By the first quarter of 2026, Joel Leifer was the owner of Acclaim Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, according to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). This Hudson County facility has been under Leifer’s ownership since Dec. 20, 2021.
The nursing home operates as a for-profit entity.
During this timeframe, the facility received a five-star overall CMS rating, surpassing the New Jersey average of 3.4 for nursing homes. CMS determines these ratings by assessing critical factors, including results from health inspections, staffing adequacy, and quality of care for residents.
The data shows that Acclaim Rehabilitation and Nursing Center averaged 155.5 residents daily in the first quarter of 2026, with 183 beds available. The facility currently operates independently of a hospital.
In the first quarter of 2026, the nursing home reported no fines or penalties.
There were 13 for-profit nursing homes operating in Hudson County, New Jersey, during this period.
U.S. Census Bureau estimates indicate that the nation’s older adult population is rising while the number of children continues to drop. Between 2020 and 2024, the population age 65 and older grew by 13%, and the population under 18 decreased by 1.7%. The older adult population in the U.S. has surged from 4.9 million in 1920 to more than 61 million by 2024.
A 2021 study found that close to half of adults in this age group, about 28 million people, could require long-term services and supports, with over one-third likely to need nursing home care at some point.
“Living a long life is something that many of us want and could get,” said Jesse Slome, executive director of the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance. “But when we live a long life, the chances of us needing long-term care increase exponentially. But when you need that type of care, there are limited options.”
| Nursing Home | Owner | Ownership Type | Overall Rating | Avg. No. of Residents per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acclaim Rehabilitation and Nursing Center | Joel Leifer | For profit – Partnership | 5 | 155.5 |
| Alaris Health at Belgrove | Sub Acute Rehabilitation Center at Kearny, LLC and Avery Eisenreich | For profit – Individual | 1 | 101 |
| Alaris Health at Kearny | West Hudson Sub Acute Care Center, LLC and Avery Eisenreich | For profit – Limited Liability company | 3 | 112 |
| Complete Care at Harborage, LLC | HMH Opco Holdngs LLC, PC | For profit – Limited Liability company | 4 | 226.5 |
| Harbour View Senior Living, Corp. | Libbi Mendelovitz | For profit – Corporation | 4 | 57.2 |
| Hoboken University Medical Center TCU | Carepoint Health System, Inc. | For profit – Corporation | 5 | 11.4 |
| Hudsonview Health Care Center | Hudsonview Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare, LLC | For profit – Limited Liability company | 5 | 262.4 |
| Manhattanview Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcar | Shlomo Deutsch, Allen Friedman, Jerry Friedman, Nathan Friedman, and Abraham Kraus | For profit – Corporation | 4 | 118.5 |
| Optima Care Castle Hill | Eric Mendel | For profit – Limited Liability company | 2 | 134.9 |
| Optima Care Fountains | Optima Care Riverview Investment, LLC | For profit – Limited Liability company | 1 | 277.2 |
| Optima Care Harborview | Eric Mendel | For profit – Limited Liability company | 3 | 138.2 |
| Peace Care St. Ann’S | Peace Care, Inc. | Non profit – Corporation | 4 | 107.9 |
| Peace Care St. Joseph’S | Peace Care, Inc. | Non profit – Corporation | 3 | 120.4 |
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services provided the information featured in this article. The source data is available here.
