Waters of Memphis, A Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, LLC is a 90-bed Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing home at 6500 Kirby Gate Boulevard in Memphis, Shelby County, holding Tennessee HFC nursing home license #399. CMS gives Waters of Memphis, A Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, LLC an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars, based on CMS Care Compare data as of October 1, 2026.
What is Waters of Memphis, A Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, LLC's CMS Care Compare rating?
CMS gives Waters of Memphis, A Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, LLC an overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars; its health inspection rating is 2, staffing 1 and quality measures 5, each out of 5.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Overall rating (CMS) | 2 of 5 |
| Health inspection rating (CMS) | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing rating (CMS) | 1 of 5 |
| Quality measures rating (CMS) | 5 of 5 |
| Certified beds / average residents per day | 90 / 78.0 |
| Ownership type (CMS) | For profit - Individual |
| Operator chain (CMS) | Infinity Healthcare Consulting (70 facilities nationally) |
| First certified for Medicare/Medicaid | April 11, 2016 |
| Tennessee license (HFC) | #399, 90 licensed beds, Licensed through 11/30/2026 |
| Secured / Alzheimer's beds (HFC bed report) | 0 secured, 0 Alzheimer's |
On an average day it cares for about 78 residents, roughly 87% of its certified beds (above the 84% median across Memphis-area nursing homes).
What deficiencies has CMS recorded at Waters of Memphis, A Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, LLC?
September 14, 2023 is the date of Waters of Memphis, A Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, LLC's latest standard health inspection in CMS's data, and that cycle produced 9 cited deficiencies: 8 standard-survey and 1 complaint-related.
The prior rating cycle, with its standard survey on July 14, 2021, recorded 3 deficiencies. Infection-control inspections produced 0 citations. Across Memphis-area nursing homes the median latest-cycle count is 4, so Waters of Memphis, A Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, LLC sits above the local middle.
CMS reports no fines and 0 payment denials in its three-year penalty window.
What do staffing and turnover look like at Waters of Memphis, A Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, LLC?
Each resident at Waters of Memphis, A Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, LLC receives about 3.52 hours of nursing staff time per day in CMS's payroll-based data (about the same as the Memphis-area median of 3.55), of which 0.63 hours come from registered nurses (higher than the Memphis-area median of 0.56).
Weekend total nurse staffing runs 3.07 hours per resident per day. Total nursing-staff turnover is 59.5% (higher than the Memphis-area median of 55.6%), and registered-nurse turnover is 84.6%. 1 administrator has left in the CMS measurement period.
How does Waters of Memphis, A Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, LLC compare with nearby nursing homes?
With 90 certified beds it is smaller than the Shelby County median of 120 licensed nursing home beds; the closest other certified nursing home is Iris Cove Health & Rehabilitation in Memphis, in the same ZIP code, rated 1 of 5 by CMS.
| Facility | Miles away | Licensed beds | CMS overall rating | Last CMS health inspection | Deficiencies cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iris Cove Health & Rehabilitation 6733 Quince Road, 38119 | 0.0 | 188 | 1 of 5 | March 5, 2026 | 3 |
| Signature Healthcare of Primacy 6025 Primacy Parkway, 38119 | 0.0 | 120 | 4 of 5 | March 3, 2026 | 3 |
| Kirby Pines Manor 3535 Kirby Parkway, 38115 | 2.8 | 120 | 5 of 5 | June 3, 2025 | 2 |
| The Village at Germantown 7930 Walking Horse Circle, 38138 | 3.2 | 55 | 3 of 5 | September 11, 2025 | 5 |
| Shelby Oaks Post Acute 5070 Sanderlin Avenue, 38117 | 3.7 | 77 | 1 of 5 | January 8, 2026 | 3 |
What is around Waters of Memphis, A Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, LLC in Memphis?
Waters of Memphis, A Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, LLC sits in the East Memphis & the Poplar Corridor part of Memphis; the nearest acute-care hospital on HFC's hospital report is Saint Francis Hospital, about 0.5 miles away by straight line.
The next closest is Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis at about 2.6 miles; distances use ZIP or CMS coordinates, not drive times.
What should we ask on a tour of Waters of Memphis, A Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, LLC?
Use the CMS numbers to steer the tour: ask to see the plan of correction for the 9 deficiencies cited on September 14, 2023, and what changed afterward.
- Nursing turnover of 59.5% is above the local median; ask how many aides on each shift are agency staff.
- At about 87% occupancy, ask which units have openings and why.
- CMS records a resident council here; ask when it meets and whether families can attend.
- If TennCare will pay eventually, confirm Waters of Memphis, A Rehabilitation & Nursing Center, LLC accepts TennCare CHOICES Group 1 residents for long-term stays and how the $50 monthly personal needs allowance is handled.
