Whispering Pines Lodge: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Whispering Pines Lodge is a 116-bed for-profit nursing home in Longview, Texas, part of Creative Solutions in Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.32 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 16% above the Texas average of 2.00, and 97.3% nursing staff turnover (Texas average 55.3%).
Whispering Pines Lodge
2131 Alpine RdLongview, TX 75601
Gregg County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Special Focus Facility candidate. CMS lists this home as a candidate for its Special Focus Facility program, which is for nursing homes with a history of serious quality issues.
Cited for abuse or neglect. CMS marks this home with its abuse icon: it was cited for abuse or neglect that caused harm on its most recent inspection cycle, or for abuse or neglect with potential for harm on each of its last two cycles.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Whispering Pines Lodge, nurse aides logged 2.32 hours per resident per day, 16% above the Texas average. With about 67 residents a day, that works out to roughly 155 aide hours a day, or about 19 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 17% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Texas avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.32 | 2.00 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.67 | 0.95 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.42 | 3.39 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.85 | 2.98 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
97.3% of nursing staff at Whispering Pines Lodge left over the year CMS measured, against a Texas average of 55.3% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 100.0%. 3 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 7, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 25 health deficiencies (Texas average 9.3). CMS lists 7 fines totaling $491,489 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 2026 | Fine | $79,863 |
| Sep 13, 2025 | Fine | $168,194 |
| Jul 16, 2025 | Fine | $16,432 |
| Mar 10, 2025 | Fine | $17,641 |
| Mar 10, 2025 | Fine | $17,641 |
| Feb 27, 2025 | Fine | $9,479 |
| Oct 3, 2024 | Fine | $182,239 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Whispering Pines Lodge holds 1 of 5 overall; the Texas average is 2.6.
About Whispering Pines Lodge
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Creative Solutions in Healthcare, 149 homes
- Legal name: Longview III Enterprises LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 21, 1994
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Whispering Pines Lodge
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Highland Pines Nursing Home Longview | 1.5 | 171 | 2.08 | 3.70 | 46.2% | 1 | $17,629 |
| Longview Hill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Longview | 2.0 | 198 | 1.92 | 3.36 | 49.5% | 1 | $225,427 |
| Treviso Transitional Care Longview | 2.0 | 140 | 1.92 | 3.23 | 53.4% | 1 | $150,705 |
| Avir at Longview Longview · abuse citation | 2.1 | 115 | 2.05 | 3.56 | 73.3% | 1 | $262,731 |
| The Oaks at Longview Longview | 2.2 | 108 | 1.32 | 2.65 | 48.5% | 3 | None |
| Heritage at Longview Healthcare Center Longview | 2.2 | 140 | 1.39 | 2.81 | — | 1 | $81,752 |
| Buckner Westminster Place Longview | 2.7 | 20 | 3.53 | 5.28 | 30.8% | 4 | $29,716 |
| Pine Tree Lodge Nursing Center Longview | 5.9 | 92 | 1.74 | 3.29 | 93.8% | 1 | $232,525 |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.