Assisted Living in New Jersey: A Family Guide
What assisted living is called in New Jersey, what it costs, how Medicaid can help, how to check a community’s license and inspections, and who to call if something goes wrong. Every fact links to the official source.
- Licensed communities on Lilisity
- 331 assisted living, 31 with memory care
- Medicaid help
- Yes: NJ FamilyCare Managed Long Term Services and Supports (MLTSS)2
- Typical cost
- $8,710 a month (state median, CareScout 2025)
- Long-term care ombudsman
- 1-877-582-69953
- File a complaint
- 1-800-792-97704
What assisted living is called in New Jersey
- Assisted Living ResidenceApartment-style housing with meals and help with daily care when needed. Each apartment has its own bathroom, a kitchenette, and a door that locks.5
- Comprehensive Personal Care HomeA home that gives room, meals, and assisted living services when needed. Each unit holds no more than two residents.5
- Assisted Living ProgramMeals and assisted living services brought to residents of publicly subsidized housing that cannot be licensed as an assisted living residence.5
- Alternate Family CareUp to three people live and get care in the home of an approved, trained caregiver who is not a relative.5
What assisted living costs in New Jersey
The median cost of assisted living in New Jersey is $8,710 a month, above the national median of $6,200 (CareScout Cost of Care Survey 2025, collected July to November 2025). Prices vary with the apartment, the level of care and the community, so ask each one for its current rate sheet, including care-level fees.
If more care is needed later: nursing home costs in New Jersey, with CareScout medians and the private-pay rates New Jersey nursing homes publish.
Plan with our free tools: how long will the money last? and home care or assisted living?
Paying for assisted living in New Jersey
Medicare does not pay for assisted living. Families pay from savings and income, long-term care insurance, or benefits such as VA Aid and Attendance (estimate it). Who actually pays for long-term care.
Medicaid. Yes. New Jersey Medicaid (NJ FamilyCare) covers assisted living services through MLTSS for people who meet financial rules and need a nursing home level of care. The state facility search lets you filter for places that list Medicaid as a funding source. Program: NJ FamilyCare Managed Long Term Services and Supports (MLTSS).2 Medicaid does not pay rent or meals in assisted living in any state, and not every community accepts it, so ask each one.
How to check a community in New Jersey
Look up a license. Search long-term care facilities by county, city, or name, filtered by type (including assisted living residences, comprehensive personal care homes, and assisted living programs) and by funding source, such as Medicaid. Each listing shows the license number, expiration date, administrator, owners, and bed count. Search New Jersey’s records.6
Inspection reports. Once the Department accepts a facility's plan of correction, the survey report becomes a public record you can request in writing under the Open Public Records Act (OPRA).7
Lilisity shows New Jersey’s inspection record on each community’s page where the state publishes one: the state’s own records, dated and linked to the official source.
Always visit in person, at a mealtime or in the evening if you can. Bring the tour scorecard and the 8 tour questions.
If something goes wrong
Complaints about care or conditions. The Department of Health takes complaints about assisted living facilities and comprehensive personal care homes online, by phone (24 hours), fax, or mail. You can call without giving your name. The Long-Term Care Ombudsman also takes complaints for residents. Call 1-800-792-9770 or file online.4
Abuse, neglect or exploitation. Call 1-800-792-9770. How to report.4 If someone is in danger, call 911.
The long-term care ombudsman is a free advocate for residents of assisted living and nursing homes: they help resolve problems with a community, including move-out notices. Call 1-877-582-6995 or find your local ombudsman.3
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Common questions
Yes. New Jersey Medicaid (NJ FamilyCare) covers assisted living services through MLTSS for people who meet financial rules and need a nursing home level of care. The state facility search lets you filter for places that list Medicaid as a funding source. Medicaid does not pay rent or meals in assisted living.
The median is $8,710 a month (CareScout Cost of Care Survey 2025), compared with $6,200 nationally.
New Jersey Department of Health, Health Facilities.
The Department of Health takes complaints about assisted living facilities and comprehensive personal care homes online, by phone (24 hours), fax, or mail. You can call without giving your name. The Long-Term Care Ombudsman also takes complaints for residents. Phone: 1-800-792-9770.
Search long-term care facilities by county, city, or name, filtered by type (including assisted living residences, comprehensive personal care homes, and assisted living programs) and by funding source, such as Medicaid. Each listing shows the license number, expiration date, administrator, owners, and bed count.
Sources
- Licensing agency (nj.gov)
- Medicaid (nj.gov)
- Ombudsman (nj.gov)
- Complaints, reporting abuse (nj.gov)
- License types (nj.gov)
- License lookup (healthapps.nj.gov)
- Inspection reports (nj.gov)
- CareScout Cost of Care Survey 2025 (state medians)
Facts checked against these official sources on September 28, 2026. Rules and programs change; confirm with the agency before making a decision. General information, not legal or financial advice.
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