Solaris Healthcare Waterman: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Solaris Healthcare Waterman is a 120-bed for-profit nursing home in Tavares, Florida, part of Solaris Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.25 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 3% below the Florida average of 2.31, and 44.7% nursing staff turnover (Florida average 41.4%).
Solaris Healthcare Waterman
4501 Waterman WayTavares, FL 32778
Lake County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Solaris Healthcare Waterman, nurse aides logged 2.25 hours per resident per day, 3% below the Florida average. With about 117 residents a day, that works out to roughly 263 aide hours a day, or about 33 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 14% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Florida avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.25 | 2.31 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.05 | 0.78 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.77 | 0.73 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.07 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.51 | 3.49 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
44.7% of nursing staff at Solaris Healthcare Waterman left over the year CMS measured, against a Florida average of 41.4% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 40.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 1, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 4 health deficiencies (Florida average 7.1). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Solaris Healthcare Waterman holds 5 of 5 overall; the Florida average is 3.3.
About Solaris Healthcare Waterman
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Solaris Healthcare, 22 homes
- Legal name: Waterman SNF Operations LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 15, 2018
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Solaris Healthcare Waterman
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Ruleme Center Eustis | 1.2 | 138 | 2.12 | 3.56 | 63.6% | 4 | $24,889 |
| Lake Eustis Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center Eustis | 2.0 | 90 | 2.05 | 3.23 | 46.0% | 2 | $17,345 |
| Bayview Center Eustis | 2.3 | 120 | 2.01 | 3.42 | 40.4% | 5 | None |
| Avante at Mt Dora, Inc Mount Dora | 2.3 | 116 | 2.23 | 3.50 | 42.9% | 3 | None |
| Edgewater at Waterman Village Mount Dora | 3.9 | 120 | 2.28 | 4.11 | 40.4% | 4 | None |
| Lake Port Square Health Center Leesburg | 9.2 | 80 | 2.27 | 4.03 | 51.2% | 3 | None |
| South Campus Care Center and Rehab Leesburg | 9.6 | 120 | 2.35 | 3.61 | 56.5% | 3 | None |
| North Campus Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Leesburg | 10.0 | 90 | 2.39 | 3.66 | 58.1% | 4 | None |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.