Overview
Water's Edge Center for Health & Rehabilitation has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, in line with the Connecticut average of 3.0. It is the highest-rated of the 3 nursing homes in Middletown. It scores best on quality of care (5 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.7 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 61% of nursing homes in Connecticut (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.5 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on March 25, 2026, found 14 health deficiencies, more than the Connecticut average of 12.7. 3 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 3 fines totaling $91,899 in the past three years.
Water's Edge Center for Health & Rehabilitation is a for-profit facility with 150 certified beds, caring for about 133 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1993.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 34%
Top 50%
Top 42%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- March 25, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 14
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 3
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 3 totaling $91,899
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 3
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.67 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.47 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.90 hrs
- Nurse aides2.30 hrs
- Physical therapists0.07 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 150
- Average residents per day
- 133
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- January 29, 1993
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes