Waters Of Syracuse Skilled Nursing Facility, The is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1996-10-01. 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 (574) 457-4401 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Waters Of Syracuse Skilled Nursing Facility, The holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 1 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (1★), Staffing (1★), and Quality of Resident Care (4★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 66.6/100, placing it #9747 of 14703 facilities nationally and #397 of 507 in Indiana. 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 Of Syracuse Skilled Nursing Facility, The receives a reported average of 3 hours 15 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 38 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 20 minutes; Nurse Aide — 2 hours 18 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 2 hours 49 minutes 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 61.9%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

Waters Of Syracuse Skilled Nursing Facility, The has received zero fines across all five years of available data (2022–2026), reflecting a strong regulatory compliance record. 22 substantiated complaints were recorded across the 5-year period — families should request details from the facility or review CMS inspection findings. There were 1 Medicare payment denial(s) in the current period. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 0 fine(s) totaling $0, and 1 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 1. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 107.0 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Waters Of Syracuse Skilled Nursing Facility, The ranks 9747th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 66.6/100), placing it in the below average nationwide. Within IN, it ranks 397th out of 507 nursing homes. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #11,572 nationally and RN hours rank #6,190 nationally (#233 in IN). Our composite quality score of 66.6/100 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 Syracuse, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/indiana/syracuse/