Overview
Whispering Pines Rehabilitation and Nursing Center has a Medicare overall rating of 4 out of 5, above the Connecticut average of 3.0. It is the highest-rated of the 2 nursing homes in East Haven. It scores best on health inspections (4 of 5) and lowest on quality of care (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.7 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 60% of nursing homes in Connecticut (the state average is 3.9 hours). Of that, 0.5 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on March 17, 2026, found 7 health deficiencies, fewer than the Connecticut average of 12.7. 1 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $6,370 in the past three years.
Whispering Pines Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is a for-profit facility with 90 certified beds, caring for about 82 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1979.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- March 17, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 7
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 1
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $6,370
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.67 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.46 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.92 hrs
- Nurse aides2.30 hrs
- Physical therapists0.13 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 90
- Average residents per day
- 82
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- November 30, 1979
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes