Nursing home report
Registered name: WATERS OF SWEETWATER A REHABILITATION & NURSING
SWEETWATER, TN · Medicare-certified · 90 beds
The Waters of Sweetwater in Sweetwater, TN has a 2-star overall rating, with a 2-star health inspection rating and a 1-star staffing rating, even though its quality measures are rated 5 stars. Reported nurse staffing is 3.33 hours per resident per day, below the federal benchmark of 4.1, and there were $0 in fines in the last 24 months.
Health inspections
Staffing
3.3342 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.3342.
Hours per resident per day.
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents with a fall causing major injury
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
Residents with a urinary tract infection
Residents who lost too much weight
Residents who were physically restrained
Residents needing more help with daily activities
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
Residents with a long-term catheter
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
Residents with depressive symptoms
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
The home failed to ensure staff provided basic life support, including CPR, before emergency medical personnel arrived. Cited October 2022 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 678 — 42 CFR §483.24(a)(3) — S/S: J
The home failed to have an ongoing quality review group that finds problems and makes corrective plans. Cited October 2022 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 867 — 42 CFR §483.75 — S/S: J
The nursing home failed to post its nurse staffing information every day, so families could not easily see daily staffing levels. Cited May 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 732 — 42 CFR §483.35(i) — S/S: F
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited May 2024 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F
The nursing home failed to provide appropriate treatment and care according to residents' orders, preferences, and goals. Cited August 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 684 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: E
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 5 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 8 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
Now operated by Waters of Sweetwater a Rehabilitation & Nursing Center LLC, previously Sweetwater Nursing Center INC.
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.
