Optima Care Castle Hill
Nursing home in Union City, New Jersey, CMS certification number 315344
615 23rd St, Union City, NJ 07087 · Hudson County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 215
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- March 10, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 17
- Fines in 3 years
- $8,281 (1)
Does Optima Care Castle Hill take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Optima Care Castle Hill is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 2 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Optima Care Castle Hill reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 3.71
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.97
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.38
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.35
- Weekend total hours
- 3.30
- Nursing staff turnover
- 38.1%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 48.5%
- Administrators who left
- 3
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on March 10, 2025 and cited 17 deficiencies, plus 5 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on January 13, 2023, found 13.
Infection control citations: 1.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Optima Care Castle Hill 1 time in the past 3 years, for $8,281 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 140.7 residents live here, about 65% of its 215 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 215
- Average residents per day
- 140.7
- Certified since
- August 1, 1995
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Optima Care Castle Hill
- Legal business name
- Optima Care Union City, LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 8 homes nationally under Optima Care, 2.9-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Optima Care Castle Hill
- Manhattanview Ctr for Rehabilitation and Healthcar3200 Hudson Avenue, Union City 07087
- Optima Care Fountains595 County Avenue, Secaucus 07094
- Harbour View Senior Living Corp3161 Kennedy Blvd, North Bergen 07047
- Hoboken University Medical Center Tcu308 Willow Avenue, Hoboken 07030
- Optima Care Harborview178-198 Ogden Ave, Jersey City 07307
Who inspects nursing homes in New Jersey
New Jersey's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in New Jersey, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Optima Care Castle Hill, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Optima Care Castle Hill
What is the CMS star rating of Optima Care Castle Hill?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Optima Care Castle Hill accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Optima Care Castle Hill?
17 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Optima Care Castle Hill?
Optima Care Union City, LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.