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Acclaim Rehabilitation And Nursing Center

198 Stevens Ave, Jersey City, NJ, 07305

Type
Nursing home
Medicare/Medicaid certified · CCN 315083

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Federal Quality Data

Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.

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CMS Star Ratings

Overall5 / 5
Health inspections4 / 5
Staffing2 / 5
Quality measures5 / 5

Facility & Staffing

Ownership
For profit - Partnership · Chain: Excelsior Care Group
Certified beds
183 · avg 156 residents/day
Total nursing staff turnover
47.8%higher than most New Jersey nursing homesNew Jersey avg: 40.7% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
RN turnover
56.3%higher than most New Jersey nursing homesNew Jersey avg: 38.8% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
Administrators who left
2 departednear the New Jersey averageNew Jersey avg: 0.6 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare

Medicare certification

CMS Certification Number
315083
Certified beds
183 beds · avg 156 residents/day
Ownership type
For profit - Partnership
Continuing-care community
No

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Ownership & operations

Legal business name
Newport Garden Group Llc
Chain affiliation
Excelsior Care Group

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Federal ownership record

For-profitLlc

Chain affiliation

Part of the Excelsior Care Group chain — 33 facilities across 3 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 2.7 / 5.

Disclosed owners (3 on record)

  • Joel Leifer

    5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · since 2021

  • Robert Smolin

    W-2 Managing Employee · since 2021

  • Samuel Stern

    Corporate Officer · since 2021

Recent change of ownership

December 2021 (4 years ago) · acquired from Alaris Health at Jersey City

Transaction type: Change of Ownership

Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures + Change of Ownership, as of May 2026.

Federal inspection record

12 health citations on file2 from complaints

Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 12)

  • E0926·Apr 4, 2025Complaint

    Environmental Deficiencies

    Have policies on smoking.

  • F0812·Apr 4, 2025

    Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

    Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

  • E0755·Apr 4, 2025

    Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

    Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

  • D0640·Apr 4, 2025

    Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

    Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment.

  • D0623·Apr 4, 2025

    Resident Rights Deficiencies

    Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.

  • E0600·Aug 24, 2023Complaint

    Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies

    Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

  • D0790·Aug 24, 2023

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident.

  • D0550·Aug 24, 2023

    Resident Rights Deficiencies

    Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

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Fire-safety citations

15 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Apr 4, 2025. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.

Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.

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Where this information comes from

  • Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.

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