Nursing home
The Waterford
601 Universe Blvd, Juno Beach, FL 33408 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · Part of Lifespace Communities (16 facilities) · 60 certified beds
The Waterford is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Juno Beach, Florida. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.88 hours per resident per day, above the Florida average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on Feb 6, 2025 cited 4 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How The Waterford compares
This facility vs. the Florida and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Florida avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.88 | 3.86 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.13 | 0.73 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.25 | 2.34 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 40.0% | 42.3% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 4.0 | 7.3 | 9.5 | below avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
- Every deficiency from the February 6, 2025 inspection was corrected by February 28, 2025
What inspectors found at The Waterford
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Feb 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Feb 6, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.
Administration Deficiencies · Oct 26, 2023
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 26, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 26, 2023 - Potential for harm
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 26, 2023 - Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Oct 26, 2023 - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Oct 26, 2023 - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Oct 26, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jul 1, 2022
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 601 Universe Blvd
Juno Beach, FL 33408 - CMS certification #
- 105404
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 60
- Avg residents/day
- 41.2
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1982-04-22
- Chain
- Lifespace Communities (16 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Lifespace Communities
Lifespace Communities operates 16 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Lifespace Communities facilities →
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around The Waterford using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Transportation, pets allowed
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2016, 1 violation cited
- Emergency In hurricane evacuation Zone C; generator: fully implemented permanent generator (Florida AHCA)
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What The Waterford says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Provides transportation.
As a resident here, you’ll enjoy dining, PGA membership, wellness programs, and transportation.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Pets allowed.
A pet-friendly environment
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - One-time entrance fee: charged.
The one-time entrance fee is your key to a future defined by security and sophistication.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Jul 27, 2016: referral inspection, partial (safety). Case closed Nov 14, 2016. 1 violation cited (1 other). Penalties: $5,000 proposed, $3,000 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Lifespace Communities INC. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
Details
- Other than serious: Reporting a death, hospitalization, amputation or eye loss to OSHA (1904.39(a)(2)). Penalty $5,000 proposed, $3,000 now.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center, Palm Beach Gardens. 2.5 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Prosper Health and Rehabilitation Center, Palm Beach Gardens. 1.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Paramount Home Care Agency, Inc., Palm Beach Gardens. 1.1 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 1.7 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 33408 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita North Palm Beach Dialysis Center, Palm Beach Gardens, 1.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Coastal Dialysis Center, LLC, Jupiter, 3.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Jupiter Kidney Center LLC, Jupiter, 4.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 4 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 33408.
Hospice Of Palm Beach County Inc, office in West Palm Beach, 7.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Palm Beach Hospice And Palliative Care By Morselife, office in West Palm Beach, 10.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Pcc Medical Holdings LLC, West Palm Beach. 10.0 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Emergency power
- Fully Implemented Permanent Generator. (Florida AHCA generator status, as of Oct 15, 2026)
- Hurricane evacuation zone
- Zone C (Palm Beach C) on the Florida Know Your Zone evacuation zones. (Florida Division of Emergency Management, map updated Sep 19, 2026)
- Flood zone
- Zone X: 0.2 Percent Annual Chance Flood Hazard in Coastal Zone. (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively moderate. By hazard: hurricane relatively high, inland flooding relatively low, coastal flooding relatively moderate, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively low, heat wave relatively moderate, earthquake very low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Hotels and Restaurants kitchen inspections | Oct 15, 2026 | No kitchen matched |
| Florida AHCA generator status | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| Hurricane evacuation zone maps | See above | |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here relatively low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is The Waterford a good nursing home?
CMS gives The Waterford an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is The Waterford staffed?
The Waterford reports 3.88 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Florida average of 3.86.
Has The Waterford had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 4 deficiencies.
How many beds does The Waterford have?
The Waterford is certified for 60 beds.