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10 Best Nursing Homes in South Plainfield, NJ

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If you’re considering moving your loved one into a South Plainfield nursing home, our senior living advisors can help. The term “nursing home” is often used interchangeably with assisted living or other senior housing options; but a nursing home is a skilled nursing facility for individuals with serious, debilitating short- or long-term health issues. So even the best nursing homes in South Plainfield, NJ may not be right for seniors who don’t require round-the-clock care.

We can help you determine if a skilled nursing facility in South Plainfield or another care type is right for you. Browse 59 senior living options near you to see the variety available, or contact us to learn more about elderly homes in South Plainfield.

We are also serving Assisted Living facilities in surrounding neighborhoods like Lower East Side, Vinegar Hill and Brooklyn Navy Yard.
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Nursing Homes Facilities near South Plainfield, NJ

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We can't say enough about Brandywine Assist Living. After searching many facilities, and trying to find the right one; we had no doubt we found the perfect place for my mom. Not only was the staff very...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Life is beautiful at Brandywine Senior Living.  We have luxurious individual suites with a private bath and kitchen area.  Meanwhile, on the other side of your door are services to meet your needs, and entertainment to enliven your spirit.  With on-site–not–on–call licensed nurses...
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The food and activities could be better. But the staff couldn't be nicer and they treated [name removed] wonderfully. And the care he received was good. My family and I really had good feelings about the...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
At Complete Care at Whispering Woods, an Edison, New Jersey Assisted Living Facility, we pride ourselves on the relationships we build with our residents and staff. Through frequent site visits and a hands-on approach from our top leadership, we create strong connections with both the residents...
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Very beautiful and well kept. My bubbe was very happy here. She made a lot of friends and loved her room. I would recommend this place to anyone. The staff are very friendly and everyone smiles. I only had...
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
The Martin and Edith Stein Assisted Living Residence represents a new dimension in living for those who choose not to live alone, yet do not need nursing home care. In our innovative, assisted-living environment, the fullness of life continues. Residents are appreciated for their talents and...
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Rehabilitation Center at Hartwick @ Oak Tree is excellent, attentive, caring, professional, competent in every way.
Provides: Memory Care, Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
Well known as a provider of high quality nursing and rehabilitation care, Hartwyck at Oak Tree is a unique facility that provides not only geriatric care, but also specialized care for residents who are ventilator-dependent or suffering from traumatic brain injury. Our staff is highly skilled in...
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Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
Cranford Health & Extended Care is known in the community as a local, family owned facility offering Long Term Care, Short Term Rehabilitation and the new Alzheimer's/Dementia Assisted Living “Birchwood Square.” Upon admission to Cranford Health, an interdisciplinary team of professionals...
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This facility has had a change in leadership and from this change, there has only been positivity! The staff has been excellent with customer service, the facility is clean, and the care is amazing!
Provides: Nursing Homes
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Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
At Westfield Center, a Genesis HealthCare facility, we offer our patients and residents outstanding care, delivered by highly skilled practitioners in a warm and comfortable setting. Our Quality Healthcare Units provide skilled nursing, medical and rehabilitative care for patients and residents....
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Provides: Nursing Homes
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Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
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Provides: Nursing Homes
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Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
Welcome to JFK Hartwyck at Cedar Brook!JFK Hartwyck at Cedar Brook is a lovely facility offering long-term care, subacute rehabilitation, respite care, and New Jersey’s only Huntington’s Disease specialty care unit.The facility is bright and cheerful, with two solariums in each wing. Residents...
Provides: Nursing Homes
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Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
Provides: Assisted Living
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Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
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Provides: Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Independent Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Independent Living: Independent living facilities offer convenient, hassle-free living in a social environment for seniors who are active, healthy, and able to live on their own.
Photo of St Joseph's Senior's Residence
Provides: Assisted Living
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Provides: Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
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Provides: Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
ManorCare of Mountainside provides skilled nursing and rehabilitation with exceptional customer service and medical care. We focus on the complete care process by accommodating patient's personal preferences and physical abilities. The rehabilitation units are their own separate, distinct units....
Provides: Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.
Photo of Delaire Nursing and Convalescent Center
Provides: Assisted Living, Memory Care, Nursing Homes
Care types provided by this community
Assisted Living: Assisted living facilities offer housing and care for active seniors who may need support with activities of daily living, like bathing, dressing, and medication management.
Memory Care: Memory care facilities provide housing, care, and therapies for seniors who have Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in an environment designed to reduce confusion and prevent wandering.
Nursing Homes: Nursing homes provide short-and long-term care for seniors who have physical or mental health conditions that require 24-hour nursing and personal care.

Cost of nursing homes in South Plainfield, NJ

The average cost of senior living in South Plainfield is $7,471 per month. Cheaper nearby regions include Metuchen, NJ with an average of $7,012 per month.

Nursing homes costs in South Plainfield, NJ, vs. nearby cities

South Plainfield, NJ
$7,471/mo
$7,560/mo

Nursing homes costs in South Plainfield, NJ, vs. state and national averages

South Plainfield, NJ
$7,471/mo
U.S. national average
$4,794/mo

Nursing homes costs in South Plainfield, NJ, vs. other senior living options

$7,376/mo
Nursing Homes
$7,471/mo

Nursing homes costs in South Plainfield, NJ, by floor plan type

Semi-Private
$5,713/mo
Studio
$7,592/mo
1 Bedroom
$7,317/mo
2 Bedroom
$7,525/mo

Senior living costs in South Plainfield vs. state and national costs

Cost comparison table showing community type costs by location. This table contains 4 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column communityType: Community type
Column destination: South Plainfield, NJ
Column state: New Jersey
Column national: U.S.
Community typeSouth Plainfield, NJNew JerseyU.S.
Nursing Homes$7,471/mo$7,167/mo$4,794/mo
Assisted Living$7,310/mo$7,102/mo$4,557/mo
Memory Care$7,376/mo$7,167/mo$4,794/mo
Independent Living$6,627/mo$6,116/mo$4,016/mo
Nursing Homes
South Plainfield, NJ:$7,471/mo
New Jersey:$7,167/mo
U.S.:$4,794/mo
Assisted Living
South Plainfield, NJ:$7,310/mo
New Jersey:$7,102/mo
U.S.:$4,557/mo
Memory Care
South Plainfield, NJ:$7,376/mo
New Jersey:$7,167/mo
U.S.:$4,794/mo
Independent Living
South Plainfield, NJ:$6,627/mo
New Jersey:$6,116/mo
U.S.:$4,016/mo
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Nursing homes costs in South Plainfield, NJ, over time

The line graph below shows how monthly nursing homes costs have shifted over the past five years in South Plainfield and how those changes compare with state and national trends. The figures represent quarterly averages of what seniors actually paid after moving into A Place for Mom partner communities.

South Plainfield, NJNJ stateNational

Nursing homes cost trends in South Plainfield, NJ

The table below shows how monthly nursing homes costs in South Plainfield have changed in the last two years and how those changes compare with state and national trends. The figures represent averages of actual costs paid by seniors who moved into A Place for Mom partner communities in 2023 and 2024.

Cost comparison table showing 2023 and 2024 median costs by location. This table contains 3 rows of data across 4 columns.
Column location: Location
Column cost2024: 2024 average cost
Column cost2023: 2023 average cost
Column percentChange: Percent change
Location2024 average cost2023 average costPercent change
South Plainfield, NJ$7,642/mo$7,429/mo+2.9%
New Jersey$7,682/mo$7,210/mo+6.6%
National$5,670/mo$5,388/mo+5.2%
South Plainfield, NJ
2024 average cost:$7,642/mo
2023 average cost:$7,429/mo
Percent change:+2.9%
New Jersey
2024 average cost:$7,682/mo
2023 average cost:$7,210/mo
Percent change:+6.6%
National
2024 average cost:$5,670/mo
2023 average cost:$5,388/mo
Percent change:+5.2%
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Discover the many ways to pay for senior living

Planning ahead can better position you to make good choices for your loved one’s care in the future. But if your aging family member needs care now, there are ways to finance the cost of long-term care through a combination of approaches.

What families are saying about nursing homes in South Plainfield

Recent reviews for nursing homes in South Plainfield

Arbor Terrace Mountainside

5.0
The only helpful thing would be using Touchpoint to create the shopping list when supplies run out. I often get multiple calls a day when they run out of soap supplies. Really minor because of such great care and medical coordination. Very happy with the transparency and visibility, the ...
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Sunrise of Lincroft

5.0
My mother has flourished at Sunrise of Lincroft. Her health and personal needs are provided for by a caring and kind staff and she can participate in a variety of activities that interest her and the other residents. The facility has a cozy home-like atmosphere. My mother is seen regularly by ...
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Springpoint Living at Manalapan

5.0
5 across the board for Springpoint Living at Manalapan. My Mom loved it there. We will definitely have her stay there for respite again and would consider it for long term care. Based on the experience we have had so far with the community, we would absolutely recommend this community to other ...
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South Plainfield nursing homes services and amenities

These charts highlight some of the many care, dining, and entertainment offerings available in South Plainfield nursing homes communities. They don’t represent all possible services and amenities available at assisted living communities in South Plainfield, but support comparisons against nationwide offerings. Our Senior Living Advisors can help you find communities that fit your preferences.

Availability of select care services in South Plainfield nursing homes

Nursing homes communities offer a variety of care services and visiting health care providers to meet seniors’ health needs. The chart below shows the percentage of nursing homes partners in South Plainfield that offer these care services compared to the percentage of partners that offer them nationally.
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Full medication management
Full medication management
50%
2.8%
Doctor on call
Doctor on call
61.9%
10.6%
24-Hour awake staff
24-Hour awake staff
81%
23.8%
Diabetic care
Diabetic care
66.7%
24.3%
*Visiting health care professionals
*Visiting health care professionals
71.4%
10.9%
Home care agency on-site
Home care agency on-site
23.8%
1%
Non-ambulatory care
Non-ambulatory care
69%
20.3%
Respite or short term stays
Respite or short term stays
54.8%
7.5%
Hospice available on-site
Hospice available on-site
61.9%
19.2%
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*Including nurse, dentist, OT, PT, speech or podiatrist

Availability of select dementia care services in South Plainfield nursing homes

Our community partners provide many services to keep residents with dementia or other memory concerns safe and engaged. Below, take a look at what percentage of South Plainfield Nursing Homes partners offer the selected dementia care services compared to the percentage of partners nationally.
South Plainfield, NJNational
Dementia behaviors care
Dementia behaviors care
52.4%
4.3%
Specialized memory care training for staff
Specialized memory care training for staff
38.1%
0.3%
Secured community and/or wander guard
Secured community and/or wander guard
57.1%
6.2%
Memory care only community
Memory care only community
14.3%
1.4%
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Availability of select dietary accommodations in South Plainfield nursing homes

Nursing homes communities help seniors maintain a balanced diet by accommodating their health needs, allergies, and other restrictions. Below you’ll find the percentage of South Plainfield partners making specific dietary accommodations for seniors compared to the percentage of assisted living partners making those accommodations nationally.
South Plainfield, NJNational
Nutritionist / dietician
Nutritionist / dietician
40.5%
0.7%
Low / no sodium
Low / no sodium
45.2%
1.6%
No sugar
No sugar
45.2%
1.6%
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
45.2%
4%
Pureed meals
Pureed meals
21.4%
0.1%
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Availability of select dining options in South Plainfield nursing homes

Our nursing homes communities know that seniors want top-quality meals and options for how they dine. The chart below indicates the percentage of South Plainfield communities that offer dining options to their discerning residents compared to our partners nationally.
South Plainfield, NJNational
Professional chef
Professional chef
35.7%
0.3%
Restaurant style dining
Restaurant style dining
38.1%
0.5%
Room service
Room service
35.7%
0.5%
Anytime dining
Anytime dining
35.7%
0.8%
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Availability of select programs and activities in South Plainfield nursing homes

Senior living communities offer a variety of programming to keep seniors socially, mentally, and physically vibrant. The chart below shows what percentage of partnered nursing homes communities in South Plainfield offer the selected activities, amenities, and programs compared to the percentage of partners nationwide.
South Plainfield, NJNational
Activity director
Activity director
42.9%
0.5%
Pet-focused programs
Pet-focused programs
33.3%
0.3%
Community service programs
Community service programs
28.6%
0.4%
Devotional activities on-site
Devotional activities on-site
54.8%
7.2%
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
Parties / BBQs / happy hour
42.9%
0.5%
Outings / off-site activities
Outings / off-site activities
64.3%
7.2%
Piano or organ
Piano or organ
33.3%
0.5%
Arts and crafts center
Arts and crafts center
31%
0.3%
Educational speakers / life long learning
Educational speakers / life long learning
42.9%
0.4%
Clubs / games / karaoke
Clubs / games / karaoke
42.9%
0.4%
Live performances
Live performances
42.9%
0.5%
Dances
Dances
33.3%
0.3%
Fitness center
Fitness center
14.3%
0.3%
Fitness classes
Fitness classes
42.9%
0.5%
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The Delaney of Bridgewater, The Heritage of Clara Barton and Brighton Gardens of Edison are the top-rated nursing homes facilities near South Plainfield, New Jersey. See full list of communities.

There are 59 nursing homes facilities near South Plainfield, New Jersey. See the full list.

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