The home failed to provide appropriate foot care for residents. Cited May 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 687 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: E
Nursing home report
WHISPERING PINES REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTER
EAST HAVEN, CT · Medicare-certified · 90 beds
Needs attention
For-profit
4 of 5 overall
Whispering Pines Rehabilitation and Nursing Center has an overall 4-star rating, with 4 stars for health inspections, 3 stars for staffing, and 2 stars for quality measures. It reports 3.72 nurse staffing hours per resident per day versus the federal benchmark of 4.1, and it had $12,740 in fines in the last 24 months with a recent federal penalty.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.724 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: January 29, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $12,740recent federal penalty
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.724.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.41
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.93
- Nurse aides
- 2.39
- Weekend nursing
- 3.57
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 49%
Registered nurse turnover: 38%
Resident outcomes
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Negative outcomes
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
20.4%18.9%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
9.7%5.7%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
5.5%0%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0%3%Worsening
Residents who lost too much weight
10.8%8.9%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
12.5%13.2%Worsening
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
21.7%11.1%Improving
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
12.3%13.6%Worsening
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
1.9%2.5%Worsening
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%0%No change
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
31.3%33.7%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
0%3.1%Worsening
Positive outcomes
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—100%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%100%No change
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—93.2%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
98.9%100%Improving
What the inspectors found
The nursing home failed to protect residents from abuse and neglect by others. Cited January 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 600 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to provide appropriate treatment and care according to residents' orders, preferences, and goals. Cited February 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 684 — 42 CFR §483.25 — S/S: D
The home failed to let a resident come back after a hospital stay or therapeutic leave that went beyond its bed-hold policy. Cited January 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 626 — 42 CFR §483.15 — S/S: D
The home failed to promptly tell the resident, doctor, and family about changes or problems affecting the resident. Cited November 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 580 — 42 CFR §483.10(g)(14) — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- PENALTY
A federal fine of $12,740 was recorded.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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Penalties & enforcement
On record with Medicare: 1 fine · $12,740 in total fines.
- $12,740
Federal fine
Jan 29, 2026
Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Occupancy
- 82 residents on an average day (91% of 90 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 46 years
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.