The Waters of Fort Wayne Skilled Nursing Facility: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
The Waters of Fort Wayne Skilled Nursing Facility is a 77-bed for-profit nursing home in Fort Wayne, Indiana, part of Infinity Healthcare Consulting. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.93 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 13% below the Indiana average of 2.23, and 59.5% nursing staff turnover (Indiana average 45.9%).
The Waters of Fort Wayne Skilled Nursing Facility
5544 E State BlvdFort Wayne, IN 46815
Allen 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 The Waters of Fort Wayne Skilled Nursing Facility, nurse aides logged 1.93 hours per resident per day, 13% below the Indiana average. With about 49 residents a day, that works out to roughly 94 aide hours a day, or about 12 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 7% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Indiana avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.93 | 2.23 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.19 | 0.78 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.47 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.59 | 3.68 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.32 | 3.24 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
59.5% of nursing staff at The Waters of Fort Wayne Skilled Nursing Facility left over the year CMS measured, against a Indiana average of 45.9% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 33.3%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jul 2, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 9 health deficiencies (Indiana average 7.2). 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. The Waters of Fort Wayne Skilled Nursing Facility holds 3 of 5 overall; the Indiana average is 3.1.
About The Waters of Fort Wayne Skilled Nursing Facility
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Infinity Healthcare Consulting, 69 homes
- Legal name: Johnson Memorial Hospital
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 18, 1988
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near The Waters of Fort Wayne Skilled Nursing Facility
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Chateau Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Fort Wayne | 0.5 | 99 | 2.72 | 3.65 | 63.6% | 1 | $109,257 |
| Celebrate Senior Living of Fort Wayne Fort Wayne | 1.4 | 118 | 2.30 | 3.25 | 37.3% | 3 | None |
| Heritage Park Fort Wayne | 1.5 | 180 | 2.39 | 3.65 | 45.2% | 5 | None |
| Byron Health Center Fort Wayne · many days without an RN | 1.8 | 120 | 0.88 | 1.19 | 45.3% | 1 | $8,281 |
| Golden Years Homestead Fort Wayne | 1.8 | 111 | 3.02 | 4.09 | 12.6% | 3 | $15,646 |
| Saint Anne Home Fort Wayne | 2.1 | 166 | 2.80 | 4.24 | 58.1% | 4 | None |
| Canterbury Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Fort Wayne | 2.8 | 142 | 1.95 | 3.18 | 58.0% | 5 | None |
| Bethlehem Woods Nursing and Rehabilitation Fort Wayne | 2.9 | 90 | 2.27 | 3.48 | 41.4% | 5 | 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.