Peace Care St Joseph's
Nursing home in Jersey City, NJ
Medicare & Medicaid certified4★ overall (CMS)
Public-record details
- Address
- 537 Pavonia Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07306
- Phone
- (201) 653-8300
- Listed under
- Nonprofit, 4–5 star overall rating
- Medicare CCN
- 315452
- Overall star rating
- 4 of 5 ★★★★☆
- Health inspection rating
- 3 of 5
- Staffing rating
- 4 of 5
- Quality measures rating
- 5 of 5
- Certified beds
- 139
- Average residents per day
- 125
- Ownership
- Nonprofit, corporation
- Legal business name
- Margaret Anna Cusack Care Center,inc
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
- Dec 1, 1997
- 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: Apr 15, 2026. CMS lists 26 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Aug 22, 2023 to Apr 15, 2026): 5 from complaint inspections, 1 at the “actual harm” level or higher.
| Inspection | Citation | Severity |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2026 | Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. | D |
| Apr 15, 2026 | Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. | D |
| Apr 15, 2026 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | D |
| Apr 15, 2026 | Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. | D |
| Apr 15, 2026 | Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months. | D |
| Apr 15, 2026 | Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. | D |
| Apr 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 |
| Apr 15, 2026 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| Apr 15, 2026 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F |
| Nov 7, 2024 | Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. | D |
| Nov 7, 2024 | Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | D |
| Nov 7, 2024 | Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. | D |
Fines and payment denials
CMS records 21 fines totalling $170,052 and 1 denial of Medicare payment for new admissions in the last three years.
| Nov 7, 2024 | Payment denial for 6 days from Feb 7, 2025 |
| Feb 20, 2024 | Fine: $4,938 |
| Feb 12, 2024 | Fine: $4,893 |
| Jan 22, 2024 | Fine: $14,814 |
| Jan 8, 2024 | Fine: $4,938 |
| Jan 2, 2024 | Fine: $4,587 |
| Dec 11, 2023 | Fine: $13,762 |
| Nov 20, 2023 | Fine: $4,587 |
| Nov 13, 2023 | Fine: $4,587 |
| Nov 6, 2023 | Fine: $4,587 |
Staffing
- Total nurse staffing per resident per day
- 4.05 hours
- Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
- 1.09 hours
- Nurse aide time per resident per day
- 2.55 hours
- Total nurse staffing on weekends
- 3.66 hours
- Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
- 37%
- RN turnover (yearly)
- 43%
- Administrators who left in the past year
- 2
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.