Optima Care Harborview
178-198 Ogden Ave, Jersey City, NJ, 07307
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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.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company · Chain: Optima Care
- Certified beds
- 180 · avg 138 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 100% — higher than most New Jersey nursing homesNew Jersey avg: 40.7% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 100% — higher than most New Jersey nursing homesNew Jersey avg: 38.8% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 1 departed — near the New Jersey averageNew Jersey avg: 0.6 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 1 fine · $13,674 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 315310
- Certified beds
- 180 beds · avg 138 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Optima Care Jersey City Llc
- Chain affiliation
- Optima Care
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Optima Care chain — 8 facilities across 3 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.0 / 5.
Disclosed owners (7 on record)
- (unnamed Owner)
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- (unnamed Owner)
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Emm Healthcare Group Llc
Adp of The Snf · since 2021
- Eric Mendel
Operational/managerial Control · since 2021
- Jayeshkumar Patel
Adp of The Snf · since 2021
- Pat Celecki
Operational/managerial Control · since 2021
+ 1 additional owner on the federal record.
Recent change of ownership
December 2021 (4 years ago) · acquired from Alaris Health at Harbor View
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
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 30)
- D0836·Jan 15, 2026Complaint
Administration Deficiencies
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.
- E0944·Jan 15, 2026
Administration Deficiencies
Conduct mandatory training, for all staff, on the facility’s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement Program.
- E0921·Jan 15, 2026
Environmental Deficiencies
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
- E0880·Jan 15, 2026
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F0838·Jan 15, 2026
Administration Deficiencies
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.
- D0803·Jan 15, 2026
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
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.
- D0761·Jan 15, 2026
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
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.
- D0760·Jan 15, 2026
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20241 fine · $14K
Most recent events
- Jan 22, 2024Fine · $14K
Fire-safety citations
25 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Jan 15, 2026. 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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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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