Waters of Sweetwater a Rehabilitation & Nursing: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Waters of Sweetwater a Rehabilitation & Nursing is a 90-bed for-profit nursing home in Sweetwater, Tennessee, part of Infinity Healthcare Consulting. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.90 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 10% below the Tennessee average of 2.12, and 53.1% nursing staff turnover (Tennessee average 48.9%).
Waters of Sweetwater a Rehabilitation & Nursing
978 Hwy 11 SouthSweetwater, TN 37874
Monroe 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 of Sweetwater a Rehabilitation & Nursing, nurse aides logged 1.90 hours per resident per day, 10% below the Tennessee average. With about 69 residents a day, that works out to roughly 131 aide hours a day, or about 16 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Tennessee avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.90 | 2.12 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.09 | 1.09 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.35 | 0.60 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.33 | 3.80 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.00 | 3.31 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
53.1% of nursing staff at Waters of Sweetwater a Rehabilitation & Nursing left over the year CMS measured, against a Tennessee average of 48.9% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 81.8%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 6, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 5 health deficiencies (Tennessee average 4.7). 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 of Sweetwater a Rehabilitation & Nursing holds 2 of 5 overall; the Tennessee average is 3.0.
About Waters of Sweetwater a Rehabilitation & Nursing
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Infinity Healthcare Consulting, 69 homes
- Legal name: Waters of Sweetwater a Rehabilitation & Nursing Center LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 1, 2002
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Waters of Sweetwater a Rehabilitation & Nursing
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Wood Village Sweetwater | 2.0 | 89 | 2.01 | 3.48 | 27.9% | 5 | None |
| Monroe Health and Rehabilitation Center Madisonville | 8.1 | 85 | 1.82 | 3.07 | 43.5% | 3 | None |
| Life Care Center of Athens Athens · abuse citation | 11.3 | 128 | 2.03 | 3.54 | 29.4% | 2 | $19,145 |
| NHC Healthcare, Athens Athens | 11.7 | 86 | 2.23 | 4.07 | 50.8% | 5 | None |
| River Grove Health and Rehabilitation Loudon | 13.3 | 180 | 1.72 | 3.13 | 40.0% | 2 | None |
| Starr Regional Health & Rehabilitation Etowah | 15.1 | 88 | 1.97 | 3.98 | — | 5 | $8,697 |
| Etowah Health and Rehabilitation Etowah | 17.6 | 120 | 1.62 | 3.22 | — | 1 | $21,692 |
| Decatur Wellness and Rehabilitation Center Decatur | 17.7 | 88 | 2.27 | 3.52 | 58.6% | 3 | 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.