CMS Nurses for Nursing Homes: Qualifying Nursing Homes in Mercer 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.
None of the 16 nursing homes in Mercer County, New Jersey qualify on CMS’s Nurses for Nursing Homes list of October 22, 2026. CMS classes Mercer County as urban.
In New Jersey, 272 of 348 nursing homes (78.2%) qualify.
CMS adds urban homes after rural ones: those a state proposes, then urban counties with the most residents per registered nurse, until the state’s funding target is met.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACCELA POST ACUTE CARE AT HAMILTON | Hamilton | No | 55 | 315519 | |
| AVALON REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE CENTER | Hamilton | No | Marquis Health Services | 180 | 315223 |
| AVANT REHABILITATION AND CARE CENTER | Trenton | No | Accela Healthcare | 149 | 315455 |
| BELLE CARE NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER | Trenton | No | 106 | 315124 | |
| CARNEGIE POST ACUTE CARE AT PRINCETON LLC | Princeton | No | Mb Healthcare | 180 | 315370 |
| CLOVER MEADOWS HEALTHCARE AND REHABILITATION CENTE | Lawrenceville | No | Mb Healthcare | 100 | 315113 |
| COMPLETE CARE AT MERCERVILLE LLC | Hamilton Township | No | Complete Care | 114 | 315094 |
| GREENWOOD HOUSE HOME FOR THE JEWISH AGED | Trenton | No | 137 | 315215 | |
| HAMILTON GROVE HEALTHCARE AND REHABILITATION, LLC | Hamilton | No | Ocean Healthcare | 218 | 315423 |
| LAWRENCE REHAB & HCC/THE MEADOWS AT LAWRENCE | Lawrenceville | No | Marquis Health Services | 180 | 315338 |
| LAWRENCE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL | Lawrenceville | No | Marquis Health Services | 56 | 315127 |
| MEADOW LAKES | East Windsor | No | Springpoint Senior Living | 60 | 315022 |
| PREFERRED CARE AT HAMILTON | Hamilton Square | No | Preferred Care | 126 | 315111 |
| PREFERRED CARE AT MERCER | Ewing | No | Preferred Care | 100 | 315487 |
| RIVERSIDE HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER LLC | Trenton | No | Champion Care | 141 | 315235 |
| TRENTON GARDENS REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTER | Trenton | No | 215 | 315324 |
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.