Juno Beach, FL

Waterford, The

4-star overall rating with 4-star inspections with 4 recent health deficiencies with 1 fire-safety deficiencies in the latest cycle

601 Universe Blvd, Juno Beach, FL

(561) 627-3800

Compare this facility

Overall

4 / 5

CMS overall stars

Health inspections

4 / 5

Survey and complaint cycles

Staffing

4 / 5

RN + nurse staffing

Quality measures

4 / 5

Resident outcomes and process measures

Quick facts

Facility snapshot

Beds

60

Certified beds

Average residents

41

Average occupied residents

Ownership

Non-Profit

Publicly displayed owner type

Chain

Lifespace Communities

Operator or chain grouping

Approved since

1982-04-22

CMS approved date

Coverage

Medicare + Medicaid

Participation flags

Chain footprint

16 facilities

Chain averages 4 overall / 3 health / 4 staffing / 4 quality stars

Changed ownership

No

Within the last 12 months

Family council

Yes

Resident and family council reported

Sprinklers

Yes

Automatic sprinklers in all required areas

Staffing

Hours and turnover

RN hours / resident day

1.13

Registered nurse staffing · state 0.73 · national 0.68

LPN hours / resident day

0.50

Licensed practical nurse staffing · state 0.79 · national 0.87

Aide hours / resident day

2.25

Nurse aide staffing · state 2.34 · national 2.35

Total nurse hours

3.88

All reported nurse hours · state 3.86 · national 3.89

Licensed hours

1.63

RN + LPN hours · state 1.52 · national 1.54

Weekend hours

3.45

Weekend nurse staffing · state 3.51 · national 3.43

Weekend RN hours

0.91

Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.53 · national 0.47

Physical therapist

0.20

Reported PT staffing · state 0.10 · national 0.07

Adjusted RN hours

1.05

CMS adjusted RN staffing hours

Adjusted total hours

3.58

CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours

Case-mix index

1.48

Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity

RN turnover

57%

Annual RN turnover · state 46% · national 45%

Total nurse turnover

40%

Annual nurse turnover · state 42% · national 46%

SNF VBP

Value-based purchasing

Program rank

7,142

Lower is better among SNFs in the FY 2026 VBP program.

Performance score

30.63

Composite VBP score used to determine payment impact.

Payment multiplier

0.9861

Above 1.000 increases Medicare payment; below 1.000 reduces it.

Program components

How the VBP score is built

Readmission

1.51

Baseline 23.28% · Performance 22.02% · Measure score 1.51 · Achievement 0 · Improvement 1.51

Healthcare-associated infections

3.35

Baseline 5.00% · Performance 6.83% · Measure score 3.35 · Achievement 3.35 · Improvement 0

Total nurse turnover

4.19

Baseline 42.65% · Performance 46.55% · Measure score 4.19 · Achievement 4.19 · Improvement 0

Adjusted total nurse staffing

3.19

Baseline 4.27 hours · Performance 3.99 hours · Measure score 3.19 · Achievement 3.19 · Improvement 0

SNF QRP

Medicare quality reporting measures

Measure Facility National Note
Potentially preventable 30-day readmission 9.49%
10.72%
1.2 pts better
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 348 · Observed rate 7.47% · Lower 95% interval 6.56%
Discharge to community 61.26%
50.57%
10.7 pts better
Better than the National Rate · Eligible stays 336 · Observed rate 58.93% · Lower 95% interval 56.42%
Medicare spending per beneficiary 0.99
1.02
About the same
Drug regimen review with follow-up 99.52%
95.27%
4.2 pts better
Numerator 208 · Denominator 209
Falls with major injury 0.48%
0.77%
0.3 pts better
Numerator 1 · Denominator 209
Discharge self-care score 81.25%
53.69%
27.6 pts better
Numerator 117 · Denominator 144
Discharge mobility score 70.83%
50.94%
19.9 pts better
Numerator 102 · Denominator 144
Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened 0.48%
2.29%
1.8 pts better
Numerator 1 · Denominator 209 · Adjusted rate 0.61%
Healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization 6.83%
7.12%
0.3 pts better
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 176 · Observed rate 5.68% · Lower 95% interval 4.13%
Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage Not Available
8.2%
Numerator Not Available · Denominator Not Available · No data were submitted for this measure.
Staff flu vaccination coverage Not Available
42%
Numerator Not Available · Denominator Not Available · No data were submitted for this measure.
Discharge function score 79.86%
56.45%
23.4 pts better
Numerator 115 · Denominator 144
Transfer of health information to provider 100%
95.95%
4 pts better
Numerator 58 · Denominator 58
Transfer of health information to patient 99.24%
96.28%
3 pts better
Numerator 130 · Denominator 131
Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date 16.81%
25.2%
8.4 pts worse
Numerator 19 · Denominator 113

Quality measures

Resident outcomes and process scores

Measure Facility State National Note
Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days 2.4
2.1
0.3 pts worse
1.9
0.5 pts worse
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 2.4 · Observed 2.7 · Expected 2.1 · Used in QM five-star
Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days 0.7
1.2
0.5 pts better
1.8
1.1 pts better
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 0.7 · Observed 0.7 · Expected 1.7 · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0%
97.8%
2.2 pts better
93.4%
6.6 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 100.0% · Q2 100.0% · 4Q avg 100.0%
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 100.0%
99.2%
0.8 pts better
95.5%
4.5 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 100.0%
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 3.6%
2.6%
1 pts worse
3.3%
0.3 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 4.2% · Q2 4.0% · 4Q avg 3.6% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 0.0%
3.7%
3.7 pts better
11.4%
11.4 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0%
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 4.8%
5.9%
1.1 pts better
5.4%
0.6 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q2 0.0% · 4Q avg 4.8%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 3.0%
15.7%
12.7 pts better
19.6%
16.6 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q2 4.8% · 4Q avg 3.0%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 27.1%
9.8%
17.3 pts worse
16.7%
10.4 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · 4Q avg 27.1% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 0.0%
0.0%
About the same
0.1%
0.1 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0%
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened 4.2%
11.7%
7.5 pts better
16.3%
12.1 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · 4Q avg 4.2% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 17.2%
9.8%
7.4 pts worse
14.9%
2.3 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · 4Q avg 17.2% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.8%
0.4%
0.4 pts worse
1.0%
0.2 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q2 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.8% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 6.3%
0.8%
5.5 pts worse
1.7%
4.6 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 9.5% · Q2 0.0% · 4Q avg 6.3% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence 9.0%
12.5%
3.5 pts better
19.8%
10.8 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q2 18.1% · 4Q avg 9.0%
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 2.0%
5.1%
3.1 pts better
5.1%
3.1 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 4.5% · Q2 0.0% · 4Q avg 2.0% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 98.4%
94.3%
4.1 pts better
81.7%
16.7 pts better
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 98.6% · Q2 99.3% · Q3 97.6% · Q4 98.1% · 4Q avg 98.4%
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit 10.5%
9.3%
1.2 pts worse
12.0%
1.5 pts better
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 10.5% · Observed 10.0% · Expected 10.6% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 0.5%
1.5%
1 pts better
1.6%
1.1 pts better
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 1.0% · Q3 0.9% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.5% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 98.7%
94.7%
4 pts better
79.7%
19 pts better
Short Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 98.7%
Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission 31.9%
26.2%
5.7 pts worse
23.9%
8 pts worse
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 31.9% · Observed 25.9% · Expected 19.4% · Used in QM five-star

Survey summary

Recent inspection cycles

Cycle 1 Health 2025-02-06 · Fire 2025-02-06

4 health deficiencies

Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (2 deficiencies)

1 fire-safety deficiencies

Top issue: Smoke (1 deficiency)

Cycle 2 Health 2023-10-26 · Fire 2023-10-26

7 health deficiencies

Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (3 deficiencies)

0 fire-safety deficiencies

No concentrated fire-safety issue counts in this cycle.

Cycle 3 Health 2022-07-01 · Fire 2022-07-01

4 health deficiencies

Top issue: Pharmacy Service (2 deficiencies)

1 fire-safety deficiencies

Top issue: Services (1 deficiency)

Fire safety

Fire-safety citations

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-02-06

K353 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2025-02-28

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2022-07-01

K521 · Services Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.

Corrected 2022-07-16

Inspection history

Recent health citations

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-02-06

F641 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

Health

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

Corrected 2025-02-28

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-02-06

F684 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2025-02-28

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-02-06

F685 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.

Corrected 2025-02-28

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-02-06

F880 · Infection Control Deficiencies

Health

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2025-02-28

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-10-26

F561 · Resident Rights Deficiencies

Health

Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.

Corrected 2023-11-25

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-10-26

F641 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

Health

Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.

Corrected 2023-11-25

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-10-26

F656 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

Health

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

Corrected 2023-11-25

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-10-26

F693 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

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.

Corrected 2023-11-25

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-10-26

F695 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

Corrected 2023-11-25

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-10-26

F697 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.

Corrected 2023-11-25

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-10-26

F770 · Administration Deficiencies

Health

Provide timely, quality laboratory services/tests to meet the needs of residents.

Corrected 2023-11-25

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2022-07-01

F880 · Infection Control Deficiencies

Health

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2022-07-25

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2022-07-01

F690 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

Corrected 2022-07-25

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2022-07-01

F755 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

Health

Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

Corrected 2022-07-25

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2022-07-01

F761 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

Health

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.

Corrected 2022-07-25

Penalties and ownership

What sits behind the stars

Ownership

Lifespace Communities Inc

5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization

100% 16 facilities 2009-07-08
Lifespace, Inc.

5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization

100% 5 facilities 2012-07-09
Blackford, Gary

Corporate Director · Individual

0% 10 facilities 2021-12-01
Darkey-Hrinya, Joyce

Corporate Director · Individual

0% 10 facilities 2018-01-15
Dutra, Ana

Corporate Director · Individual

0% 10 facilities 2016-07-18
Fields, Venita

Corporate Director · Individual

0% 10 facilities 2018-01-15
Geist, Marci

W-2 Managing Employee · Individual

0% 1 facilities 2021-10-04
Gorman, Joseph

Corporate Officer · Individual

0% 15 facilities 2022-07-26
Harshfield, Nicholas

Corporate Officer · Individual

0% 16 facilities 2020-07-01
Jantzen, Jesse

Corporate Officer · Individual

0% 16 facilities 2020-04-01
Jensen, Claus

Corporate Director · Individual

0% 9 facilities 2023-04-26
Kresse, Nikki

Corporate Officer · Individual

0% 10 facilities 2021-04-19
Lifespace Communities Inc

Operational/Managerial Control · Organization

0% 16 facilities 2007-04-24
Mcdonough, Amy

Corporate Director · Individual

0% 9 facilities 2023-04-26
Pope, Erin

Corporate Officer · Individual

0% 15 facilities 2022-07-25
Salamino, Jenifer

Corporate Director · Individual

0% 9 facilities 2023-04-26
Sokeye, Jonathan

Corporate Director · Individual

0% 10 facilities 2021-12-01
Spangler, Patrick

Corporate Director · Individual

0% 10 facilities 2016-07-18
Stretch, Clyde

Corporate Director · Individual

0% 9 facilities 2023-04-26
Williams, David

Corporate Director · Individual

0% 11 facilities 2021-12-01
Yanofsky, Neal

Corporate Director · Individual

0% 10 facilities 2016-07-18

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