Christian Health’s Bolger Short-Term Rehab has earned a spot on U.S. News & World Report’s 2027 Best Nursing Homes list in the Short-Term Rehabilitation category. The milestone marks the third consecutive year the facility has received the national designation, placing it among the top 18 percent of evaluated skilled nursing facilities nationwide.
To determine its 2027 rankings, U.S. News & World Report evaluated over 14,600 nursing homes across 17 quality metrics, including nurse staffing levels, health inspection performance, and 30-day hospital readmission rates.
“Quality care depends on professionals across disciplines working together, with each team member contributing their expertise to a coordinated plan,” Stephen Dumke, president and CEO of Christian Health said. “We are honored that U.S. News & World Report has again recognized the shared effort of our team to meet the high standards of care we set across the organization.”
Located on Christian Health’s 78-acre campus in Wyckoff, New Jersey, Bolger Short-Term Rehab is a Medicare- and Medicaid-certified post-acute care unit (PACU). The center features a 14,000-square-foot therapy gym and an interdisciplinary care team including a full-time medical director, nurse practitioner, physiatrist, cardiologist, therapists, social workers, and chaplains.
Holding a 5-Star Quality Rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the facility outperformed national benchmarks across key post-acute metrics in 2026:
| Metric | Bolger Short-Term Rehab | National Average |
| Average Length of Stay | 22.8 days | 29.9 days |
| Successful Return to Home/Community | 65.7% | 50.6% |
| 30-Day Hospital Readmission Rate | 11.9% | 15.9% |
“At Bolger Short-Term Rehab, our goal is to help patients both add years to their life and life to their years,” Toni Loyas, OTR, Vice President of Long-Term and Post-Acute Care Services at Christian Health, said. “Our therapists listen to each patient’s priorities and incorporate them into treatment grounded in physical, occupational, and speech therapy best practices.”
In addition to Bolger Short-Term Rehab’s award, Christian Health’s Heritage Manor was recognized on the U.S. News list in the Long-Term Care category for the fourth consecutive year.
