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69.5/100

Average

Waterville Residential Care Center

220 Tower Street, Waterville, NY 13480

CMS 3/5 stars #6 of 17 in Oneida County (315) 841-4156
Certified beds
92
Occupancy
95%
Ownership
For-profit
Accepts
Medicare + Medicaid

Our read on Waterville Residential Care Center

Waterville Residential Care Center runs about 3.25 nursing hours per resident each day, roughly 16 percent under the national average, and weekends drop another 18 percent below its own weekday coverage. Staff turnover sits at 50.5 percent, higher than the 45.8 percent national figure, which matters because new faces on the floor usually mean less familiarity with residents. The 15 deficiencies on record include nothing at the harm or jeopardy level and nothing abuse-related, so the problems are real but not dangerous. The last inspection was October 2024, so the picture is reasonably current. Ownership is a for-profit partnership with 92 certified beds. The staffing numbers, not the inspection record, are what pull this one down.

Written from the CMS figures for this home shown further down this page. Nothing here is paid for or supplied by the home.

How this grade was calculated

Every point is shown. Nothing is weighted behind the scenes, the full formula is on How we grade.

Inspection30/30Staffing11.5/30Stability9/15Outcomes9/15Enforcement10/10

A full pentagon is full marks. The shape shows what kind of good or bad a home is, two homes can share a score and look nothing alike.

Inspection safety

30/30

Citations from state health inspections over the last three surveys, weighted by how much harm CMS says they caused.

  • →No citations recorded in the last 3 years

Staffing

11.5/30

Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are, plus RN cover and weekend consistency.

  • →3.51 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
  • →0.4 RN hours per resident per day
  • →Weekend staffing drops 18% against weekdays

Staff stability

9/15

How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.

  • →51% of nursing staff left in the last year

Resident outcomes

9/15

The CMS quality-measure rating, built from resident outcomes like falls, pressure ulcers, infections and antipsychotic use.

  • →3 of 5 stars on the CMS quality-measure rating

Enforcement history

10/10

Fines and payment denials CMS has imposed. A denial of payment means CMS stopped paying for new admissions.

  • →No federal fines on record

Staffing, against the national average

Full detail

Hours of nursing care each resident receives per day. The marker on each bar is the national average.

Total nurse hours per resident per day3.25 hrs
National average 3.86 hrsBelow average
Registered nurse (RN) hours0.40 hrs
National average 0.69 hrsBelow average

RNs are the licence level most likely to catch a resident deteriorating.

Weekend nurse hours2.67 hrs
National average 3.42 hrsBelow average

The shift most families visit, and the one thinned first.

Nursing staff turnover50.50%
National average 45.80%Below average

The share of nursing staff who left over the last year.

Recent inspection findings

Last standard health inspection: October 10, 2024 (2 years ago). No citations were recorded.

No health-inspection citations on record for this facility in the current CMS release.

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Common questions about Waterville Residential Care Center

What is the ElderGrade for Waterville Residential Care Center? +

Waterville Residential Care Center holds an ElderGrade of C (69.5 out of 100), which we describe as "average". The grade combines its inspection citations, nurse staffing levels, staff turnover, resident outcomes and enforcement history from the federal CMS record.

How many nursing hours does each resident get at Waterville Residential Care Center? +

Residents receive an average of 3.25 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.

Has Waterville Residential Care Center been cited for harming residents? +

No. None of the 0 citations on record were scored at the levels CMS uses to indicate actual harm or immediate jeopardy.

Does Waterville Residential Care Center accept Medicaid? +

Yes, Waterville Residential Care Center is certified to accept Medicaid, which is the programme that pays for long-term custodial care once a resident meets their state's income and asset limits.