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Waters of Sweetwater a Rehabilitation & Nursing
978 Hwy 11 South, Sweetwater, TN 37874 (opens Google Maps) · Monroe County · (423) 337-6631· 90 certified beds · avg 69 residents/day · certified since May 1, 2002 · Medicare and Medicaid certified
Certified for both programmes. Certification means the facility can bill Medicaid — it does not mean a Medicaid-funded bed is free right now, so ask directly. Who pays for nursing home care →
Part of chain: INFINITY HEALTHCARE CONSULTING (69 facilities, chain avg rating 2.0★)
2/5
Health inspection rating (on-site)
inspected Aug 6, 2025
2
Serious findings on record
most recent Oct 8, 2022
$0
Fines, last 3 years
2.81
Nurse hours/resident/day (adjusted)
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What health inspectors found (on-site government inspections — the most independent evidence available)
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Health inspection rating: ★★☆☆☆2/5 · CMS overall rating: 2/5 · how star ratings work →
The health inspection star above is graded on a curve within each state — a set share of each state's facilities gets each star level — so a facility can have few citations and still rate 2–3 stars if others in its state did even better. The overall rating combines that inspection score with staffing and quality measures from resident assessments and claims.
Most serious findings (actual harm or immediate jeopardy)
▲ Immediate jeopardy, isolated · Oct 8, 2022 · F-0678
The facility did not provide basic life support, such as CPR, before emergency medical help arrived — care that's required when it matches the doctor's orders and the resident's own written wishes.
▲ Immediate jeopardy, isolated · Oct 8, 2022 · F-0678
The facility did not provide basic life support, such as CPR, before emergency medical help arrived — care that's required when it matches the doctor's orders and the resident's own written wishes.
Why it matters: In a cardiac or breathing emergency, failure to start CPR promptly can be the difference between life and death.
Severity (J): Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety was cited. The scope was isolated: limited residents, staff, or locations were affected. Scope describes the extent of the deficiency, not whether it happened on previous inspections.
Corrected: Nov 9, 2022 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
▲ Immediate jeopardy, isolated · Oct 8, 2022 · F-0867
The facility did not run an ongoing quality assurance committee that reviews care problems and creates plans to fix them.
▲ Immediate jeopardy, isolated · Oct 8, 2022 · F-0867
The facility did not run an ongoing quality assurance committee that reviews care problems and creates plans to fix them.
Why it matters: Without a working quality program, the same care problems tend to repeat instead of getting fixed.
Severity (J): Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety was cited. The scope was isolated: limited residents, staff, or locations were affected. Scope describes the extent of the deficiency, not whether it happened on previous inspections.
Corrected: Nov 9, 2022 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
Inspection findings in the public record
Showing the latest 3 of 19 inspection findings. Open the full record below to read every finding.
The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals. F-0684
The facility did not keep residents' personal and medical information private and confidential. F-0583
The facility did not coordinate resident assessments with the state's pre-admission screening program for mental illness and intellectual disabilities, or failed to refer residents for the special services they need. F-0644
View all 19 inspection findingsShow only the latest 3 findings
CMS publishes roughly the last three inspection cycles plus recent complaint investigations. Older surveys drop out of the record as new ones are completed — that window is CMS's, not ours. Within it, every citation CMS publishes for this facility is listed here: none excluded.
| Date | Severity | What the facility was cited for |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2025 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not provide treatment and care that follows the doctor's orders and matches the resident's own preferences and goals. · F-0684 |
| Aug 6, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not keep residents' personal and medical information private and confidential. · F-0583 |
| Aug 6, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not coordinate resident assessments with the state's pre-admission screening program for mental illness and intellectual disabilities, or failed to refer residents for the special services they need. · F-0644 |
| Aug 6, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not label drugs according to professional standards or did not store them in locked compartments, with controlled drugs (medications with a high risk of misuse) kept under a separate lock. · F-0761 |
| Aug 6, 2025 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide. · F-0880 |
| May 15, 2024 | F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread | The facility did not post its nurse staffing information every day. Nursing homes must publicly display how many nurses and aides are on duty each day. · F-0732 |
| May 15, 2024 | F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread | The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards. · F-0812 |
| May 15, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not protect residents from abuse or neglect. This covers physical, mental, and sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect, by anyone — staff, other residents, or visitors. · from a complaint · F-0600 |
| May 15, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not properly complete the required screening (called PASARR) that identifies whether a person entering a nursing home has a mental illness or intellectual disability and needs specialized services. · F-0645 |
| May 15, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not develop a resident's complete plan of care within 7 days of the full assessment, or the plan wasn't prepared, reviewed, and updated by a team of health professionals as required. · F-0657 |
| May 15, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not dispose of garbage and refuse properly. · F-0814 |
| May 15, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not protect residents' personal information or did not keep complete, accurate medical records that meet professional standards. · F-0842 |
| May 15, 2024 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide. · F-0880 |
| Sep 7, 2023 | F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread | The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards. · from a complaint · F-0812 |
| Sep 7, 2023 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide. · from a complaint · F-0880 |
| Oct 8, 2022 | ▲ J · Immediate jeopardy, isolated | The facility did not provide basic life support, such as CPR, before emergency medical help arrived — care that's required when it matches the doctor's orders and the resident's own written wishes. · F-0678 |
| Oct 8, 2022 | ▲ J · Immediate jeopardy, isolated | The facility did not run an ongoing quality assurance committee that reviews care problems and creates plans to fix them. · F-0867 |
| Oct 8, 2022 | F · Potential for more than minimal harm, widespread | The facility did not get its food from approved, safe sources, or did not store, prepare, and serve food according to professional food safety standards. · F-0812 |
| Oct 8, 2022 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility used feeding tubes without a valid medical reason or the resident's agreement, or did not provide proper care to residents who have feeding tubes. · F-0693 |
Inspection trend by year
Citations from standard inspections decreased between the last two inspection cycles (8 → 5).
All citationsSerious citations (G–L)
2022
All citations: 4
Serious citations (G–L): 2
2023
All citations: 2
Serious citations (G–L): 0
2024
All citations: 8
Serious citations (G–L): 0
2025
All citations: 5
Serious citations (G–L): 0
All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | 2 | J ▲ |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | F |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | F |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | E |
Counts reflect the current CMS public record (~3 inspection cycles plus complaint investigations); years with no surveys show no row. Inspection frequency varies, so compare severity as well as counts.
Fines and enforcement (last 3 years)
Nurse staffing (from payroll records, adjusted for how much care residents need)
What these staffing numbers mean →
This facilityTennessee averageU.S. average
Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day)
This facility: 2.81
Tennessee average: 3.62
U.S. average: 3.95
Registered Nurse hours
This facility: 0.30
Tennessee average: 0.57
U.S. average: 0.69
Weekend total nurse staffing
This facility: 2.53
Tennessee average: 3.15
U.S. average: 3.50
All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.
| Measure | This facility | Tennessee avg | U.S. avg | Where it stands |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day) | 2.81 | 3.62 | 3.95 | bottom 9% in Tennessee; bottom 9% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 0.30 | 0.57 | 0.69 | bottom 10% in Tennessee; bottom 9% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 2.53 | 3.15 | 3.50 | bottom 13% in Tennessee; bottom 10% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 0.20 | 0.39 | 0.48 | bottom 12% in Tennessee; bottom 12% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 53.1 | 48.9 | 45.8 | bottom 38% in Tennessee; bottom 29% in the U.S. |
| RN turnover (%) | 81.8 | 43.2 | 42.9 | bottom 4% in Tennessee; bottom 5% in the U.S. |
Hours are per resident per day for the most recent quarter of payroll data in this CMS release (2026-08-01) — the same quarter for every facility — case-mix adjusted by CMS so facilities caring for sicker residents can be compared fairly (same basis as the CMS staffing star). "Top X%" means better than most facilities: more staffing hours, or lower turnover. Raw (unadjusted) reported hours: total 3.33, RN 0.35, weekend 3.00.Comparing with Medicare Care Compare? Care Compare shows the raw figure (3.33 here, displayed there as hours and minutes), not the adjusted one above. Both are correct; they answer different questions. Staffing rating: 1/5.
Quality measures: assessments & claims
Note: CMS combines facility-reported resident assessments (MDS) with claims-based measures. These are different sources from on-site inspection findings. Read the measures alongside inspection and staffing records; a high QM rating does not establish that a home is safe.
Quality measures rating: 5/5 · long-stay residents: 5/5 · short-stay residents: 3/5
Costs & payment
Price evidence · separate from quality
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Who owns this facility
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Ownership records as published by CMS on 2026-08-01. CMS records when an owner joined but not when they left. Listed here and no longer involved? Tell us →
For profit - Limited Liability company
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gubin Enterprises Limited Partnership | Organization | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | 50% | 07/01/2021 |
| Griffin, Rita | Individual | W-2 Managing Employee | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/27/2024 |
All 2 owning or managing parties CMS has on file are shown — none excluded.
Other facilities in the same chain
CMS lists this facility under the chain Infinity Healthcare Consulting — 69 facilities in the current records. Chain membership says who operates these homes. It says nothing about how any individual one of them was inspected; each has its own record.
- Ambassador Nursing & Rehab Center — Chicago, IL · overall 2/5abuse
- Belhaven Nursing & Rehab Center — Chicago, IL · overall 1/5abuse
- Continental Nursing & Rehab Center — Chicago, IL · overall 1/5abuse
- Hope Creek Nursing & Rehab — East Moline, IL · overall 1/5abuse
- Landmark at 95th Rehabilitation and Nursing Center — Chicago, IL · overall 1/5abuse
- Landmark of Cicero Rehabilitation and Nursing Cent — Cicero, IL · overall —/5SFF
- Landmark of Hyde Park Rehabilitation and Nursing C — Chicago, IL · overall 1/5abuse
- Landmark of Itasca Rehabilitation and Nursing Cent — Itasca, IL · overall 1/5abuseSFF
Listed by state, then facility name — not a ranking. Showing 8 of the 68 others, continuing from this facility's own place in that list.
Questions to ask on your visit
Generated from this facility's actual citation record — bring them to a tour and ask the administrator directly.
- "Are staff on every shift trained and certified in CPR, and how do they know each resident's resuscitation wishes?"
- "How does your quality committee work, and can you give an example of a problem it recently identified and fixed?"
- "How do you make sure each resident's care follows the doctor's orders, and what changed after this citation?"
- "How do you protect residents' privacy, both in their medical records and in day-to-day care?"
- "How do you identify and arrange specialized services for residents with mental health conditions or disabilities?"
- "Can you show me how medications are stored and secured on the units, including controlled drugs?"
- "Who leads your infection prevention program, and how do you make sure staff follow practices like hand hygiene every day?"
- "Where do you post your daily staffing numbers, and can I see today's?"
Also worth asking anywhere
- "Your weekend nurse staffing is reported below the Tennessee midpoint — how does the weekend schedule differ from a weekday?"
- "Can I see the plan of correction for the findings in your most recent state inspection?"
- "CMS reports 53% total nursing staff turnover here — who on the care team has been with you longest?"
- "Can I visit again unannounced, at a mealtime or on a weekend?"
Nearby facilities (within 20 miles)
| Facility | Distance | City | Overall | Inspection | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wood Village | 2.0 mi | Sweetwater, TN | ★★★★★ | 5/5 | |
| Monroe Health and Rehabilitation Center | 8.1 mi | Madisonville, TN | ★★★☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| Life Care Center of Athens | 11.3 mi | Athens, TN | ★★☆☆☆ | 1/5 | abuse |
| NHC Healthcare, Athens | 11.7 mi | Athens, TN | ★★★★★ | 5/5 | |
| River Grove Health and Rehabilitation | 13.3 mi | Loudon, TN | ★★☆☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| Starr Regional Health & Rehabilitation | 15.1 mi | Etowah, TN | ★★★★★ | 4/5 | |
| Etowah Health and Rehabilitation | 17.6 mi | Etowah, TN | ★☆☆☆☆ | 2/5 | |
| Decatur Wellness and Rehabilitation Center | 17.8 mi | Decatur, TN | ★★★☆☆ | 4/5 |
Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 445456.
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