WHISPERING HILLS REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTER
WHISPERING HILLS REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTER is a nursing home in MOUNT VERNON, Ohio. It holds 44 certified beds and has been certified for Medicare and Medicaid since 1995-09-01. It averages 39.7 residents a day.
Has WHISPERING HILLS REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTER been cited for violations?
CMS lists 28 health-inspection deficiencies for WHISPERING HILLS REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTER since 2022-11-09, 18 of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is F; the most recent health inspection was 2026-02-19.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-19 | F0628, F0677, F0685, F0695, F0760, F0825, F0842, F0880, F0881 | Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies. / Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. / Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. / Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. / Provide or get specialized rehabilitative services as required for a resident. / Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. / Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use. | D |
| 2024-11-21 | F0847, F0848, F0949 | Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse. / Provide a neutral and fair arbitration process and agree to arbitrator and venue. / Provide behavior health training consistent with the requirements and as determined by a facility assessment. | F |
| 2024-11-21 | F0805 | Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs. | E |
| 2024-11-21 | F0558, F0580, F0622, F0658, F0756 | Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. / Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. / Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged. / Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. / Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. | D |
| 2022-11-09 | F0868, F0947 | Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly / Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention. | F |
| 2022-11-09 | F0610, F0623, F0625, F0644, F0646, F0689, F0756, F0757 | Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. / Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. / Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave. / Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. / Notify the appropriate authorities when residents with MD or ID services has a significant change in condition. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. / Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. | D |
How is WHISPERING HILLS REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTER staffed relative to the OH average?
| Measure | This facility | OH average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 2.97227 | 3.68589 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 47.1 | 48.7 |
| Average number of residents per day | 39.7 | 73.7 |
Who owns WHISPERING HILLS REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTER, and what chain is it in?
WHISPERING HILLS REHABILITATION AND NURSING CENTER is registered with CMS as For profit - Limited Liability company, operates under the legal business name WHISPERING HILLS CARE CENTER LLC and belongs to the GARDEN HEALTHCARE GROUP chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | DREIFUS, ETHAN | since 09/18/2017 |
| W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE | COHOLICH, ROBERT | since 09/18/2017 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | BRAUNSTEIN, BARRY, FEUER, SAMUEL, KATZ, LARRY, LAHASKY, EPHRAM, LESHKOWITZ, ELI | since 09/18/2017 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | NORTHWOOD HEALTHCARE GROUP LLC | since 09/18/2017 |
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