Optima Care Harborview is a nursing home in The Heights of Jersey City, NJ, offering skilled nursing, memory care, hospice care, palliative care, and respite care. Licensed nursing care is available on site around the clock, while memory care provides a supervised setting for residents living with dementia. Hospice and palliative care focus on comfort, and respite care offers a short stay when a usual caregiver is traveling or recovering. The range of care may suit a resident whose needs change over time or a family caregiver who needs temporary support.
Short term rehabilitation supports residents recovering from an illness, injury, or procedure, with stroke, cardiac, orthopedic, and pulmonary rehabilitation for COPD among the programs offered. IV therapy and treatment are also available within the community, so residents can receive these clinical services on site. There is a salon, horticulture area, pet therapy, and rehabilitation services, and pets are allowed.
With 180 beds, Optima Care Harborview is a larger community with more residents, staff, and usually more programming than smaller homes. Total nurse staffing is 3 hours and 15 minutes per resident per day, representing the daily hands on nursing time allocated to each resident. Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay are accepted.
A Walk Score of 92 places the area in the walker’s paradise band. Daily errands do not require a car, and a resident who no longer drives may be able to reach nearby shops and services independently. Ms. Patricia Celecki serves as administrator, and Optima Care Jersey City operates the community.









