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Nursing home · Hialeah Gardens, FL

Waterford Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

8333 W Okeechobee Road, Hialeah Gardens, FL 33016

RN turnover here is 27.1%, well under the Florida average of 46%.

RN turnover
27.1%
Florida average 46%
RN time per resident
70 min/day
Florida average 44 min
Nursing team turnover
30.5%
Florida average 41.5%
CMS staffing rating
4 of 5
Certified beds 214
The numbers, in plain English

Working at Waterford Nursing and Rehabilitation Center

Waterford Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is a 214-bed nursing home in Hialeah Gardens, Florida. Over the 12-month period CMS measures, 27.1% of its registered nurses stopped working here. Across the 643 Florida nursing homes CMS reports, the average is 46%, so Waterford Nursing and Rehabilitation Center keeps its RNs better than 83% of nursing homes in the state.

Staffing tells the same kind of story. Residents here receive about 70 minutes of RN time per day, against 44 minutes across Florida. That is more RN coverage than 88% of Florida nursing homes. CMS gives Waterford Nursing and Rehabilitation Center a staffing rating of 4 out of 5.

Turnover for the whole nursing team, which counts RNs, LPNs and nurse aides, is 30.5% here compared with 41.5% statewide.

What this means if you apply here

  • About 73% of RNs counted here stayed through CMS's 12-month measurement period, so you would join a team with continuity.
  • RN hours per resident run above the state average, a sign of more RN support on the floor.

Questions to ask in your interview

  • How many residents does each RN cover on the shift I would work?
  • How is weekend RN coverage handled?
  • What keeps your RNs here? Ask the nurses you meet, not only the manager.
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Sources. CMS Care Compare nursing home provider data, released October 2026. Turnover is the share of staff who stopped working at the facility over a 12-month period. CMS Five-Star overall rating from CMS Care Compare.