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Whispering Pines Rehabilitation and Nursing Center

  • Nursing Home

Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Lata

Historical Rating
Grade: B-minus
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Whispering Pines Rehabilitation and Nursing Center's website

38 Talmadge Avenue,
East Haven CT 06512

(203) 469-2316

83.88% estimated occupancy 1

Located in East Haven, Connecticut, Whispering Pines Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is the lone nursing home located in this city. This is a decent facility, with an overall grade of B-. This facility has some things working in its favor. The best part of this nursing home's report card is is its inspection score. Inspection reports are discussed in the next paragraph.

Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Post-Acute Care 
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Speech Therapy
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Aquatic Therapy

Registered Staff Hours

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2021)
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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-minus

While this nursing home's overall grade was not bad, it really fared well in the category of inspections. In fact, we awarded it a grade of A- for that category, which is one of our highest scores. Inspection scores account for a host of factors found on a nursing home's inspection report. One of the most important criteria we consider is the number and severity of deficiencies. Nursing homes with better grades in this area tend to have few of these severe deficiencies. While this place had a few minor dings on its government inspection report, it had no severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those found in categories G, H, I, J, K and L. This means that the inspectors didn't consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient health or safety. We should note that deficiency-free inspection reports are rare in the industry.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B

Another one of this nursing home's higher category scores came in the category of short-term care. In that area, we gave this nursing home a B. Short-term care grades are often used to gauge a nursing home's rehabilitation services. In order to have highly rated rehabilitation services, nursing homes generally need to feature higher levels of skilled nursing services. These types of services include registered nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists and other highly skilled individuals. Fortunately, it appear that this facility has registered nurses on staff. Not all nursing homes employs these skilled professionals. However, based on the information this nursing home provided, it does not look like the facility employs physical therapists. The last measure we looked at in this category is the percentage of patients who were able to leave the facility and return to the community. We discovered that 5.8 percent of this nursing home's patients returned home.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B

Another one of this nursing home's more favorable category grades was in the category of long-term care. In that area, we awarded this nursing home a grade of B. Nursing homes that excel in this category tend to be well-staffed and offer extensive hands on care to patients. After considering the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we next considered the facility's vaccination record. This facility vaccinated 96.44269 percent of its patients against pneumonia. Vaccines are vital to keeping residents healthy. Lastly, this place was able to limit hospitalizations. It had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Nurse Quality

Grade: D

The final category we assessed is nursing, which turned out to be this facility's weakest area. We gave this facility a grade of D in this category. Naturally, this category pulled down the facility's overall profile to a certain degree. We weighed the licensure of nurses at the nursing home, as well as the quantity of time those nurses worked with patients, in calculating our rating in this area. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a much lower figure than we are used to seeing. Lastly, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in calculating our nursing grades. This place fared well in the area of minimizing its residents' pressure ulcers and major falls. Many consider these data points to be measures of the quality of nursing care.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Sep 22

Whispering Pines Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: D

In Whispering Pines Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 6.69% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This is the percent of residents who have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are damage to the skin caused by remaining in the same position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-minus

In Whispering Pines Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 3.55% of Patients had Serious Falls

This tells you the percentage of residents that sustained a major fall. Falls resulting in major injuries are often associated with poor nursing care. More supervision can reduce the percentage of residents in a nursing home who sustain major falls.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B

In Whispering Pines Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 1.93% of Patients had UTIs

This is the percentage of residents that have had a urinary tract infection. These infections may be linked to inadequate hygiene.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-plus

In Whispering Pines Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 14.74% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This datapoint indicates the percentage of long-term stay patients receiving antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to ensure these medications are being used only where medically required. In some situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may suggest that a nursing home is using these medications to subdue residents.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B

In Whispering Pines Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 17.2% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This indicates the percent of residents prescribed antianxiety medications. These drugs are commonly prescribed to residents suffering from depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B

In Whispering Pines Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 6.52% of Patients

This indicates the percentage of residents who are exhibiting signs of depression. High rates of depression could indicate lower quality care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-minus

In Whispering Pines Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 88.27% of Patients

This is the percentage of patients that were administered the flu and pneumonia vaccines. High vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: D

In Whispering Pines Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 17.82% Percentage of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay patients that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as dressing and taking a bath.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A

In Whispering Pines Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 22.18% Percentage of Residents

Measures the percentage of long-term stay residents that maintained mobility.

Hospitalizations

Grade: F

In Whispering Pines Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 1.49 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

Measures the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. Keeping residents out of the hospital is critical to preserving the physical well-being of residents.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: D

In Whispering Pines Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 22.18 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

Measures the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. Avoiding rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is critical to restoring the physical well-being of patients.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B-plus

In Whispering Pines Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 9.56 Percentage of Patients

This metric measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care. Avoiding medical emergencies is one way to measure the well-being of patients during rehabilitation.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: D

In Whispering Pines Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 75.26% Percentage of Resident

Measures the percentage of short-term care patients that saw functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Some experts argue that this is a reliable measure of rehabilitation performance.

Nearby Hospitals

  • Yale-New Haven HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 4.59 miles away20 York St New Haven Connecticut 06504Voluntary non-profit - Private(203) 688-4242
  • Milford Hospital, IncAcute Care Hospitals 10.86 miles away300 Seaside Avenue Milford Connecticut 06460Voluntary non-profit - Private(203) 876-4000
  • Griffin HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 12.52 miles away130 Division St Derby Connecticut 06418Voluntary non-profit - Other(203) 732-7500
  • Bridgeport HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 16.49 miles away267 Grant Street Bridgeport Connecticut 06610Voluntary non-profit - Private(203) 384-3000
  • St Vincent's Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 18.04 miles away2800 Main St Bridgeport Connecticut 06606Voluntary non-profit - Church(203) 576-5551

Nearby Dialysis

  • Davita Branford Dialysis1.14 miles away249 West Main Street Branford Connecticut 06405Dialysis Stations: 13 (203) 481-8531
  • Davita New Haven Dialysis4.25 miles away15 Center Street New Haven Connecticut 06510CMS Rating: 1 stars Dialysis Stations: 36 (203) 859-7770
  • u.s.renal Care Branford Dialysis4.42 miles away322 East Main Street Suite 1a Branford Connecticut 06405Dialysis Stations: 13 (203) 483-0710
  • St. Raphael Dialysis Center - New Haven5.18 miles awayDialysis Unit 137 Water Street New Haven Connecticut 06511CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 32 (203) 772-2421
  • New Haven Home Dialysis5.29 miles away136 Sherman Avenue Suite 206 New Haven Connecticut 06511Dialysis Stations: 7 (203) 773-0853
  • Shoreline Dialysis Center6.06 miles away34 East Industrial Road Branford Connecticut 06405CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (203) 315-8113
  • u.s.renal Care Orange Dialysis7.12 miles away240 Indian River Rd, Suite D Orange Connecticut 06477CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (203) 891-8992
  • Davita Hamden Dialysis8.57 miles away3000 Dixwell Avenue Suite 100 Hamden Connecticut 06518Dialysis Stations: 21 (203) 281-5361