Nursing home
Whispering Pines Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
38 Talmadge Avenue, East Haven, CT 06512 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · 90 certified beds
Whispering Pines Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in East Haven, Connecticut. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.85 hours per resident per day, above the Connecticut average of 3.83. Its most recent inspection on May 16, 2024 cited 11 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Whispering Pines Rehabilitation and Nursing Center compares
This facility vs. the Connecticut and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Connecticut avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.85 | 3.83 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.43 | 0.70 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.40 | 2.28 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 44.0% | 37.9% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 11.0 | 12.8 | 9.5 | below avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
What inspectors found at Whispering Pines Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jan 29, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 26, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Permit a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds bed-hold policy.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jan 8, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Nov 21, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Nov 21, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide appropriate foot care.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 16, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · May 16, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · May 16, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 16, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 16, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 16, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · May 16, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 38 Talmadge Avenue
East Haven, CT 06512 - CMS certification #
- 075294
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 90
- Avg residents/day
- 77.0
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1979-11-30
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Whispering Pines Rehabilitation and Nursing Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, works with hospice, 3 meals a day
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2018, 1 violation cited
- Emergency In hurricane evacuation Zone A
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Whispering Pines Rehabilitation and Nursing Center says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Offers respite or short-term stays.
Respite Care
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
Welcome to Whispering Pines Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, a center for short and long stay rehabilitation programs and hospice care.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - 3 meals a day.
You will be served 3 meals a day at routine times unless otherwise specified.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Apr 12, 2018: complaint inspection, partial (health). Case closed Oct 29, 2018. 1 violation cited (1 other). Penalties: $0 proposed, $0 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Talmadge Park INC. Matched by street address; the name OSHA recorded differs from the community's.
Details
- Other than serious: Bloodborne pathogens (needles, blood and body fluids) (1910.1030(d)(4)(i)). Penalty $0 proposed, $0 now. To be fixed by Oct 5, 2018.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Griffin Hospital, Derby. 12.2 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Ark Healthcare & Rehabilitation at Branford Hills, Branford. 0.9 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Ct Hospice Inc The, Branford. 1.7 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 1.0 mile away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 06512 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Branford Dialysis, Branford, 1.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fmc St. Raphael Dialysis Center - New Haven, New Haven, 4.0 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita New Haven Dialysis, New Haven, 4.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 12 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 06512.
Connecticut Hospice Inc, The, office in Branford, 1.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Affinity Care Of Connecticut LLC, office in Hamden, 8.6 miles away, straight line
Home Care Plus, Inc, office in Guilford, 10.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Northeast Medical Group Inc, New Haven. 4.7 miles away, straight line. 4 geriatric medicine doctors listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Hurricane evacuation zone
- Zone A on the Connecticut hurricane evacuation zones (2014). (Connecticut Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security, map updated Jul 3, 2021)
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| Hurricane evacuation zone maps | See above | |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: no FEMA wildfire rating of moderate or higher here |
| FEMA National Risk Index | Nothing on record | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Whispering Pines Rehabilitation and Nursing Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Whispering Pines Rehabilitation and Nursing Center an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Whispering Pines Rehabilitation and Nursing Center staffed?
Whispering Pines Rehabilitation and Nursing Center reports 3.85 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Connecticut average of 3.83.
Has Whispering Pines Rehabilitation and Nursing Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 11 deficiencies.
How many beds does Whispering Pines Rehabilitation and Nursing Center have?
Whispering Pines Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is certified for 90 beds.