How many deficiencies did Waters Edge Health and Rehabilitation get at its last inspection?

1 health deficiency at the standard inspection on May 30, 2025. The Florida average is 7.1.

Has Waters Edge Health and Rehabilitation been fined?

CMS lists no fines in the last three years.

Does Waters Edge Health and Rehabilitation accept Medicaid?

It is certified to take Medicaid (CMS lists it as "Medicare and Medicaid"). Certification does not mean a Medicaid bed is open: ask the admissions office.

Who owns Waters Edge Health and Rehabilitation?

CMS lists 33 owners and managers, and links the home to Life Care Services. Legal business name: SANDHILL COVE LLC.

Waters Edge Health and Rehabilitation: Inspections & Ratings

The record in brief

At its most recent standard inspection, on May 30, 2025, inspectors cited 1 health deficiency (the Florida average is 7.1, the national average 9.2).

None of its 9 health citations since November 2022 was rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy.

CMS lists no fines against this home in the last three years.

Nurses and nurse aides worked 5.39 hours per resident per day, against 3.82 across Florida and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 0.92 of those hours.

16.7% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (Florida average 41.4%).

CMS links it to Life Care Services, an affiliated group of 43 nursing homes.

Health inspections

Federal rules call for a standard inspection at least every 15 months, plus a visit whenever a complaint is filed. Each mark below is one citation, colored by how serious inspectors rated it. How to read a citation.

Under each citation, the quoted text is the inspector's own summary from the federal statement of deficiencies (CMS form 2567), word for word apart from a privacy scrub; CMS removes residents' and staff names before it publishes the text. The full notes are on Medicare.gov.

611/22

202/24

105/25

Potential for minimal harm Potential for more than minimal harm Actual harm Immediate jeopardy Found on a complaint visit

Where its citations fall on CMS's grid

CMS rates every citation by how much harm it caused (rows) and how many residents it touched (columns). The count in each box is this home's, across all 9 health citations on file.

Severity

Isolated

Pattern

Widespread

Immediate jeopardy

Actual harm

Potential for more than minimal harm

Potential for minimal harm

May 30, 2025Standard inspection · 1 citation

D

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

F880 · Infection Control · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) June 11, 2025

Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to implement their infection control program as evidenced by failure to use Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) while providing care for 1 of 1 sampled residents on Enhanced Barrier Precautions (EBP) observed for catheter care, Resident #29.

February 22, 2024Standard inspection · 2 citations

E

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

F880 · Infection Control · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, pattern · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) March 23, 2024

Inspectors wroteBased on policy review, Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommendation review, observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure appropriate infection control practices as evidenced by the failure to ensure PPE (personal protective equipment) use during COVID outbreak testing for 2 of 2 sampled residents observed, Residents #1 and #11; failed to fully implement their Enhanced Barrier Precautions (EBP) policy for 3 of 3 sampled residents who were not on EBP (Residents #2, #17, and #138), and 2 additional random residents (Residents #25 and #188); failed to implement appropriate infection prevention practices for eye drop administration and blood glucose monitoring for 3 of 7 sampled residents observed during the medication pass observation, Resident #3, #18 and #28; [...]
D

Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

F695 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) March 23, 2024

Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, record review, and policy review, the facility failed to ensure appropriate respiratory assessment or knowledge of possible medication side effects for 1 of 1 sampled resident, Resident #24, who received a nebulizer treatment.

November 15, 2022Standard inspection · 6 citations

D

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

F656 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) December 15, 2022

Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure care plans were developed for activities and anticoagulant for 3 of 11 sampled residents, Resident #8, Resident #24 and Resident#12, reviewed for care plans.
D

Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.

F679 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) December 15, 2022

Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review and interviews, the facility failed to ensure ongoing activities were provided for 1 of 3 sampled residents, Resident#24, reviewed for activities.
D

Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.

F688 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) December 15, 2022

Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure care and services for residents with limited range of motion (ROM) was provided for 2 of 2 sampled residents reviewed, Residents #14 and #18.
D

Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

F690 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) December 15, 2022

Inspectors wroteBased on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to ensure proper positioning of a catheter bag and tubing for 1 of 1 sampled resident reviewed with a history of urinary tract infection (UTI), Resident #1.
D

Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.

F692 · Quality of Life and Care · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) December 15, 2022

Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review, and interview, the facility failed to act upon a decline in eating ability, ensure consistent meal intake information, and failed to assist and encourage 1 of 1 sampled resident reviewed for weight loss (Resident #16).
D

Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.

F761 · Pharmacy Service · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolated · Corrected (the home has a date of correction) December 15, 2022

Inspectors wroteBased on policy review, observation and interview, the facility failed to ensure proper storage of medications in 1 of 2 medication carts observed on the Gardenia Hall and 1 of 1 treatment carts observed on the Gardenia Hall.

Fire safety inspections

13 fire safety citations on file: 9 on May 30, 2025, 4 on November 15, 2022.

Every fire safety citation13 citations

E
Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).

E 4 · May 30, 2025 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
E
Conduct risk assessment and an All-Hazards approach.

E 6 · May 30, 2025 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
E
Include a process for Emergency Preparedness collaboration.

E 9 · May 30, 2025 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
E
Develop Emergency Preparedness policies and procedures.

E 13 · May 30, 2025 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
E
Address subsistence needs for staff and patients.

E 15 · May 30, 2025 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
E
Establish roles under a Waiver declared by secretary.

E 26 · May 30, 2025 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
E
Develop a communication plan.

E 29 · May 30, 2025 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
E
List the names and contact information of those in the facility.

E 30 · May 30, 2025 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
E
Provide emergency officials' contact information.

E 31 · May 30, 2025 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
D
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.

K 211 · November 15, 2022 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
D
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.

K 345 · November 15, 2022 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
D
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

K 918 · November 15, 2022 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)
D
Meet other general requirements.

K 932 · November 15, 2022 · Corrected (the home has a date of correction)

Fines and payment denials

CMS lists no fines or payment denials against this home in the last three years. The national average is 0.9 fines per home.

Staffing

Hours of care per resident per day, from the payroll records every home sends CMS. Higher means more staff time with each resident.

Measure	This home	Florida	United States
All nursing staff (RN, LPN and aides)	5.39	3.82	3.86
Registered nurses	0.92	0.73	0.69
All nursing staff on weekends	4.99	3.49	3.42
Nurse aides	3.12
Licensed practical nurses	1.35
Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year)	16.7%	41.4%	45.8%
Registered nurse turnover	28.6%	46.0%	42.9%
Administrators who left	1

CMS expects 3.55 hours a day for residents as sick as this home's (its case-mix figure). The staffing star compares the two.

Staffing by quarter, from daily payroll records

Every nursing home sends CMS its staff hours for each day (the Payroll Based Journal). Here they are added up by quarter. The latest quarter is the one behind the figures above. In January to March 2026, nursing staff hours per resident were 5.55 on weekdays and 4.99 on weekends, 10% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 11.4% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 5.14 in April to June 2025 to 5.39 in January to March 2026.

Quarter	All nursing staff	Registered nurses	Weekdays	Weekends	Contract staff share	Days with no RN hours	Residents a day
Jan to Mar 2026	5.39	0.92	5.55	4.99	11.4%	0 of 90	31
Oct to Dec 2025	5.29	1.11	5.47	4.84	7.9%	0 of 92	31
Jul to Sep 2025	5.14	1.11	5.32	4.67	5.7%	0 of 92	33
Apr to Jun 2025	5.14	1.09	5.30	4.75	6.8%	0 of 91	33
United States, Jan to Mar 2026	3.75	0.62	3.92	3.33	5.3%	0.5% of days
Florida, Jan to Mar 2026	3.76	0.70	3.90	3.44	1.1%	0.2% of days

Hours per resident per day: staff hours in the quarter divided by resident days (the daily census CMS derives from resident assessments). Registered nurses include the director of nursing and RNs with administrative duties; aides include nurse aides in training and medication aides, as in CMS's own staffing measure. How these are calculated.

Staff pay reports

Staff pay at this home

No staff pay figure for this home has passed review yet. A figure appears only after at least 5 reports from at least 3 different people, sent over at least 60 days, have passed review. If you work here, your report helps start one.

Official wage estimates for Florida

Job	Median	Middle half	Employed
Florida, all employers
CNAs (nursing assistants)	$18.03	$17.33 to $20.34	96,960
LPNs and LVNs	$29.70	$28.14 to $31.11	38,620
Registered nurses	$40.48	$37.82 to $48.64	229,940
United States, nursing care facilities
CNAs (nursing assistants)	$20.67	$17.91 to $22.55	534,270
LPNs and LVNs	$33.86	$30.05 to $37.40	188,210
Registered nurses	$41.11	$37.85 to $47.68	142,270

Hourly wages; the middle half runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. BLS has no separate estimate for medication aides. These are survey estimates for whole occupations, not figures for any one home.

How staff pay reports work · CNA pay by state

Quality measures

The measures CMS uses for the quality star. Lower is better for every one of them.

Measure	This home	Florida	US
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	14.3	8.7	13.9
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	0.0	0.3	0.8
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	1.2	0.7	1.6
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	1.2	2.5	3.2
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	1.0	1.5	1.6
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	2.2	4.5	4.6
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1	20.7	8.6	15.4
Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231	28.7	26.1	23.8
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231	10.1	9.1	12.0
Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231	0.6	2.1	1.9
Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231	0.2	1.1	1.8

Short-term rehab results

For a stay to recover after a hospital visit, these are the results CMS publishes for Waters Edge Health and Rehabilitation's Medicare short-stay residents. On returning residents home or to the community, CMS rates it better than the national rate (70.3% of residents, after adjusting for how sick they were). How to read these, and what Medicare pays for.

Went home or back to the community

70.3% this home

Better than the national rate

US median of homes 51.5% · Florida: 169 better, 109 worse

Rate of successful return to home or community from a SNF (risk-standardized discharge to community rate). Higher is better. October 2022 to September 2024. 181 eligible stays.

Potentially preventable readmissions

12.1% this home

No different from the national rate

US median of homes 10.7% · Florida: 2 better, 35 worse

Rate of potentially preventable hospital readmissions 30 days after discharge from a SNF (risk-standardized rate). Lower is better. October 2022 to September 2024. 215 eligible stays.

Infections that led to a hospital stay

7.0% this home

No different from the national rate

US median of homes 7.1% · Florida: 6 better, 21 worse

Percentage of infections residents got during their SNF stay that resulted in hospitalization (risk-standardized rate). Lower is better. October 2023 to September 2024. 138 eligible stays.

Self-care and mobility at discharge

76.3% this home

Median of homes: Florida55.1% · US 56.6%

Percentage of residents who are at or above an expected ability to care for themselves and move around at discharge. Higher is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 114 residents counted.

Falls with major injury

0.0% this home

Median of homes: Florida0.6% · US 0.0%

Percentage of SNF residents who experience one or more falls with major injury during their SNF stay. Lower is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 143 residents counted.

New or worsened pressure ulcers

0.8% this home

Median of homes: Florida1.3% · US 1.7%

Percentage of residents with pressure ulcers or pressure injuries that are new or worsened (adjusted rate). Lower is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 143 residents counted.

Medication list given at discharge

Not reported

CMS note: The number of residents or resident stays is too small to report. Call the facility to discuss this quality measure.

Median of homes: Florida97.7% · US 98.7%

Percentage of residents where the SNF provided a current medication list to the resident, family, and/or caregiver at final discharge. Higher is better. October 2024 to September 2025. 19 residents counted.

Source: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program - Provider Data, released 2026-09-30. Better, no different and worse are CMS's own comparisons with the national rate, after adjusting for how sick residents were. Medians of homes and the state counts are worked out by us from the same file.

Owners and operators

Legal business name: SANDHILL COVE LLC. CMS links this home to Life Care Services, a group of 43 nursing homes averaging 4 stars overall.

Name	Role	Type	Since
Lcs Sandhill Cove Jv LLC	Direct ownership interest	Organization	07/09/2024
Lcs Cc Holdings Inc	Indirect ownership interest	Organization	05/01/2026
Lcs Holding Company LLC	Indirect ownership interest	Organization	07/09/2024
Lcs Living Holdings LLC	Indirect ownership interest	Organization	05/01/2026
Lcs Living Intermediate I LLC	Indirect ownership interest	Organization	05/01/2026
Lcs Living Intermediate II LLC	Indirect ownership interest	Organization	05/01/2026
Lcs Living LLC	Indirect ownership interest	Organization	05/01/2026
Lcs Management Holding Company LLC	Indirect ownership interest	Organization	07/09/2024
Lcs Sandhill Cove Holdco LLC	Indirect ownership interest	Organization	07/09/2024
Life Care Companies LLC	Indirect ownership interest	Organization	07/09/2024
Life Care Services Communities LLC	Indirect ownership interest	Organization	07/09/2024
McCarthy Group LLC	Indirect ownership interest	Organization	07/09/2024
Mpm Senior Living Investors LLC	Indirect ownership interest	Organization	07/09/2024
Oak Investment Trust	Indirect ownership interest	Organization	07/09/2024
Oak Investment Trust II	Indirect ownership interest	Organization	07/09/2024
Rci Legacy Holdings LLC	Indirect ownership interest	Organization	07/09/2024
Redwood Holdings LLC	Indirect ownership interest	Organization	07/09/2024
Bank of America Corporation	5% or greater mortgage interest	Organization	07/09/2024
Bank of America Corporation	5% or greater security interest	Organization	07/09/2024
Bird, John	Managing control - governing body	Individual	07/09/2024
Davis, James	Managing control - governing body	Individual	07/09/2024
Duffy, Patrick	Managing control - governing body	Individual	07/09/2024
Lahey, Daniel	Managing control - governing body	Individual	07/09/2024
Shaw, Gelynna	Managing control - governing body	Individual	07/09/2024
Uhlemann, Bridgette	Managing control - governing body	Individual	07/09/2024
Victor, Jason	Managing control - governing body	Individual	07/09/2024
Lowery, Paul	Operational/managerial control	Individual	07/09/2024
Montegut, Erin	Operational/managerial control	Individual	07/09/2024
Perrigo, Shawn	Operational/managerial control	Individual	07/09/2024
Victor, Jason	Operational/managerial control	Individual	07/09/2024
Lowery, Paul	Adp of the SNF	Individual	07/09/2024
Montegut, Erin	Adp of the SNF	Individual	07/09/2024
Perrigo, Shawn	Adp of the SNF	Individual	07/09/2024

As listed in the CMS ownership file, which names owners with a 5% or greater stake and the people and companies with operational or managerial control.

Questions to ask on a visit

Chosen from this home's own inspection record.

How do you prevent falls and pressure injuries, and how are families told when one happens?Inspectors cited 5 problems in this area, most recently on February 22, 2024: "Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed."
What changed in infection control since the last inspection, and who on staff is the infection preventionist?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on May 30, 2025: "Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program."
When is the care plan meeting, and can family attend it?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on November 15, 2022: "Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured."
How are medications reviewed, and how often are antipsychotic or sedating drugs used?Inspectors cited 1 problem in this area, most recently on November 15, 2022: "Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs."
How long has the current administrator been here?CMS counts 1 administrator who left in the period it measured.

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Florida contacts for a concern about a nursing home

These are the official offices in Florida. NursingHomeClear cannot take or act on complaints.

Inspections and complaints: Florida Agency for Health Care Administration, Long Term Care Services Unit, the state agency that inspects nursing homes for CMS and takes complaints about care.
Resident advocate: Florida Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program, 1-888-831-0404. The long-term care ombudsman is a free, confidential advocate for residents and families, set up under the federal Older Americans Act.
State inspection reports: FloridaHealthFinder, where Florida publishes its own records on licensed homes.

Common questions

What is Waters Edge Health and Rehabilitation's Medicare star rating?: CMS rates Waters Edge Health and Rehabilitation 5 out of 5 stars overall, with 5 for health inspections, 5 for staffing and 5 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
How many deficiencies did Waters Edge Health and Rehabilitation get at its last inspection?: 1 health deficiency at the standard inspection on May 30, 2025. The Florida average is 7.1.
Has Waters Edge Health and Rehabilitation been fined?: CMS lists no fines in the last three years.
Does Waters Edge Health and Rehabilitation accept Medicaid?: It is certified to take Medicaid (CMS lists it as "Medicare and Medicaid"). Certification does not mean a Medicaid bed is open: ask the admissions office.
Who owns Waters Edge Health and Rehabilitation?: CMS lists 33 owners and managers, and links the home to Life Care Services. Legal business name: SANDHILL COVE LLC.

Sources

Ratings, staffing and fines: CMS Provider Information, released September 30, 2026, data as of September 1, 2026.
Citations: CMS Health Deficiencies and Fire Safety Deficiencies.
Owners: CMS Ownership. Penalties: CMS Penalties.
Staffing by quarter: CMS Payroll Based Journal Daily Nurse Staffing, April 2025 to March 2026, summed by NursingHomeClear.
Inspector summaries: CMS Full Statement of Deficiencies (CMS-2567 text), data as of September 1, 2026. Each quote is the part of the statement before the detailed findings.
Inspection reports with the inspectors' full notes are on this home's Medicare.gov page.
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