Nursing home
Whispering Hills Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
416 Wooster Road, Mount Vernon, OH 43050 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Garden Healthcare Group (6 facilities) · 44 certified beds
Whispering Hills Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Mount Vernon, Ohio. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.26 hours per resident per day, below the Ohio average of 3.72. Its most recent inspection on Nov 21, 2024 cited 9 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Whispering Hills Rehabilitation and Nursing Center compares
This facility vs. the Ohio and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Ohio avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.26 | 3.72 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.52 | 0.63 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.75 | 2.14 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 45.0% | 49.8% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 9.0 | 10.2 | 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 Hills 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
Provide behavior health training consistent with the requirements and as determined by a facility assessment.
Administration Deficiencies · Nov 21, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide a neutral and fair arbitration process and agree to arbitrator and venue.
Administration Deficiencies · Nov 21, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse.
Administration Deficiencies · Nov 21, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Nov 21, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Nov 21, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Nov 21, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged.
Resident Rights 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) - Potential for harm
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Nov 21, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Environmental Deficiencies · Jul 7, 2023 - Potential for harm
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Nov 9, 2022 - Potential for harm
Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly
Administration Deficiencies · Nov 9, 2022
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
- 416 Wooster Road
Mount Vernon, OH 43050 - CMS certification #
- 366014
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 44
- Avg residents/day
- 33.8
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1995-09-01
- Chain
- Garden Healthcare Group (6 facilities)
- Setting
- Rural
Part of Garden Healthcare Group
Garden Healthcare Group operates 6 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Garden Healthcare Group facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Whispering Hills 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.
- Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
We provide comprehensive care for short-term patients with specific requirements, offering a range of therapies such as physical, occupational, and speech therapy, along with wound management, respiratory support, and round-the-clock nursing care.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Knox Community Hospital, Mount Vernon. 1.4 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Laurels of Mt Vernon the, Mount Vernon. 0.6 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- A Touch Of Grace Healthcare, Inc, Mount Vernon. 0.9 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 1.1 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 43050 as micropolitan (micropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc - Knox County Kidney Center, Mount Vernon, 1.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Davita Apple Valley Dialysis, Mount Vernon, 1.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 23 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 43050.
Gentiva, office in Mount Vernon, 2.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Hospice Of Central Ohio, office in Newark, 24.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Third Street Community Clinic, Inc., Mansfield. 22.5 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 risk
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 low. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively moderate, heat wave relatively low, earthquake very 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.
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 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very 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 |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Whispering Hills Rehabilitation and Nursing Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Whispering Hills Rehabilitation and Nursing Center an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Whispering Hills Rehabilitation and Nursing Center staffed?
Whispering Hills Rehabilitation and Nursing Center reports 3.26 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Ohio average of 3.72.
Has Whispering Hills Rehabilitation and Nursing Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 9 deficiencies.
How many beds does Whispering Hills Rehabilitation and Nursing Center have?
Whispering Hills Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is certified for 44 beds.