford Manor Rehabilitation and Care Center | West Orange | 4/5 | 131 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Alaris Health at West Orange | West Orange | 3/5 | 120 | For profit - Individual |
| Alliance Care Rehabilitation and Nursing Center | Irvington | 3/5 | 212 | For profit - Partnership |
| Brookhaven Health Care Center | East Orange | 3/5 | 122 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Complete Care at Orange Park | East Orange | 3/5 | 215 | For profit - Corporation |
| Green Hill | West Orange | 3/5 | 127 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Grove Park Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center | East Orange | 3/5 | 185 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Alaris Health at Cedar Grove | Cedar Grove | 2/5 | 230 | For profit - Individual |
| Forest Hills Center for Rehabilitation and Healing | Newark | 2/5 | 120 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| Livingston Post Acute Care | Livingston | 2/5 | 124 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| New Community Extended Care Facility | Newark | 2/5 | 180 | Non profit - Corporation |
| New Vista Nursing & Rehabilitation Ctr | Newark | 2/5 | 340 | For profit - Limited Liability company |
| St Catherine of Siena | Caldwell | 2/5 | 30 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Alaris Health at St Mary'S | Orange | 1/5 | 188 | For profit - Individual |
| Arbor Glen Center | Cedar Grove | 1/5 | 122 | For profit - Corporation |
| Canterbury at Cedar Grove | Cedar Grove | 1/5 | 180 | For profit - Individual |
| Sinai Post-Acute Nursing & Rehab Center | Newark | 1/5 | 430 | For profit - Corporation |
Home Health Agencies in Essex County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Bayada Home Health Care, Inc | Livingston | 4.5 |
| Promise Care Nj | East Orange | 4.5 |
| Barnabas Health Home Care and Hospice | West Orange | 4.0 |
| Patient Care | West Orange | 4.0 |
Read next for home-health-dense Essex
Nationwide counties with similar care inventories
Two CMS peer sets for Essex 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 (32 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 Essex County.