Waters Edge Health and Rehabilitation Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Waters Edge Health and Rehabilitation Center is a 128-bed for-profit nursing home in Kenosha, Wisconsin, part of Champion Care. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.04 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 21% below the Wisconsin average of 2.58, and 63.2% nursing staff turnover (Wisconsin average 46.9%).
Waters Edge Health and Rehabilitation Center
3415 N Sheridan RdKenosha, WI 53140
Kenosha County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Special Focus Facility candidate. CMS lists this home as a candidate for its Special Focus Facility program, which is for nursing homes with a history of serious quality issues.
Cited for abuse or neglect. CMS marks this home with its abuse icon: it was cited for abuse or neglect that caused harm on its most recent inspection cycle, or for abuse or neglect with potential for harm on each of its last two cycles.
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 Center, nurse aides logged 2.04 hours per resident per day, 21% below the Wisconsin average. With about 96 residents a day, that works out to roughly 197 aide hours a day, or about 25 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Wisconsin avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.04 | 2.58 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.88 | 0.64 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.60 | 0.99 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.53 | 4.21 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.12 | 3.77 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
63.2% of nursing staff at Waters Edge Health and Rehabilitation Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Wisconsin average of 46.9% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 61.9%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Sep 30, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 31 health deficiencies (Wisconsin average 9.5). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $54,055 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2024 | Fine | $54,055 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
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 Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the Wisconsin average is 3.0.
About Waters Edge Health and Rehabilitation Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Champion Care, 22 homes
- Legal name: The Bay at Waters Edge Health and Rehabilitation LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 1, 1976
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Waters Edge Health and Rehabilitation Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Avina of Kenosha Kenosha | 1.3 | 153 | 2.00 | 3.47 | 49.0% | 2 | $33,989 |
| Brookside Care Center Kenosha | 1.6 | 154 | 3.04 | 4.89 | 41.4% | 5 | $44,970 |
| Clairidge House Kenosha | 1.8 | 87 | 2.15 | 3.67 | 46.3% | 1 | None |
| Sheridan Health and Rehabilitation Center Kenosha | 3.8 | 81 | 1.79 | 3.20 | 42.1% | 2 | None |
| Avina on 32nd Kenosha · abuse citation | 4.2 | 110 | 1.79 | 2.89 | 48.6% | 1 | $26,322 |
| Complete Care at Ridgewood LLC Racine | 6.3 | 200 | 2.18 | 3.71 | 60.3% | 3 | None |
| Complete Care at Grande Prairie Pleasant Prairie | 6.4 | 118 | 1.89 | 3.44 | 60.9% | 2 | $65,556 |
| Lincoln Park Nursing and Rehab LLC Racine | 7.3 | 122 | 2.28 | 4.10 | 50.0% | 1 | $182,618 |
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.