{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Dataset",
  "name": "ElderCareIndex State Data \u2014 New Jersey",
  "description": "Senior care cost benchmarks (assisted living, memory care, nursing home, home health aide, adult day care) and Medicaid eligibility summary for New Jersey. Sourced from Genworth Cost of Care, CMS, BLS, and state Medicaid agency.",
  "url": "https://eldercareindex.com/new-jersey/",
  "license": "https://eldercareindex.com/methodology/",
  "creator": {
    "@type": "Organization",
    "name": "ElderCareIndex",
    "url": "https://eldercareindex.com"
  },
  "spatialCoverage": {
    "@type": "Place",
    "name": "New Jersey",
    "containedInPlace": {
      "@type": "Country",
      "name": "United States"
    }
  },
  "variableMeasured": [
    "assisted_living_monthly_cost",
    "memory_care_monthly_cost",
    "nursing_home_semi_private_monthly_cost",
    "nursing_home_private_monthly_cost",
    "home_health_aide_hourly_cost",
    "adult_day_care_daily_cost",
    "independent_living_monthly_cost",
    "medicaid_income_limit_monthly",
    "medicaid_asset_limit",
    "medicaid_waiver_name",
    "composite_index_score",
    "affordability_score",
    "quality_score",
    "staffing_score",
    "access_score",
    "medicaid_score"
  ],
  "dateModified": "2026-03-01",
  "isBasedOn": [
    "Genworth Cost of Care Survey 2024 (adjusted to 2026)",
    "World Population Review",
    "CareScout",
    "CMS Nursing Home Compare",
    "BLS Occupational Employment Statistics",
    "MLTSS (Managed Long-Term Services & Supports) (https://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/dmahs/)"
  ],
  "state_abbr": "NJ",
  "state_name": "New Jersey",
  "state_slug": "new-jersey",
  "costs_monthly_usd": {
    "assisted_living": 6495,
    "memory_care": 8119,
    "nursing_home_semi_private": 12751,
    "nursing_home_private": 14788,
    "independent_living": 4226
  },
  "costs_unit_usd": {
    "home_health_aide_per_hour": 31,
    "adult_day_care_per_day": 105
  },
  "vs_national_pct_diff": {
    "adultDay": 28.0,
    "homeAide": 14.8,
    "independent": 41.5,
    "assistedLiving": 41.5,
    "memoryCare": 41.5,
    "nursingSemi": 15.5,
    "nursingPrivate": 20.9
  },
  "medicaid": {
    "waiver_name": "MLTSS (Managed Long-Term Services & Supports)",
    "agency_url": "https://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/dmahs/",
    "income_limit_monthly_usd": 2829,
    "asset_limit_usd": 2000
  },
  "neighbor_states": [
    "NY",
    "PA",
    "DE"
  ],
  "index_scores": {
    "composite": 44.3,
    "rank": 50,
    "grade": "F",
    "pillars": {
      "affordability": 59.0,
      "quality": 44.5,
      "quality_raw": 2.78,
      "staffing": 20.0,
      "access": 26.1,
      "medicaid": 70.0
    },
    "pillar_grades": {
      "affordability": "F",
      "quality": "D",
      "staffing": "C",
      "access": "C",
      "medicaid": "C"
    }
  },
  "page_urls": {
    "state_overview": "https://eldercareindex.com/new-jersey/",
    "assisted_living": "https://eldercareindex.com/new-jersey/assisted-living/",
    "medicaid": "https://eldercareindex.com/new-jersey/medicaid/",
    "memory_care": "https://eldercareindex.com/new-jersey/memory-care/",
    "nursing_home": "https://eldercareindex.com/new-jersey/nursing-home/",
    "home_health_aide": "https://eldercareindex.com/new-jersey/home-health-aide/"
  }
}