Assisted Living
Whispering Pines Senior Living
4904 East Wellridge Ln, Joplin, MO 64801 · Map
Licensed for 20 residents · RCAL MANAGEMENT LLC
Whispering Pines Senior Living is a state-licensed assisted living community in Joplin, Missouri. It is licensed for 20 residents. Lilisity publishes no score or ranking for this community; the details below come from the state licensing record.
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Area costs
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What the public record shows
Gathered by Lilisity from state and federal sources. Communities can’t edit this part of the page.
State inspections
Last inspection: Apr 8, 2026. See the record
License
Active, 20 residents
Residential Care Facility (former RCF II standard) 052920, current license dated Aug 15, 2025. Licensee RCAL MANAGEMENT LLC.
Nearest emergency room
4.8 miles
Freeman Health System - Freeman West, rated 2 of 5 stars by CMS.
Side by side with nearby communities
The 4 nearest communities that offer assisted living, by straight-line distance. Prices are starting prices each community publishes; we never show estimates.
| Community | Distance | Licensed capacity | Published starting price | License | Inspection citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whispering Pines Senior Living this community | 20 | Not published | Active | 10 requirements not met in 3 years | |
| Chapters Living of Joplin | 2.1 mi | 93 | Not published | Active | 5 requirements not met in 3 years |
| Silver Creek Assisted Living | 2.7 mi | 68 | $4,350/mo | Active | 3 requirements not met in 3 years |
| Autumn Place Residential Care of Joplin | 4.0 mi | 38 | Not published | Active | 3 requirements not met in 3 years |
| Ozark Oaks Residential Care Facility II | 6.1 mi | 30 | Not published | Active | 0 requirements not met in 3 years |
State inspection record10 requirements not met in 3 years
- Last inspection
- April 8, 2026
- Inspections in three years
- 5
- Complaint investigations in three years
- 2
- Requirements not met (all visits)
- 10
- Every deficiency from the April 8, 2026 visit was corrected by July 16, 2026
Visits (newest first)
- April 8, 2026: State Licensure, 2 requirements not met · state results
- Walls and ceilings, including doors, windows and skylights, shall be clean and maintained in good repair. rule class III; corrected July 16, 2026
- Light fixtures, vent covers, wall-mounted fans, decorative materials and similar equipment attached to walls and ceilings shall be easily cleanable and shall be maintained clean and in good repair. rule class III; corrected July 16, 2026
- September 25, 2025: State Licensure, no requirements listed as not met · state results
- July 6, 2025: Complaint Investigation, 1 requirement not met · state results
- Walls and ceilings, including doors, windows and skylights, shall be clean and maintained in good repair. rule class III; corrected October 30, 2025
- January 7, 2025: Complaint Investigation, State Licensure, 1 requirement not met · state results
- Plumbing fixtures which are accessible to residents and which supply hot water shall be thermostatically controlled so that the water temperature at the fixture does not exceed one hundred twenty degrees Fahrenheit (120��F) (49��C) and the water shall be at a temperature range between one hundred five degrees Fahrenheit (105��F) (41��C) and one hundred twenty degrees Fahrenheit (120��F) (49��C). rule class I/II; corrected February 28, 2025
- July 29, 2024: State Licensure, 3 requirements not met · state results
- Exits, Stairways, and Fire Escapes. (A) Each floor of a facility shall have at least two (2) unobstructed exits remote from each other. rule class I/II; corrected September 4, 2024
- Emergency Lighting. (C) If battery-powered lights are used, they shall be capable of operating the light for at least one and one-half (1 1/2) hours. rule class II; corrected September 4, 2024
- The building shall be substantially constructed and shall be maintained in good repair and in accordance with the construction and fire safety rules in effect at the time of initial licensing. rule class II/III; corrected September 4, 2024
- December 7, 2023: State Licensure, 3 requirements not met · state results
- Prior to allowing any person who has been hired in a full-time, part-time, or temporary position to have contact with any resident, the facility shall, or in the case of temporary employees hired through or contracted for an employment agency, the employment agency shall, prior to sending a temporary employee to a facility: (A) Request a criminal background check for the person, as provided in section 660.317, RSMo. Each facility shall maintain documents verifying that the background checks were requested, the date of each such request, and the nature of the response received for each such request. rule class II; corrected February 15, 2024
- The administrator shall be responsible for monitoring the health of the employees. rule class II/III; corrected February 15, 2024
- Prior to or on the first day that a new employee works in the facility s/he shall receive orientation of at least one (1) hour appropriate to his/her job function. This shall include, at a minimum, job responsibilities, how to handle emergency situations, the importance of infection control and handwashing, confidentiality of resident information, preservation of resident dignity, how to report abuse/neglect to the department (1-800-392-0210), information regarding the Employee Disqualification List and instruction regarding the rights of residents and protection of property. rule class II/III; corrected February 15, 2024
Search Show Me Long Term Care → (WHISPERING PINES SENIOR LIVING, Residential Care Facility Ii)
What these terms mean
DHSS: the results page shows “the requirements the facility failed to meet, the corrected date, level of harm, and residents affected.” Facilities must keep the full statements of deficiencies and plans of correction on site for anyone to read.
Missouri law (RSMo 198.085) sorts every standard into three classes: “Class I standards are standards the violation of which would present either an imminent danger to the health, safety or welfare of any resident or a substantial probability that death or serious physical harm would result; Class II standards are standards which have a direct or immediate relationship to the health, safety or welfare of any resident, but which do not create imminent danger; Class III standards are standards which have an indirect or a potential impact on the health, safety or welfare of any resident.” The class shown is the one the rule carries; some rules carry two (for example II/III).
Show Me Long Term Care lists no license numbers; this record was matched to the community by name and address. This community is licensed for 20 residents; larger communities are inspected and cited more often, so read counts with size in mind. Source: Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Section for Long-Term Care Regulation, data as of October 15, 2026. Always visit in person and ask the community about anything listed here.
License and ownershipActive license, licensee RCAL MANAGEMENT LLC
- License type
- Residential Care Facility (former RCF II standard)
- License number
- 052920
- License status
- Active
- Current license dated
- 2025-08-15
- Licensed capacity
- 20
- Licensee
- RCAL MANAGEMENT LLC
- County
- Jasper County
- Administrator
- Sherri Hughes
Source: Missouri state licensing records (agency listing), retrieved 2026-09-09. Licensing status is a matter of public record; it is not a quality rating.
Administrator name from the Missouri licensing record, as of Sep 9, 2026.
Paying with Medicaid and other programsHow Medicaid pays for care in Missouri, and other programs
How Medicaid pays for care in Missouri
- MO HealthNet Personal Care Program (state plan personal care). MO HealthNet (Missouri Medicaid) can pay for personal care services for eligible residents of licensed residential care facilities and assisted living facilities, if DHSS finds they need a nursing-home level of care. (state page)
Ask the community whether it accepts Medicaid.
Location and nearby careNearest hospital 4.8 mi, nursing home 2.8 mi, pharmacy 5.1 mi
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Freeman Health System - Freeman West, Joplin. 4.8 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- NHC Healthcare, Joplin, Joplin. 2.8 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Angels Care Home Health, Joplin. 2.1 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 5.1 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 64801 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Freeman Nephrology & Dialysis Center, Joplin, 3.8 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Freeman Health System Outpatient Dialysis Center, Webb City, 4.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Fmc - Joplin East, Joplin, 4.6 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 10 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 64801.
Hospice Compassus-Joplin, office in Joplin, 2.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Gentiva, office in Joplin, 5.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Freeman-Oak Hill Health System, Lamar. 30.5 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor 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 riskFEMA overall risk relatively high; outside FEMA's high-risk flood areas
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- 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)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively high. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively high, wildfire relatively low, tornado very high, heat wave relatively high, earthquake relatively low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
Questions to ask on a tour10 questions picked for this community from its record
Picked for this community from its record. Ask them in person and write down the answers.
- The state recorded a finding in April 2026. What was it, and how was it fixed?
- The current license dates from 2025. Has the owner or operator changed recently?
- What does the base rate include, and when did rates last go up?
- How many caregivers are on duty during the day and at night?
- What happens if care needs increase? When would someone need to move?
- What fees are charged at move-in?
- How do you tell families about falls, illness or changes?
- How long have the executive director and the head of care been here?
- Who gives medications, and what training do they have?
- For what reasons can a resident be asked to leave?
What we checked11 public sources we searched, with dates
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Section for Long-Term Care Regulation inspection records | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here relatively low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| 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 |
Common questionsAnswers to 4 questions families ask
What type of care does Whispering Pines Senior Living provide?
Whispering Pines Senior Living is licensed by the state of Missouri for assisted living in Joplin, Missouri. Its licensed capacity is 20 residents.
Does Lilisity rate Whispering Pines Senior Living?
No. We publish state licensing details for Whispering Pines Senior Living but no score, rating, or ranking. Only communities on the Top Communities list or with a Senior Living Alliance Excellence Award, both based on phone-verified resident and family interviews, are ranked.
How much does Whispering Pines Senior Living cost?
Assisted Living in Missouri typically starts at $4,100 to $5,100 a month. Based on 109 communities that publish prices. These are area figures, not this community's price. Whispering Pines Senior Living does not publish its prices.
How do I contact Whispering Pines Senior Living?
Visit Whispering Pines Senior Living at 4904 East Wellridge Ln, Joplin, MO 64801.
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