Nursing Homes in Essex County, New Jersey

32 Medicare-certified nursing homes are based in Essex County, with rated providers averaging 3.3 out of 5 overall. Provider profiles below carry CMS ratings, inspections, staffing, and ownership.

Browse: Nursing Homes in New Jersey · all care types in Essex County · Cities: Cedar Grove, Orange, West Orange, Irvington, Newark, East Orange, Livingston, West Caldwell

Nursing Homes profiles in Essex County

Cities in Essex County

Cedar Grove, NJ 5 facilities Orange, NJ 2 facilities West Orange, NJ 5 facilities Irvington, NJ 1 facilities Newark, NJ 5 facilities East Orange, NJ 4 facilities Livingston, NJ 3 facilities West Caldwell, NJ 2 facilities Montclair, NJ 2 facilities Bloomfield, NJ 1 facilities Caldwell, NJ 1 facilities Maplewood, NJ 1 facilities

Choosing a nursing home in Essex County

To compare nursing homes, look past the star rating to the health inspection findings themselves, review nurse staffing levels and turnover, and ask about rehabilitation, memory care, and how care plans get reviewed.

The strongest comparisons weigh several signals together - inspection history, nurse staffing, quality measures, and the particular services someone requires. Ratings pull those signals into a single number, but they cannot stand in for a visit or a conversation with the staff.

Where you can, visit each option in Essex County, ask how care plans are created and revisited, and get costs, coverage, and availability confirmed in writing. Steady staffing and open communication with families count for as much as any published rating.

Frequently asked questions

How many nursing homes does Essex County have?

According to the current CMS data, Essex County, New Jersey has 32 Medicare-certified nursing homes, averaging 3.3 out of 5 overall among rated providers.

Which Essex County cities have nursing homes?

Cedar Grove, Orange, West Orange, Irvington, Newark, East Orange and other communities list Medicare-certified nursing homes in the current data.

Data sources

Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog. Processing date: 2026-10-06.

Required disclosures

For general information only, not medical advice. This website shares public data and general information. It does not offer medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment guidance, and it cannot replace a consultation with a qualified health care professional or with Medicare.

Independent and unaffiliated. NursingFacilities.org is a private, independently run directory. It is not affiliated with, nor endorsed or operated by, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Medicare, or any government agency. CMS has not reviewed or endorsed this site.

Confirm details before acting. Facility records come from public federal datasets and may lag or contain errors. Always verify current ratings, services, availability, and coverage directly with the provider and on Medicare.gov.

Certain outbound links on this site are partner or affiliate links. If you use them we may receive a commission, and your price does not change. This never influences the data we publish.