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PEACE CARE ST JOSEPH'S

An independent review of Peace Care St Joseph's's safety record, its Medicare rating, health-inspection citations, staffing, fines and complaints, drawn from public federal data (not user star-ratings).

537 PAVONIA AVENUE · JERSEY CITY, NJ 07306 · 139 beds
Phone: 2016538300
B
Open Care Data Safety Grade

This facility rates above average, with a mostly solid record.

Starts from the Medicare rating, then weighs $170,052 in federal fines. How we grade · See how it compares
Open Care Data's independent assessment of public federal data, not an official CMS rating. Data can lag or change. Operate this facility? Report a correction.

Recent News August 2026 federal update

Total federal fines changed to $170,052

In the August 2026 federal update, the total dollar amount of federal fines on this facility's record changed from $192,635 to $170,052. Fines are civil monetary penalties CMS levies when serious problems are identified and not corrected.

These changes are drawn from the U.S. federal (CMS) nursing home data. The facts are CMS's; the explanations are Open Care Data's. Federal data updates periodically and can lag current conditions. Operate this facility? Add context or report a correction.

Medicare Five-Star Rating · as of the latest federal update

Overall
★★★★
4 / 5
Staffing
★★★★
4 / 5
Health Inspection
★★★
3 / 5
Quality Measures
★★★★★
5 / 5

Top concerns What stands out in the record

  • $170,052 in federal fines across 21 penalties.

How it compares vs. 348 NJ nursing homes

Overall Medicare rating
4of 5 stars
Better than 50% of NJ homes
Staffing rating
4of 5 stars
Better than 64% of NJ homes
Health-inspection rating
3of 5 stars
Better than 43% of NJ homes
Total nurse hours / resident / day
4.04503hrs
Better than 72% of NJ homes
RN hours / resident / day
1.08787hrs
Better than 89% of NJ homes
RN turnover
42.9%
Better than 35% of NJ homes

Percentiles rank this facility against every other Medicare-rated nursing home in New Jersey, using the latest federal data.

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Safety & Enforcement Federal inspection record

Safety indicators

Abuse indicator None on record
Substantiated complaints 0

Financial penalties

21
Fines
$170,052
Total fines
1
Payment denials
22
Total penalties

Staffing Hours per resident / day

1.08787
RN hours per resident / day
Benchmark ≥ 0.75
4.04503
Total nursing hours / day
Benchmark ≈ 4.1
4.04155
Weekend nursing hours / day
Look for parity with weekdays

Higher staffing, especially RN time, correlates with better outcomes and higher Medicare star ratings.

Recent Deficiency Citations Last 36 months · federal inspections

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Quality Measures Medicare quality data · lower is better

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