Optima Care Fountains: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Optima Care Fountains is a 334-bed for-profit nursing home in Secaucus, New Jersey, part of Optima Care. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.74 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 23% above the New Jersey average of 2.23, and 28.7% nursing staff turnover (New Jersey average 39.7%).
Optima Care Fountains
595 County AvenueSecaucus, NJ 07094
Hudson County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Optima Care Fountains, nurse aides logged 2.74 hours per resident per day, 23% above the New Jersey average. With about 283 residents a day, that works out to roughly 776 aide hours a day, or about 97 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 7% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | New Jersey avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.74 | 2.23 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.57 | 0.93 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.54 | 0.68 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.85 | 3.85 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.60 | 3.50 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
28.7% of nursing staff at Optima Care Fountains left over the year CMS measured, against a New Jersey average of 39.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 17.2%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 19, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 12 health deficiencies (New Jersey average 8.8). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $51,483 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 2025 | Fine | $17,345 |
| Oct 17, 2024 | Fine | $34,138 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Optima Care Fountains holds 1 of 5 overall; the New Jersey average is 3.3.
About Optima Care Fountains
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Optima Care, 8 homes
- Legal name: Optima Care Secaucus, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 2, 2002
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Optima Care Fountains
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Optima Care Castle Hill Union City | 1.6 | 215 | 2.28 | 3.60 | 42.2% | 2 | $8,281 |
| Manhattanview Ctr for Rehabilitation and Healthcar Union City | 1.8 | 127 | 1.90 | 3.37 | 44.2% | 4 | None |
| Harbour View Senior Living Corp North Bergen | 2.1 | 84 | — | — | — | 2 | $28,674 |
| Optima Care Harborview Jersey City | 3.0 | 180 | 1.82 | 3.04 | 100.0% | 3 | $13,674 |
| Hoboken University Medical Center Tcu Hoboken | 3.2 | 15 | 2.76 | 6.26 | 26.3% | 5 | None |
| Complete Care at Harborage LLC North Bergen · abuse citation | 3.3 | 247 | 2.17 | 3.48 | 40.2% | 2 | $27,378 |
| Peace Care St Joseph's Jersey City | 3.5 | 139 | 2.55 | 4.05 | 36.6% | 4 | $170,052 |
| Hudsonview Health Care Center North Bergen | 3.6 | 273 | 1.99 | 3.04 | 16.9% | 5 | None |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.