Waters Edge Health and Rehabilitation: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Waters Edge Health and Rehabilitation is a 36-bed for-profit nursing home in Palm City, Florida, part of Life Care Services. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 3.12 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 35% above the Florida average of 2.31, and 16.7% nursing staff turnover (Florida average 41.4%).
Waters Edge Health and Rehabilitation
1500 SW Capri StPalm City, FL 34990
Martin 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 Waters Edge Health and Rehabilitation, nurse aides logged 3.12 hours per resident per day, 35% above the Florida average. With about 31 residents a day, that works out to roughly 96 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 | Florida avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 3.12 | 2.31 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.35 | 0.78 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.92 | 0.73 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.39 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.99 | 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
16.7% of nursing staff at Waters Edge Health and Rehabilitation left over the year CMS measured, against a Florida average of 41.4% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 28.6%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 30, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 1 health deficiency (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. Waters Edge Health and Rehabilitation holds 5 of 5 overall; the Florida average is 3.3.
About Waters Edge Health and Rehabilitation
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Life Care Services, 43 homes
- Legal name: Sandhill Cove LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 1, 1993
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Waters Edge Health and Rehabilitation
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Palm City Nursing & Rehab Center Palm City | 2.0 | 120 | 2.20 | 3.56 | 22.5% | 5 | None |
| Solaris Healthcare Parkway Stuart | 2.1 | 177 | 2.27 | 3.64 | 20.8% | 4 | None |
| Stuart Rehabilitation and Healthcare Stuart | 2.5 | 120 | 2.22 | 3.69 | 27.8% | 4 | None |
| Life Care Center of Port Saint Lucie Port Saint Lucie | 6.3 | 123 | 2.23 | 3.99 | 37.6% | 3 | None |
| Seabranch Health and Rehabilitation Center Stuart | 6.3 | 120 | 3.01 | 4.41 | 39.3% | 5 | None |
| Tiffany Hall Nursing and Rehab Center Port Saint Lucie | 6.8 | 120 | 2.15 | 3.68 | 30.0% | 3 | $46,976 |
| Palm Garden of Port Saint Lucie Port Saint Lucie | 7.0 | 120 | 2.16 | 3.62 | 23.7% | 5 | None |
| Savannas Park Health and Rehabilitation Center Port Saint Lucie | 7.7 | 120 | 2.83 | 4.38 | 35.3% | 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.