Nursing home
Whispering Pines Nursing and Rehab
50 Wolverton Ave, Ripon, WI 54971 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Eden Senior Care (18 facilities) · 50 certified beds
Whispering Pines Nursing and Rehab is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Ripon, Wisconsin. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.85 hours per resident per day, below the Wisconsin average of 4.20. Its most recent inspection on Jan 15, 2025 cited 5 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $12,649In CMS records: 1 total penalty.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Whispering Pines Nursing and Rehab compares
This facility vs. the Wisconsin and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Wisconsin avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.85 | 4.20 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.90 | 0.97 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.15 | 2.59 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 58.7% | 47.7% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 5.0 | 9.8 | 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.
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $12,649, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Whispering Pines Nursing and Rehab
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 timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jan 15, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jan 15, 2025 · 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 · Jan 15, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jan 15, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jan 15, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 10 deficiencies
- Immediate jeopardy
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Nov 20, 2023 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Nov 1, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Oct 12, 2023 - Potential for harm
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Oct 12, 2023 - Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Oct 12, 2023
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
- 50 Wolverton Ave
Ripon, WI 54971 - CMS certification #
- 525551
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 50
- Avg residents/day
- 31.6
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1994-10-01
- Chain
- Eden Senior Care (18 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Eden Senior Care
Eden Senior Care operates 18 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Eden Senior Care 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 Respite stays, nurse 24 hours a day, works with hospice, behavioral support, transportation
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Whispering Pines Nursing and Rehab 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 15, 2026) - Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
24/7 nursing care
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
Palliative & Hospice Care
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Offers behavioral support.
Behavioral Management
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Provides transportation.
Transportation Service
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Ripon Medical Center, Ripon. 1.7 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Juliette Manor, Berlin. 10.0 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Evergreen At Home, Oshkosh. 17.7 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Ripon Drug. 1.0 mile away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 54971 as small town (small town core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fmc - Ripon South, Ripon, 1.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Green Lake County Dialysis, Berlin, 10.0 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 10 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 54971.
Heartland Hospice Fond Du Lac, office in Fond Du Lac, 17.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Ssm Health At Home Hospice, office in Fond Du Lac, 19.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Generations Hospice, office in Fond Du Lac, 20.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Beaver Dam Community Hospitals Inc., Beaver Dam. 28.2 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 moderate. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively high, 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 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 |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Whispering Pines Nursing and Rehab a good nursing home?
CMS gives Whispering Pines Nursing and Rehab an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Whispering Pines Nursing and Rehab staffed?
Whispering Pines Nursing and Rehab reports 3.85 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Wisconsin average of 4.20.
Has Whispering Pines Nursing and Rehab had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 5 deficiencies.
How many beds does Whispering Pines Nursing and Rehab have?
Whispering Pines Nursing and Rehab is certified for 50 beds.