OPTIMA CARE CASTLE HILL
OPTIMA CARE CASTLE HILL is a 215-bed nursing home in UNION CITY, New Jersey. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1995-08-01. It averages 133.5 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at OPTIMA CARE CASTLE HILL?
CMS lists 32 health-inspection deficiencies for OPTIMA CARE CASTLE HILL since 2023-01-13, 19 of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is J; the most recent health inspection was 2026-01-15.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-15 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | J |
| 2025-12-04 | F0610 | Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. | D |
| 2025-03-10 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F |
| 2025-03-10 | F0550, F0609, F0610, F0655, F0677, F0684, F0688, F0689, F0690, F0695, F0698 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. / Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. / Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. | E |
| 2025-03-10 | F0558, F0640, F0656 | Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. / Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment. / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | D |
| 2025-02-10 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| 2024-08-30 | F0921 | Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. | D |
| 2023-01-13 | F0661, F0801, F0880 | Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge. / Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E |
| 2023-01-13 | F0582, F0655, F0656, F0657, F0658, F0676, F0695, F0757, F0759 | Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered. / Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. / Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. / Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. | D |
| 2023-01-13 | F0836 | Ensure the facility is licensed under applicable State and local law and operates and provides services in compliance with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, and codes, and with accepted professional standards. | C |
Why was OPTIMA CARE CASTLE HILL fined?
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-15 | Fine | $8,281 |
How is OPTIMA CARE CASTLE HILL staffed relative to the NJ average?
| Measure | This facility | NJ average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 3.60335 | 3.84961 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 42.2 | 39.7 |
| Average number of residents per day | 133.5 | 122.4 |
Who owns OPTIMA CARE CASTLE HILL, and what chain is it in?
OPTIMA CARE CASTLE HILL is registered with CMS as For profit - Limited Liability company, operates under the legal business name OPTIMA CARE UNION CITY, LLC and belongs to the OPTIMA CARE chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | MENDEL, ERIC | since 07/26/2022 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | DOMINGO, MARGOT, MENDEL, ERIC | since 07/26/2022 |
| ADP OF THE SNF | EMM HEALTHCARE GROUP LLC, SHIFTSTER LLC, DOMINGO, MARGOT, MENDEL, ERIC, SHUKLA, PARESH | since 07/26/2022 |
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