Waterview Heights Rehabilitation and Nursing Cente
Nursing home in Rochester, New York, CMS certification number 335082
135 Meridan St., Rochester, NY 14612 · Monroe County
- CMS overall rating
- Not rated
- Certified beds
- 229
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- December 22, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 28
- Fines in 3 years
- $799,713 (3)
Does Waterview Heights Rehabilitation and Nursing Cente take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Waterview Heights Rehabilitation and Nursing Cente 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 | Not rated |
| Health inspections | Not rated |
| Staffing | Not rated |
| Quality of resident care | Not rated |
| Long-stay quality | Not rated |
| Short-stay quality | Not rated |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Waterview Heights Rehabilitation and Nursing Cente 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
- 3.95
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.71
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.06
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.18
- Weekend total hours
- 3.22
- Nursing staff turnover
- 62.8%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 51.6%
- Administrators who left
- 2
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on December 22, 2025 and cited 28 deficiencies, plus 4 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on May 9, 2025, found 28.
It is a CMS special focus facility. CMS puts homes with a long record of serious problems on this list for extra inspections.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Waterview Heights Rehabilitation and Nursing Cente 3 times in the past 3 years, for $799,713 in total.
It also had 1 payment denial, when Medicare stopped paying for new admissions for a time.
Beds and residents
On an average day 170.2 residents live here, about 74% of its 229 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 229
- Average residents per day
- 170.2
- Certified since
- June 1, 1972
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Waterview Heights Rehabilitation and Nursing Cente
- Legal business name
- The Shore Winds, LLC.
- Ownership type
- For profit - Partnership
- Chain
- 13 homes nationally under Hurlbut Care, 3.9-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Waterview Heights Rehabilitation and Nursing Cente
- Latta Road Nursing Home West2100 Latta Road, Rochester 14612
- Latta Road Nursing Home East2102 Latta Road, Rochester 14612
- Edna Tina Wilson Living Center700 Island Cottage Road, Rochester 14612
- Hamilton Manor Nursing Home1172 Long Pond Road, Rochester 14626
- Park Ridge Nursing Home1555 Long Pond Road, Rochester 14626
See also all nursing homes in Rochester.
Who inspects nursing homes in New York
New York's state survey agency 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 New York, the 23 in Rochester, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Waterview Heights Rehabilitation and Nursing Cente, 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 Waterview Heights Rehabilitation and Nursing Cente
What is the CMS star rating of Waterview Heights Rehabilitation and Nursing Cente?
CMS has not rated it.
Does Waterview Heights Rehabilitation and Nursing Cente accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Waterview Heights Rehabilitation and Nursing Cente?
28 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Waterview Heights Rehabilitation and Nursing Cente?
The Shore Winds, LLC., for profit - partnership.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.