America's Best Nursing Homes 2025

One of the challenges of aging is finding the right care from sources that you trust—you want to know that you or your loved ones are in good hands during a new phase of life. Nursing homes can provide crucial services for those who need general care or medical assistance in their day-to-day lives. In fact, there were an estimated 1.2 million nursing home residents across the country in 2023, according to global data research firm Statista. That number is expected to increase.

To assist seniors and their loved ones in considering long-term care options, Newsweek and Statista are partnering for the fourth year to rank America's Best Nursing Homes 2025.

This year's list recognizes 1,050 nursing homes across the 25 states with the highest number of facilities, according to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services data. The top nursing homes in each state were assessed and ranked based on four pillars: performance data, recommendations of medical professionals, accreditations and resident satisfaction.

We hope this list helps you find the best available care options for you or your loved ones.

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As in previous years, this rankings also includes nursing homes with 50-99 beds and 1 00-149 beds.

New Jersey – 150+ beds

Rank

Facility

City

Certified Beds

Medicare/Medicaid Accepted

Continuing Care Retirement Community

Resident & Family Council

1Jewish Home at RockleighRockleigh196Medicare and MedicaidNBoth2Christian Health Care CenterWyckoff298Medicare and MedicaidNBoth3Daughters of Israel - West OrangeWest Orange303Medicare and MedicaidNResident4Masonic Village at BurlingtonBurlington264Medicare and MedicaidYResident5Roosevelt Care Center at EdisonEdison356Medicare and MedicaidNResident6Excelcare at The PinesAtlantic City151Medicare and MedicaidNResident7White House Healthcare CenterOrange176Medicare and MedicaidNResident8Emerson Health & Rehabilitation CenterEmerson155Medicare and MedicaidNResident9South Mountain Healthcare and Rehabilitation CenterVauxhall195Medicare and MedicaidNResident10Maple Glen CenterFairlawn159Medicare and MedicaidNResident11Complete Care at West CaldwellWest Caldwell180Medicare and MedicaidNResident12Lawrence Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center / The Meadows at LawrenceLawrenceville180Medicare and MedicaidNResident13Bridgeway Care and Rehab Center at BridgewaterBridgewater151Medicare and MedicaidNResident14Family of Caring at Park RidgePark Ridge210Medicare and MedicaidNResident15Roosevelt Care Center at Old BridgeOld Bridge180Medicare and MedicaidNResident16Elmora Hills Healthcare & Rehabilitation CenterElizabeth200Medicare and MedicaidNResident17Alaris Health at St. Mary'sOrange188Medicare and MedicaidNResident18CareOne at Madison AvenueMorristown178Medicare and MedicaidNResident19New Jersey Veterans Memorial VinelandVineland300MedicareNBoth20Leisure Chateau Care & Rehabilitation CenterLakewood242Medicare and MedicaidNResident21Preakness Healthcare CenterWayne406Medicare and MedicaidNResident22Hampton Ridge Healthcare and RehabilitationToms River204Medicare and MedicaidNResident23Complete Care at Summit RidgeWest Orange152Medicare and MedicaidNResident24Oakland Rehabilitation & Healthcare CenterOakland215Medicare and MedicaidNResident25Complete Care at MarcellaBurlington150Medicare and MedicaidNResident26Alaris Health at Hamilton ParkJersey City260Medicare and MedicaidNResident27Complete Care at Cedar GroveCedar Grove190Medicare and MedicaidNResident28Laurel Brook Rehabilitation & Healthcare CenterMount Laurel220Medicare and MedicaidNResident29Our Lady's Center for Rehabilitation & HealthcarePleasantville214Medicare and MedicaidNResident30Avalon Rehabilitation and Care CenterWayne170Medicare and MedicaidNResident31Bartley Healthcare Nursing & RehabilitationJackson234Medicare and MedicaidNBoth32Willow Springs Rehabilitation & Healthcare CenterBrick164Medicare and MedicaidNResident33The Jewish Home for Rehabilitation & NursingFreehold150Medicare and MedicaidNResident34Complete Care at Green AcresToms River167Medicare and MedicaidNResident35Seacrest Rehabilitation & Healthcare CenterLittle Egg Harbor Tw171Medicare and MedicaidNResident36Alaris Health at The ChateauRochelle Park251Medicare and MedicaidNResident37Hudson View Center for Rehabilitation and HealthcareNorth Bergen273Medicare and MedicaidNResident38Complete Care at RegentHackensack180Medicare and MedicaidNResident39Bergen New Bridge Medical CenterParamus574Medicare and MedicaidNBoth40New Jersey Veterans Home at ParamusParamus336MedicareNBoth41Complete Care at MadisonMatawan167Medicare and MedicaidNResident

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METHODOLOGY

America's Best Nursing Homes 2025 highlights the nation's top 1050 nursing homes out of 14,858 analyzed. The evaluation is based on the following four pillars: performance data, peer recommendations, accreditations and resident satisfaction. Nursing homes in the 25 states with the highest number of facilities, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS, 2024) were considered in the study. Included are single branches of nursing homes with at least 50 certified beds, which are not part of the Specialty Focus Facility (SFF) program.

Statista used Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) data to determine the performance of nursing homes. This year, the weighting of the performance data pillar was increased within the scoring model to reflect the emphasis on the medical key performance indicators. For peer recommendations, Statista invited thousands of medical experts (registered nurses, nursing home managers and administrators, licensed practical nurses / licensed vocational nurses, nursing assistants, therapists and physicians) to an online survey. Additionally, experts from all over the U.S. could participate in the survey of the America's Best Nursing Homes by State on newsweek.com. Email verification was required and self-recommendation was not possible. The survey data was collected from June to July 2024. As an additional element, accreditations from the Joint Commission and Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) have been included in the scoring model (where available). As a minor additional pillar of the scoring, evaluations from residents and relatives from Google were included for each nursing home. Based on the available data, Nursing homes received a resident satisfaction rating between 0 and 5 stars.

The overall rating is the weighted average of the performance data score 52%, the reputation score 33%, the accreditation score 10% and the resident satisfaction score 5%. The best 1050 nursing homes are awarded with a rank in their own state, resulting in 20 individual lists for nursing homes with 50-99 beds and 25 individual lists for nursing homes with 100-149 beds and for nursing homes with at least 150 beds.

The rankings are comprised exclusively of nursing homes that are eligible regarding the scope described in this document. A mention in the ranking is a positive recognition based on peer recommendations and publicly available data sources at the time. The ranking is the result of an elaborate process which, due to the interval of data collection and analysis, is a reflection of the last 12 months only. Furthermore, events preceding or following the period August 21st, 2023 – August, 21st, 2024, and/or pertaining to individual persons affiliated/associated to the facilities were not included in the metrics. The results of this ranking should not be used as the sole source of information for future deliberations. The information provided in this ranking should be considered in conjunction with other available information about nursing homes or, if possible, accompanied by a visit to a facility. The quality of nursing homes that are not included in the rankings is not disputed.

Download the methodology overview here.

Download the extended methodology here.