Whispering Pines Lodge
Nursing home in Longview, Texas, CMS certification number 675386
2131 Alpine Road, Longview, TX 75601 · Gregg County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 116
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- January 7, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 15
- Fines in 3 years
- $494,425 (7)
Does Whispering Pines Lodge take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Whispering Pines Lodge is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 1 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 1 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 1 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Whispering Pines Lodge reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 3.15
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.38
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.75
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.02
- Weekend total hours
- 2.61
- Nursing staff turnover
- 68.1%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 83.3%
- Administrators who left
- 2
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on January 7, 2026 and cited 15 deficiencies, plus 6 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on October 3, 2024, found 13.
It is a candidate for the CMS special focus program. CMS puts homes with a long record of serious problems on this list for extra inspections.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Whispering Pines Lodge 7 times in the past 3 years, for $494,425 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 66.4 residents live here, about 57% of its 116 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 116
- Average residents per day
- 66.4
- Certified since
- September 21, 1994
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Whispering Pines Lodge
- Legal business name
- Longview III Enterprises LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 150 homes nationally under Creative Solutions in Healthcare, 2.3-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Whispering Pines Lodge
- Highland Pines Nursing Home1100 N 4th Street, Longview 75601
- Longview Hill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center3201 N Fourth St, Longview 75605
- Treviso Transitional Care1154 East Hawkins Parkway, Longview 75605
- Avir at Longview301 Hollybrook Dr., Longview 75605
- Heritage at Longview Healthcare Center112 Ruthlynn Dr, Longview 75605
See also all nursing homes in Longview.
Who inspects nursing homes in Texas
Texas's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in Texas, the 9 in Longview, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Whispering Pines Lodge, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Whispering Pines Lodge
What is the CMS star rating of Whispering Pines Lodge?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Whispering Pines Lodge accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Whispering Pines Lodge?
15 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Whispering Pines Lodge?
Longview III Enterprises LLC, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.