New Jersey nursing homes with the CMS High Performing Facility icon: the current list
46 of New Jersey's 348 Medicare-certified nursing homes carry the CMS High Performing Facility icon on Care Compare as of CMS's October 2026 list, 13.2% of the state. The full list by county, what the icon means, and what to do if your building is on it.
46 of New Jersey’s 348 Medicare-certified nursing homes carry the CMS High Performing Facility icon on Nursing Home Care Compare as of CMS’s October 2026 list. That’s 13.2% of the state, above the national share of 11.6%.
Here’s the full list by county, what the icon records, and what to do if you run one of these buildings or compete with one.
What the icon means
CMS places a trophy on a facility’s Care Compare profile when it qualifies for the Risk-Based Survey, a shorter inspection reserved for buildings with a clean record. Qualifying takes 11 checks at once: a 5-star overall rating, at least 3 stars for staffing, no harm-level citations in the last cycle, an inspection within 18 months, clean staffing and assessment data audits, no staffing waivers, no recent change of ownership, and more.
The list rebuilds every quarter, and the icon stays “until the facility is no longer eligible.” The full explainer covers what that means in practice.
The New Jersey list
Middlesex County
- Brighton Gardens of Edison, Edison · 30 beds
- Complete Care at Madison, LLC, Matawan · 167 beds
- New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home Menlo, Edison · 328 beds
- Reformed Church Home, Old Bridge · 108 beds
- Roosevelt Care Center At Old Bridge, Old Bridge · 180 beds
- St Joseph’s Home AL & NC, Inc, Woodbridge · 51 beds
Monmouth County
- Applewood Village, Inc, Freehold · 60 beds
- Careone at Holmdel, Holmdel · 130 beds
- CareOne At Wall, Wall · 130 beds
- Continuing Care at Seabrook, Tinton Falls · 86 beds
- De La Salle Hall, Lincroft · 32 beds
- Sunnyside Manor, Wall · 60 beds
Essex County
- Inglemoor Rehabilitation and Care Center, Livingston · 138 beds
- Job Haines Home For Aged People, Bloomfield · 40 beds
- Lutheran Social Ministries Cranes Mill, West Caldwell · 56 beds
- White House Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, Orange · 176 beds
- Winchester Gardens Health Care Center, Maplewood · 30 beds
Passaic County
- Careone at Wayne, Wayne · 101 beds
- Complete Care at Hamilton, LLC, Passaic · 120 beds
- Doctors Subacute Healthcare, LLC, Paterson · 54 beds
- Health Center at Bloomingdale, Bloomingdale · 120 beds
Union County
- Aristacare at Norwood Terrace, Plainfield · 120 beds
- Childrens Specialized Hospital Mountainside, Mountainside · 64 beds
- Complete Care at Plainfield LLC, Plainfield · 106 beds
- Elmora Hills Health & Rehabilitation Center, Elizabeth · 200 beds
Hudson County
- Bayonne University Hospital, Bayonne · 17 beds
- Hoboken University Medical Center Tcu, Hoboken · 15 beds
- Hudsonview Health Care Center, North Bergen · 273 beds
Ocean County
- Community Medical Center Tcu, Toms River · 25 beds
- Crestwood Manor, Whiting · 64 beds
- Harrogate Village, Lakewood · 68 beds
Somerset County
- N J Eastern Star Home, Bridgewater · 82 beds
- Parker at Somerset, Inc, Somerset · 120 beds
- The Arbor at Laurel Circle, Bridgewater · 64 beds
Mercer County
- Clover Meadows Healthcare and Rehabilitation Cente, Lawrenceville · 100 beds
- Complete Care at Mercerville LLC, Hamilton Township · 114 beds
Morris County
- Cheshire Home, Florham Park · 35 beds
- Livia Health and Senior Living, East Hanover · 86 beds
Atlantic County
- Preferred Care at Absecon, Absecon · 162 beds
Bergen County
- Family of Caring Healthcare at Ridgewood, Ridgewood · 96 beds
Burlington County
- Medford Leas, Medford · 24 beds
Camden County
- United Methodist Communities at Collingswood, Collingswood · 60 beds
Cape May County
- Fountain Springs at Cape May Nursing & Rehab Cente, Cape May Court House · 116 beds
Gloucester County
- Shady Lane Gloucester Co Home, Clarksboro · 60 beds
Hunterdon County
- Country Arch Care Center, Pittstown · 130 beds
Warren County
- Clover Rest Home, Columbia · 33 beds
Where they cluster
The largest groups sit in Middlesex (6), Monmouth (6), Essex (5). 18 of New Jersey’s counties have at least one qualifying building.
If your building is on the list
You have roughly a quarter before the next rebuild to turn the icon into inquiries, tours, and referral conversations. The 7-surface rollout covers the website, Google Business Profile, per-facility social, the lobby, admissions, hospital partners, and current families, with one dated sentence that stays accurate everywhere. The hospital referral piece is the surface with the highest return.
Write the removal plan before the first post. The icon is a status, and statuses end.
MOZART&CO. runs this as a coordinated recognition campaign for every qualifying building in a network, in one week, tracked in the Marketing Hub so the next quarter triggers an update instead of a scramble. We work with operators across New Jersey.
If it isn’t
About 88.4% of nursing homes nationally are in the same position, and many of them are strong buildings that missed on a technicality: the survey clock, an acquisition, a staffing star. Find out which of the 11 checks you missed. Three of them respond to work you control this quarter.
About this list
Source: the High Performing Icon column of the CMS Provider Information dataset (NH_ProviderInfo_Sep2026_3.csv) on the Provider Data Catalog, retrieved 2026-10-19. Facility names, cities, counties, and bed counts from the CMS Provider Information dataset as of 2026-10-19. CMS notes that the lists sent to state survey agencies and the icons shown on Care Compare will not always match because of data transmission and posting delays; for any single facility, the Care Compare profile is the reference. This page updates when CMS rebuilds the list.
Running a New Jersey building that made the list? Inquire.
Frequently asked questions
- How many New Jersey nursing homes have the CMS High Performing Facility icon?
- 46 of 348 Medicare-certified nursing homes in New Jersey, or 13.2%, as of CMS's October 2026 list. The national share is 11.6%. CMS rebuilds the list every quarter, and this page updates when it does.
- What does the trophy icon mean on Care Compare?
- The facility qualified for CMS's Risk-Based Survey by clearing 11 checks last quarter, including a 5-star overall rating, at least 3 stars for staffing, no actual harm or immediate jeopardy citations in the last survey cycle, an inspection within 18 months, and no recent change of ownership. It stays on the profile page until the facility is no longer eligible.
- Why is a 5-star New Jersey nursing home missing from the list?
- The 5-star overall rating is 1 of 11 checks. Common misses are the 18-month survey clock, which depends on the state's inspection backlog, a change in ownership since the last standard survey, a staffing rating under 3 stars, or an inspection score above the New Jersey median. Some strong buildings simply wait on the next survey.
- How often does the New Jersey list change?
- Quarterly. CMS compiles the qualifying list at the end of each quarter and posts it to the Provider Data Catalog and Care Compare, and the icon comes off a profile as soon as a facility stops qualifying. CMS also notes the lists it sends to states and the icons on Care Compare will not always match on timing.