Waters Edge At Port Jefferson For Rehab And Nrsg is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1974-12-01. Medicare covers short-term skilled nursing care (typically up to 100 days after a qualifying hospital stay). Medicaid covers long-term care for residents who meet financial eligibility requirements. Contact the facility at (631) 473-5400 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Waters Edge At Port Jefferson For Rehab And Nrsg holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 2 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (1★), Staffing (1★), and Quality of Resident Care (5★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 74.1/100, placing it #6333 of 14703 facilities nationally and #325 of 596 in New York. Star ratings are a useful starting point, but the composite score and individual sub-ratings give a more complete picture for families comparing facilities.

Each resident at Waters Edge At Port Jefferson For Rehab And Nrsg receives a reported average of 3 hours 19 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 32 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 51 minutes; Nurse Aide — 1 hour 57 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 3 hours per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 1 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 52.3%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

In the current reporting period, the facility received 1 fine(s) totaling $153,911. 16 substantiated complaints were recorded across the 5-year period — families should request details from the facility or review CMS inspection findings. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 1 fine(s) totaling $153,911, and 0 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 1. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 139.75 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Waters Edge At Port Jefferson For Rehab And Nrsg ranks 6333rd out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 74.1/100), placing it in the above average nationwide. Within NY, it ranks 325th out of 596 nursing homes. In Port Jefferson, it ranks 2nd out of 2 facilities. Among facilities sharing its ZIP code, it ranks 2nd of 2. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #10,861 nationally and RN hours rank #7,968 nationally (#310 in NY). Our composite quality score of 74.1/100 weighs health inspections, quality of resident care, staffing hours, compliance record, and five-year performance trends — giving a more complete picture than CMS star ratings alone, which can place hundreds of facilities in the same 5-star bucket. To browse and compare all nursing homes in Port Jefferson, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/new_york/port-jefferson/