For profit - Limited Liability company ·
180 certified beds ·
Medicare and Medicaid
· Part of Optima Care (8 facilities)
3
Overall CMS Rating
★★★☆☆
Optima Care Harborview is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Jersey City, New Jersey. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 2.76 hours per resident per day, below the New Jersey average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Sep 19, 2024 cited 6 deficiencies.
1 fine totaling $13,674 in CMS records.
1 total penalty
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CMS Quality Ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars = highest quality.
Overall Rating
★★★☆☆ 3/5
Health Inspections
★★★★☆ 4/5
Staffing
★☆☆☆☆ 1/5
Quality Measures
★★★★☆ 4/5
Long-Stay QM
★★★★★ 5/5
Short-Stay QM
★★★★☆ 4/5
How Optima Care Harborview compares
This facility vs. the New Jersey and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
Metric
This facility
New Jersey avg
National avg
Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day)
2.76
3.86
3.89
below avg
RN staffing (hrs/resident/day)
0.72
0.69
0.68
above avg
Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day)
1.67
2.23
2.34
below avg
Nursing staff turnover
59.5%
40.9%
46.4%
above avg
Deficiencies cited, last inspection
6.0
8.5
9.5
below avg
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
2.76
Total Nurse Hrs/Resident/Day
0.72
RN Hrs/Resident/Day
0.37
LPN Hrs/Resident/Day
1.67
Aide Hrs/Resident/Day
2.51
Weekend Nurse Hrs/Resident/Day
Staff Turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is ~60%.
Total Nursing Staff
59.5%
Registered Nurses
75.0%
Administrator Changes1 in last year
Recent Health Inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
Sep 19, 2024
Most Recent Inspection Date
6
Total Deficiencies Found
24
Health Inspection Score
1
Number of Fines
What inspectors found at Optima Care Harborview
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Potential for harm
Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies.Administration Deficiencies · Jan 15, 2026
Potential for harm
Conduct mandatory training, for all staff, on the facility’s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program.Administration Deficiencies · Jan 15, 2026
Potential for harm
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.Environmental Deficiencies · Jan 15, 2026
Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.Infection Control Deficiencies · Jan 15, 2026
Potential for harm
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 15, 2026
Potential for harm
Ensure the facility is licensed under applicable State and local law and operates and provides services in compliance with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, and codes, and with accepted professional standards.Administration Deficiencies · Jan 15, 2026
Potential for harm
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jan 15, 2026
Potential for harm
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jan 15, 2026
Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jan 15, 2026
Potential for harm
Post nurse staffing information every day.Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Jan 15, 2026
Potential for harm
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 15, 2026
Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 15, 2026
About This Facility
Address
178-198 Ogden Ave Jersey City, NJ 07307
CMS Certification #
315310
Ownership
For profit - Limited Liability company
Certified Beds
180
Avg Residents/Day
133.2
Provider Type
Medicare and Medicaid
First Certified
1992-01-01
Chain
Optima Care (8 facilities)
Setting
Urban
Part of Optima Care
8
Facilities Nationwide
Optima Care operates 8 nursing facilities across the United States.
CMS gives Optima Care Harborview an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
Optima Care Harborview reports 2.76 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the New Jersey average of 3.86.
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 6 deficiencies.
Optima Care Harborview is certified for 180 beds.
Admissions at Optima Care Harborview
For admissions, availability and rehab questions, call (201) 963-1800. If a parent is leaving the hospital, the hospital discharge planner can also check which nursing homes have a bed.
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