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Whispering Pines Lodge

2131 Alpine Road, Longview, Texas 75601

Medicare lists this as a Special Focus Facility, a home with a history of serious quality issues that receives more frequent inspections.

Overview

Whispering Pines Lodge has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the Texas average of 2.8. It ranks 9th of 9 nursing homes in Longview. It scores 1 of 5 on health inspections, quality of care and staffing alike.

Residents receive about 3.2 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 67% of nursing homes in Texas (the state average is 3.4 hours). Of that, 0.4 hours come from registered nurses.

Its most recent standard inspection, on January 7, 2026, found 15 health deficiencies, more than the Texas average of 9.6. 6 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 7 fines totaling $494,425 in the past three years.

Whispering Pines Lodge is a for-profit facility with 116 certified beds, caring for about 66 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1994.

Medicare ratings

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Health inspections
Quality of care
Staffing

Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.

How it compares nearby

Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.

In Longview9th of 9 facilities

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Within 100 miles185th of 187 facilities

Top 99%

In Texas1161st of 1,166 facilities

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Inspections and penalties

Most recent standard inspection
January 7, 2026
Health deficiencies cited
15
Complaint-related deficiencies
6
Fines in the last 3 years
7 totaling $494,425
Payment denials
0
Total penalties
7

Staffing

Average hours of care each resident receives per day.

  • All nursing staff3.15 hrs
  • Registered nurses (RN)0.38 hrs
  • Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.75 hrs
  • Nurse aides2.02 hrs
  • Physical therapists0.01 hrs

Facility details

Ownership
For profit - Corporation
Certified beds
116
Average residents per day
66
Participates in
Medicare and Medicaid
Medicare/Medicaid since
September 21, 1994
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