Optima Care Castle Hill
615 23Rd St, Union City, NJ, 07087
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CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company · Chain: Optima Care
- Certified beds
- 215 · avg 135 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 44.9% — near the New Jersey averageNew Jersey avg: 40.7% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 48.5% — higher than most New Jersey nursing homesNew Jersey avg: 38.8% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 4 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 · $12,740 total
- Infection control citations
- 1
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 315344
- Certified beds
- 215 beds · avg 135 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 Union 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 2022
- Eric Mendel
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2022
- Margot Domingo
Operational/managerial Control · since 2022
- Paresh p Shukla
Adp of The Snf · since 2022
+ 1 additional owner on the federal record.
Recent change of ownership
July 2022 (4 years ago) · acquired from Alaris Health at Castle Hill
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
Immediate-jeopardy citations (CMS scope/severity J–L) are the most serious category federal inspectors issue — meaning a deficiency placed residents in immediate risk of serious harm. Ask the facility for the corrective-action plan filed with CMS, and consider contacting your state long-term care ombudsman for context.
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 32)
- J0689·Jan 15, 2026Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D0610·Dec 4, 2025Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- E0609·Mar 10, 2025Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- F0812·Mar 10, 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.
- E0698·Mar 10, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
- E0695·Mar 10, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- E0690·Mar 10, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- E0689·Mar 10, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20261 fine · $13K
Most recent events
- Jan 15, 2026Fine · $13K
Fire-safety citations
27 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Mar 10, 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.
Facility background report
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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