The nursing home failed to provide proper pressure ulcer care and failed to prevent new pressure sores from developing. Cited August 2023 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 686 — 42 CFR §483.25(b) — S/S: G
Nursing home report
PEACE CARE ST JOSEPH'S
JERSEY CITY, NJ · Medicare-certified · 139 beds
In good standing
Non-profit
3 of 5 overall
PEACE CARE ST JOSEPH'S in Jersey City has a 3-star overall rating, with 3 stars for health inspections and stronger 4-star staffing and quality measures. It reports 4.31 nurse staffing hours per resident per day, above the 4.1 federal benchmark, with $0 in fines in the last 24 months, though recent inspection citations included pressure ulcer care, pharmaceutical services, and Quality Assessment and Assurance requirements.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
4.3064 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: November 7, 2024Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 4.3064.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 1.20
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.37
- Nurse aides
- 2.74
- Weekend nursing
- 4.07
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 44%
Registered nurse turnover: 48%
Resident outcomes
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Negative outcomes
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
5.3%8.8%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
2.2%0%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
7.7%5.2%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
2.3%2.2%No change
Residents who lost too much weight
3.8%2.4%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
37%6.6%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
45.5%9.4%Improving
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
18.5%13.1%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0.6%0%Improving
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%0.7%Worsening
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
21.6%22.4%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
0%3.4%Worsening
Positive outcomes
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—95.1%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%100%No change
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—90.6%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
99.6%97.3%Worsening
What the inspectors found
The home failed to provide pharmacy services and a licensed pharmacist needed to meet each resident’s medication needs. Cited November 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 755 — 42 CFR §483.45 — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to make sure its quality review group had the required members and met at least every three months. Cited November 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 868 — 42 CFR §483.75 — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to provide and carry out an infection prevention and control program to help keep residents from getting or spreading infections. Cited November 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to develop and follow policies to make sure residents received flu and pneumonia vaccinations. Cited November 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 883 — 42 CFR §483.80 — S/S: E
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- PENALTY
A federal payment denial was recorded.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 7 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 8 health deficiencies.
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Penalties & enforcement
On record with Medicare: 24 fines · $192,635 in total fines · 1 payment denial.
- 6 days
Medicare/Medicaid payment denial
Nov 7, 2024
- $4,938
Federal fine
Feb 20, 2024
- $4,893
Federal fine
Feb 12, 2024
- $14,814
Federal fine
Jan 22, 2024
- $4,938
Federal fine
Jan 8, 2024
- $4,587
Federal fine
Jan 2, 2024
- $13,762
Federal fine
Dec 11, 2023
- $4,587
Federal fine
Nov 20, 2023
Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Occupancy
- 120.4 residents on an average day (87% of 139 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 28 years
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.