Whispering Pines Nursing and Rehab, LLC: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Whispering Pines Nursing and Rehab, LLC is a 50-bed for-profit nursing home in Ripon, Wisconsin, part of Eden Senior Care. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.58 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Wisconsin average of 2.58, and 39.5% nursing staff turnover (Wisconsin average 46.9%).
Whispering Pines Nursing and Rehab, LLC
50 Wolverton AveRipon, WI 54971
Fond Du Lac County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
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 Nursing and Rehab, LLC, nurse aides logged 2.58 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Wisconsin average. With about 33 residents a day, that works out to roughly 84 aide hours a day, or about 11 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 9% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Wisconsin avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.58 | 2.58 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.66 | 0.64 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.86 | 0.99 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.11 | 4.21 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.72 | 3.77 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
39.5% of nursing staff at Whispering Pines Nursing and Rehab, LLC left over the year CMS measured, against a Wisconsin average of 46.9% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 54.5%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 15, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 12 health deficiencies (Wisconsin average 9.5). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $12,649 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 12, 2023 | Fine | $12,649 |
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 Nursing and Rehab, LLC holds 3 of 5 overall; the Wisconsin average is 3.0.
About Whispering Pines Nursing and Rehab, LLC
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Eden Senior Care, 21 homes
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 1, 1994
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Whispering Pines Nursing and Rehab, LLC
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Juliette Manor Berlin | 10.0 | 37 | 3.05 | 4.92 | 50.0% | 4 | None |
| Markesan Resident Home Markesan | 12.2 | 50 | 3.38 | 5.20 | 37.3% | 5 | None |
| Edenbrook Omro Omro | 13.0 | 50 | 2.37 | 4.19 | 71.7% | 4 | None |
| Eden Rehab Suites and Green House Homes Oshkosh | 15.9 | 50 | 3.55 | 5.75 | 66.7% | 2 | $13,886 |
| Complete Care at Christian Home LLC Waupun | 16.3 | 50 | 2.41 | 4.66 | 66.1% | 2 | None |
| Bethel Home Oshkosh | 17.3 | 100 | 2.41 | 4.12 | 43.6% | 5 | None |
| Evergreen Health Center Oshkosh | 17.7 | 80 | 3.43 | 5.08 | 49.0% | 4 | None |
| Edenbrook of Oshkosh Oshkosh | 19.9 | 110 | 2.07 | 3.39 | 59.8% | 3 | None |
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.