Optima Care Harborview: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Optima Care Harborview is a 180-bed for-profit nursing home in Jersey City, New Jersey, part of Optima Care. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.82 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 18% below the New Jersey average of 2.23, and 100.0% nursing staff turnover (New Jersey average 39.7%).
Optima Care Harborview
178-198 Ogden AveJersey City, NJ 07307
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 Harborview, nurse aides logged 1.82 hours per resident per day, 18% below the New Jersey average. With about 149 residents a day, that works out to roughly 272 aide hours a day, or about 34 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 8% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | New Jersey avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.82 | 2.23 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.44 | 0.93 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.78 | 0.68 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.04 | 3.85 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.81 | 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
100.0% of nursing staff at Optima Care Harborview 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 100.0%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 15, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 17 health deficiencies (New Jersey average 8.8). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $13,674 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 2024 | Fine | $13,674 |
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 Harborview holds 3 of 5 overall; the New Jersey average is 3.3.
About Optima Care Harborview
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Optima Care, 8 homes
- Legal name: Optima Care Jersey City LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1992
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Optima Care Harborview
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Hoboken University Medical Center Tcu Hoboken | 0.6 | 15 | 2.76 | 6.26 | 26.3% | 5 | None |
| Alaris Health at Hamilton Park Jersey City | 0.8 | 260 | 2.18 | 3.64 | 57.5% | 4 | None |
| Peace Care St Joseph's Jersey City | 0.9 | 139 | 2.55 | 4.05 | 36.6% | 4 | $170,052 |
| Optima Care Castle Hill Union City | 2.0 | 215 | 2.28 | 3.60 | 42.2% | 2 | $8,281 |
| Manhattanview Ctr for Rehabilitation and Healthcar Union City | 2.3 | 127 | 1.90 | 3.37 | 44.2% | 4 | None |
| West Village Rehabilitation and Nursing Center New York | 2.3 | 105 | 2.67 | 4.36 | 31.6% | 5 | $5,300 |
| Optima Care Fountains Secaucus | 3.0 | 334 | 2.74 | 3.85 | 28.7% | 1 | $51,483 |
| Acclaim Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Jersey City | 3.5 | 183 | 1.78 | 3.05 | 45.7% | 4 | 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.