Memory Care in New Jersey. Cost & Providers

Cost of memory care in New Jersey

Median monthly price, New Jersey

$10,888/mo

Estimated range $10,452 – $11,323

● New Jersey $10,888 ○ National median $7,788

Source: Based on 2025 assisted living costs plus a memory care premium

Memory Care cost comparison (2025)
Memory Care	New Jersey	National
25th percentile	$10,452/mo	$6,861/mo
Median	$10,888/mo	$7,788/mo
75th percentile	$11,323/mo	$8,854/mo

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Source: Based on 2025 assisted living costs plus a memory care premium

Medicare generally does not cover long-term custodial care. Families usually combine private pay, long-term care insurance, VA Aid and Attendance, or a Medicaid waiver where they qualify. See paying for care and the state Medicaid guides.

New Jersey licensing & regulation

New Jersey Department of Health — Health Facilities licenses and inspects assisted living communities, including communities that offer memory care, in New Jersey. Before you sign anything, look up the community's license status and past complaints on the state's own site.

New Jersey Department of Health — Health Facilities (official state licensing agency)
Check a facility's license or complaint history
To report a concern or file a complaint, call 1-800-792-9770.

Adult day health services and alternate family care are included in the same All_LTC.xlsx directory.

Medicaid & local resources in New Jersey

Long-Term Care Ombudsman

New Jersey Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program helps residents of nursing homes, assisted living, and similar settings in New Jersey resolve concerns about care and rights.

Find your local ombudsman

Medicaid programs for care at home

Managed Long Term Services and Supports (MLTSS). New Jersey has no active 1915(c) elderly HCBS waiver on the Medicaid.gov factsheet; elderly / disabled LTSS is delivered through NJ FamilyCare MLTSS under the Comprehensive Demonstration (1115).

National helplines

Eldercare Locator · 800-677-1116
Free nationwide connection to local aging services.
211
Local health and human services referrals.
NCOA BenefitsCheckUp
Screen for benefits you may qualify for.
DIAL
ACL Disability Information and Access Line.
VA health benefits
Veterans health care and long-term care programs.