New Jersey Firemen's Home

What New Jersey Firemen's Home does

The New Jersey Firemen's Home is a non-profit licensed healthcare facility established in 1898 by an act of the New Jersey Legislature and located on the historic Lathrop Estates at 565 Lathrop Avenue, Boonton, NJ. It is the only licensed healthcare facility in New Jersey with a primary mission dedicated to the fire service. The Home provides long-term nursing care (82 beds, including 10 memory care beds) and residential living services (14 beds) to aged, destitute, injured, or disabled New Jersey firefighters with at least one year of active service (seven years for those joining after April 1, 2024). As of February 2024, the facility had 75 residents against a 96-bed capacity. Clinical services are delivered by 24-hour skilled nursing staff supplemented by a Therapeutic Recreation Specialist, a certified Dietary Manager, and a licensed Dietician, with a fully licensed Health Care physician on site five days a week. Recreational programming includes games, men's club, cooking club, religious services, bingo, trips, socials, and pet therapy.

The Home operates under a unique governance model: a 21-member Board of Managers, with one representative for each of New Jersey's 21 counties, plus ex-officio members including the Governor of New Jersey and the President of the NJ State Firemen's Association. Admissions are driven through county Board Managers who serve as liaisons with fire departments across the state, with applications reviewed monthly by an Application Review Committee. There is no commercial technology platform; the organization's digital footprint is limited to a website (njfh.org), an interactive virtual tour, and an activity photo gallery. A free-admission, 8,000 sq. ft., two-story museum opened in May 1985 displays steamers, ornate hose carts, and fire trucks as a community-engagement and brand-building asset.

Historically, the Home charged a subsidized monthly fee of $850 per resident covering room, board, and 24-hour skilled nursing care. This fee has been suspended as of October 1, 2022, and could be reinstated later. Current documented revenue activity is limited to memorial donations, which can be designated to specific departments or causes. The Home is licensed and regularly inspected by the NJ State Department of Health and Senior Services, confirming ongoing regulatory compliance, and maintains an annual golf outing and community events as engagement activities. No parent company, private equity, or venture capital ownership is indicated.

Name

New Jersey Firemen's Home

Legal name

The New Jersey Firemen's Home

Website

https://njfh.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1898

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The New Jersey Firemen's Home is a non-profit licensed healthcare facility in Boonton, NJ, established in 1898 to provide long-term nursing and residential care exclusively to New Jersey firefighters. It operates 96 beds across skilled nursing, memory care, and residential living.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Long-term healthcare and residential services for firefighters

NAICS

Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) (623110), Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (623312)

SIC

Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities (8051), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Long-Term Care Nursing Homes (Custodial LTC) (HLADADAB)

Keywords

• Long-term nursing care
• Skilled nursing facility
• Memory care services
• Residential living care
• Firefighter healthcare services

Headquarters

HQ city

Boonton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Resident Room and Board Fees: Monthly costs for room and board were $850, which included 24-hour skilled nursing care. This fee has been suspended as of October 1, 2022, and could be reinstated at a later date.
2. Memorial Donations: The organization accepts memorial donations in memory of individuals. Donations can be designated to specific departments or causes such as Activities or furniture.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The New Jersey Firemen's Home operates a 96-bed licensed healthcare facility in Boonton, NJ providing extended-stay nursing care, memory care, and residential living services exclusively to New Jersey firefighters (paid or volunteer) who meet eligibility requirements. The Home also operates an 8,000 sq. ft. fire-service museum and a recreational activity program for residents.

Product overview

New Jersey Firemen's Home is the ONLY licensed health care facility in New Jersey dedicated to serving the state fire service. The organization provides a unified portfolio of services including long term care (82 beds including 10 memory care beds) and residential living (14 beds), with complementary amenities such as the 8,000 sq. ft. NJFH Museum and virtual tour capability. All services are delivered at the Boonton, NJ facility located on the historic Lathrop Estates.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• NJFH Museum: 8,000 sq. ft., two-story museum featuring steamers, ornate hose carts, and fire trucks. Open daily 8AM to 4PM with free admission.

Quantifiable outcome

• 24-hour skilled nursing care availability
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Wildwood Volunteer Fire CO #1minorOthersLocation for the September 2026 Convention Meeting of the Board of Managers. Serves as a community partner hosting organization meetings.
• NJ State Firemen's AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe NJ State Firemen's Association President Robert Ordway serves as Ex-Officio Manager on the Board. The Home was established through the State Association's efforts, with Colonel Byrd W. Spencer approaching them in 1897. The organizations maintain a close governance relationship.
• New Jersey Department of Health and Senior ServicescoreOthersThe Home is licensed and regularly inspected by the NJ State Department of Health and Senior Services. The organization provides required COVID-19 outbreak notifications pursuant to N.J.S.A. 26:2H-12.87.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Brookdale Senior Living: National assisted living and senior living operator. Comparable 14-bed residential living component is functionally similar to Brookdale's assisted living model, but at vastly different scale across general seniors.
• Genesis Healthcare: One of the largest skilled nursing facility operators in the US. Comparable SNF clinical and operational capabilities, but operates broadly across many populations rather than a single mission-restricted cohort.
• Sunrise Senior Living: Large national assisted living operator. Overlaps with NJFH's residential living section in offering personal care, ADL assistance, and recreational programming for older adults, but serves a general senior population.
• CareOne: Large New Jersey-based operator of skilled nursing, assisted living, and post-acute care facilities. Comparable operating footprint and SNF capabilities in NJ, but as a diversified commercial operator rather than a mission-restricted facility.

Direct peers

• Masonic Village at Elizabethtown: Mission-restricted continuing care retirement community serving a specific affinity population (Masons). Same model of single-purpose residential care with internal referral network and community governance.
• Pennsylvania Firemen's Home Association: Fire-service-specific residential care facility in Boiling Springs, PA. Direct mission analog with similar donor-supported, mission-restricted operating model.
• New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home: State-operated long-term care facilities (Paramus, Menlo Park, Vineland) serving a specific subset of NJ residents (veterans). Most structurally comparable peer: state-sanctioned, single-state, mission-restricted residential care with legislative backing.
• New York Firemen's Home: Long-term care home in Hudson, NY dedicated to NY firefighters. Same occupational-care niche, same state-sponsorship model, same limited-population mission. Closest functional twin outside NJ.
• Massachusetts Soldiers' Home: State-run long-term care facility for veterans in Chelsea and Holyoke, MA. Equivalent state-sponsored, single-population residential healthcare model.
• Ohio Veterans Home: State-run skilled nursing facilities in Sandusky and Georgetown serving Ohio veterans. Structurally similar state-sponsored long-term care for a defined population.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/new-jersey-firemens-home

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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