CMS Nurses for Nursing Homes: Qualifying Nursing Homes in Essex County, New Jersey
Nurses for Nursing Homes is a $275 million CMS program, announced October 23, 2026, that pays registered nurses and licensed practical nurses up to $50,000 in student loan repayment and stipends for three years of work at a qualifying nursing home. Applications opened October 26, 2026 at NursesforNursingHomes.cms.gov.
This page maps every home on CMS’s qualifying list of October 22, 2026. Search near a ZIP code, or by state, county or chain, and export the results. CMS will update the list during the program; its official list and campaign page are the current source.
All 32 nursing homes in Essex County, New Jersey qualify on CMS’s Nurses for Nursing Homes list of October 22, 2026. CMS classes Essex County as urban.
In New Jersey, 272 of 348 nursing homes (78.2%) qualify.
CMS’s List of Qualifying Nursing Homes is the official source. This page uses the list of October 22, 2026; CMS will update it during the program, so check the current list before relying on this one. Nurses apply at NursesforNursingHomes.cms.gov.
| Nursing home | City | Qualifies | Chain | Beds | CCN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALARIS HEALTH AT CEDAR GROVE | Cedar Grove | Yes, urban county | Alaris Health | 230 | 315357 |
| ALARIS HEALTH AT WEST ORANGE | West Orange | Yes, urban county | Alaris Health | 120 | 315449 |
| ALLIANCE CARE REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTER | Irvington | Yes, urban county | Excelsior Care Group | 212 | 315359 |
| Arbor Glen Center | Cedar Grove | Yes, urban county | Genesis Healthcare | 122 | 315036 |
| AXIA CARE CENTER OF ORANGE | Orange | Yes, urban county | Alaris Health | 188 | 315352 |
| Broadway House for Continuing Care | Newark | Yes, urban county | 78 | 315343 | |
| BROOKHAVEN HEALTH CARE CENTER | East Orange | Yes, urban county | Paramount Care Centers | 122 | 315268 |
| CANTERBURY AT CEDAR GROVE | Cedar Grove | Yes, urban county | Mb Healthcare | 180 | 315204 |
| CAREONE AT LIVINGSTON | Livingston | Yes, urban county | Careone | 120 | 315479 |
| COMPLETE CARE AT CEDAR GROVE | Cedar Grove | Yes, urban county | Complete Care | 190 | 315216 |
| COMPLETE CARE AT ORANGE PARK | East Orange | Yes, urban county | Complete Care | 215 | 315178 |
| COMPLETE CARE AT ST VINCENTS LLC | Cedar Grove | Yes, urban county | Complete Care | 151 | 315194 |
| COMPLETE CARE AT SUMMIT RIDGE | West Orange | Yes, urban county | Complete Care | 152 | 315038 |
| COMPLETE CARE AT WEST CALDWELL LLC | West Caldwell | Yes, urban county | Complete Care | 180 | 315247 |
| DAUGHTERS OF ISRAEL PLEASANT VALLEY HOME | West Orange | Yes, urban county | 279 | 315029 | |
| Family of Caring Healthcare at Montclair | Montclair | Yes, urban county | Family of Caring Healthcare | 70 | 315435 |
| FOREST HILLS CENTER FOR REHABILITATION AND HEALING | Newark | Yes, urban county | Infinite Care | 120 | 315375 |
| GREEN HILL | West Orange | Yes, urban county | 127 | 315416 | |
| GROVE PARK HEALTHCARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER | East Orange | Yes, urban county | Allaire Health Services | 185 | 315147 |
| INGLEMOOR REHABILITATION AND CARE CENTER | Livingston | Yes, urban county | 138 | 315322 | |
| Job Haines Home For Aged People | Bloomfield | Yes, urban county | 40 | 315392 | |
| LIVINGSTON POST ACUTE CARE | Livingston | Yes, urban county | 124 | 315526 | |
| LUTHERAN SOCIAL MINISTRIES CRANES MILL | West Caldwell | Yes, urban county | 56 | 315457 | |
| Montclair Care Center | Montclair | Yes, urban county | Highbridge Healthcare | 64 | 315363 |
| NEW COMMUNITY EXTENDED CARE FACILITY | Newark | Yes, urban county | 180 | 315393 | |
| NEW VISTA NURSING & REHABILITATION CTR | Newark | Yes, urban county | 340 | 315458 | |
| Park Crescent Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center | East Orange | Yes, urban county | Ocean Healthcare | 190 | 315266 |
| SINAI POST-ACUTE NURSING & REHAB CENTER | Newark | Yes, urban county | Paramount Care Centers | 430 | 315236 |
| ST CATHERINE OF SIENA | Caldwell | Yes, urban county | 30 | 315471 | |
| Stratford Manor Rehabilitation and Care Center | West Orange | Yes, urban county | Mb Healthcare | 131 | 315066 |
| WHITE HOUSE HEALTHCARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER | Orange | Yes, urban county | Colev Gestetner | 176 | 315372 |
| WINCHESTER GARDENS HEALTH CARE CENTER | Maplewood | Yes, urban county | Springpoint Senior Living | 30 | 315527 |
What this means for a facility
This page shows which homes qualify. SNF Insights, our skilled nursing platform, shows each facility’s RN and LPN staffing, turnover and posted nurse pay next to its nearest competitors.
See SNF Insights →Sources: CMS List of Qualifying Nursing Homes (October 22, 2026), Qualifying Nursing Home Methodology and Frequently Asked Questions; star ratings, beds and locations from the CMS Nursing Home Provider Information file, October 2026 release. Rural counts by state are BARA Analytics’ match of each home’s county to CMS’s rural county list. The one home in Guam is in the counts but not on the map. BARA Analytics is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by CMS.