Solaris Healthcare Waterman
Nursing home in Tavares, Florida, CMS certification number 106119
4501 Waterman Way, Tavares, FL 32778 · Lake County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 120
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- August 1, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 4
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Solaris Healthcare Waterman take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Solaris Healthcare Waterman is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Solaris Healthcare Waterman reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 4.08
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.76
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.11
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.21
- Weekend total hours
- 3.61
- Nursing staff turnover
- 44.6%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 48.3%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on August 1, 2025 and cited 4 deficiencies, plus 1 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on April 25, 2024, found 7.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Solaris Healthcare Waterman in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 116.5 residents live here, about 97% of its 120 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 120
- Average residents per day
- 116.5
- Certified since
- October 15, 2018
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Solaris Healthcare Waterman
- Legal business name
- Waterman SNF Operations LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 22 homes nationally under Solaris Healthcare, 4.1-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Solaris Healthcare Waterman
- Ruleme Center2810 Ruleme St, Eustis 32726
- Lake Eustis Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center411 W Woodward Ave, Eustis 32726
- Bayview Center301 S Bay St, Eustis 32726
- Avante at Mt Dora, Inc3050 Brown Ave, Mount Dora 32757
- Edgewater at Waterman Village300 Brookfield Ave, Mount Dora 32757
See also assisted living in Tavares.
Florida rules that apply here
Florida's AHCA licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in Florida, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Solaris Healthcare Waterman, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Solaris Healthcare Waterman
What is the CMS star rating of Solaris Healthcare Waterman?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Solaris Healthcare Waterman accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Solaris Healthcare Waterman?
4 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Solaris Healthcare Waterman?
Waterman SNF Operations LLC, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.