Overview
Optima Care Fountains has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the New Jersey average of 3.5. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Secaucus. It scores best on staffing (5 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.5 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 65% of nursing homes in New Jersey (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.5 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on February 19, 2026, found 12 health deficiencies, more than the New Jersey average of 8.4. Medicare records 2 fines totaling $51,483 in the past three years.
Optima Care Fountains is a for-profit facility with 334 certified beds, caring for about 296 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2002.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- February 19, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 12
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 2 totaling $51,483
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 2
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.49 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.51 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.57 hrs
- Nurse aides2.41 hrs
- Physical therapists0.08 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 334
- Average residents per day
- 296
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- July 2, 2002
- 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