Overview
Optima Care Harborview has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, below the New Jersey average of 3.5. It ranks 4th of 5 nursing homes in Jersey City. It scores best on quality of care (5 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.2 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 86% of nursing homes in New Jersey (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.7 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on January 15, 2026, found 17 health deficiencies, more than the New Jersey average of 8.4. 4 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $13,674 in the past three years.
Optima Care Harborview is a for-profit facility with 180 certified beds, caring for about 151 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1992.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 80%
Top 57%
Top 63%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- January 15, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 17
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 4
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $13,674
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.25 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.67 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.59 hrs
- Nurse aides1.99 hrs
- Physical therapists0.15 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 180
- Average residents per day
- 151
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- January 1, 1992
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes