Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Waters Edge Health and Rehabilitation
1500 Sw Capri St, Palm City, FL 34990 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Life Care Services (20 facilities) · 36 certified beds
Waters Edge Health and Rehabilitation is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Palm City, Florida. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 5/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 5.14 hours per resident per day, above the Florida average of 3.86. Its most recent inspection on May 30, 2025 cited 1 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Waters Edge Health and Rehabilitation 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) | 5.14 | 3.86 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.11 | 0.73 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.99 | 2.34 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 25.0% | 42.3% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 1.0 | 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 May 30, 2025 inspection was corrected by June 11, 2025
What inspectors found at Waters Edge Health and Rehabilitation
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 · May 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Feb 22, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 22, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Nov 15, 2022 - Potential for harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Nov 15, 2022
Show all 9 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Nov 15, 2022 - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Nov 15, 2022 - Potential for harm
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Nov 15, 2022 - 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 · Nov 15, 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
- 1500 Sw Capri St
Palm City, FL 34990 - CMS certification #
- 105828
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 36
- Avg residents/day
- 32.6
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1993-10-01
- Chain
- Life Care Services (20 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Life Care Services
Life Care Services operates 20 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Life Care Services facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Emergency In hurricane evacuation Zone E
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Waters Edge Health and Rehabilitation says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- One-time entrance fee: charged.
Our pricing starts with a one-time entrance fee of $332,000, which covers your home and provides lifelong access to Water’s Edge care.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital, Stuart. 2.2 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Palm City Nursing & Rehab Center, Palm City. 2.0 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Activa Home Health, Stuart. 1.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 1.4 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 34990 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Treasure Coast Kidney Center North, Stuart, 3.5 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Kidney Care Port Salerno, Stuart, 5.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars)
Davita Treasure Coast Dialysis, Port Saint Lucie, 6.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 4 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 34990.
Treasure Coast Hospice Of Martin, office in Stuart, 3.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Treasure Coast Hospice Of St Lucie, office in Fort Pierce, 13.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- The Council On Aging Of Martin County Inc, Stuart. 4.7 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.
- Hurricane evacuation zone
- Zone E (Martin E) on the Florida Know Your Zone evacuation zones. (Florida Division of Emergency Management, map updated Sep 19, 2026)
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively high. By hazard: hurricane very high, inland flooding relatively moderate, coastal flooding relatively high, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively low, heat wave relatively low, 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 | Nothing on record |
| 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 | Not matched |
| 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 Waters Edge Health and Rehabilitation a good nursing home?
CMS gives Waters Edge Health and Rehabilitation an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 5/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Waters Edge Health and Rehabilitation staffed?
Waters Edge Health and Rehabilitation reports 5.14 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Florida average of 3.86.
Has Waters Edge Health and Rehabilitation had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 1 deficiencies.
How many beds does Waters Edge Health and Rehabilitation have?
Waters Edge Health and Rehabilitation is certified for 36 beds.