Optima Care Harborview
Nursing home in Jersey City, NJ
Medicare & Medicaid certified3★ overall (CMS)
Public-record details
- Address
- 178-198 Ogden Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07307
- Phone
- (201) 963-1800
- Listed under
- For-profit
- Medicare CCN
- 315310
- Overall star rating
- 3 of 5 ★★★☆☆
- Health inspection rating
- 2 of 5
- Staffing rating
- 2 of 5
- Quality measures rating
- 5 of 5
- Certified beds
- 180
- Average residents per day
- 149
- Ownership
- For-profit, limited Liability company
- Legal business name
- Optima Care Jersey City LLC
- Chain
- Optima Care (8 facilities)
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
- Jan 1, 1992
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Located inside a hospital
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident council
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
Inspection record
Most recent standard health inspection: Jan 15, 2026. CMS lists 32 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Sep 19, 2022 to May 28, 2026): 6 from complaint inspections, 0 at the “actual harm” level or higher.
| Inspection | Citation | Severity |
|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2026 | Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted | D |
| May 28, 2026 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | D |
| Jan 15, 2026 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. | D |
| Jan 15, 2026 | Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | D |
| Jan 15, 2026 | Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | D |
| Jan 15, 2026 | Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. | D |
| Jan 15, 2026 | Post nurse staffing information every day. | D |
| Jan 15, 2026 | Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | D |
| Jan 15, 2026 | 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… | D |
| Jan 15, 2026 | 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. | D |
| Jan 15, 2026 | 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,… | D |
| Jan 15, 2026 | 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. | E |
Fines and payment denials
CMS records 1 fine totalling $13,674 in the last three years.
| Jan 22, 2024 | Fine: $13,674 |
Staffing
- Total nurse staffing per resident per day
- 3.04 hours
- Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
- 0.78 hours
- Nurse aide time per resident per day
- 1.82 hours
- Total nurse staffing on weekends
- 2.81 hours
- Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
- 100%
- RN turnover (yearly)
- 100%
- Administrators who left in the past year
- 1
A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.