CMS data snapshot: July 2026
Facility results compared with averages for CMS-certified nursing homes in Texas. Ratings, staffing and turnover measure different parts of care and should be reviewed together.
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Cost data: Genworth/CareScout Cost of Care Survey (2024). Demographics: U.S. Census Bureau ACS (2022).
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Whispering Pines Lodge is a 1-star Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home in Longview, Texas with 116 certified beds. It has been operating since 1994. Its overall CMS rating is 1 out of 5.
Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.
Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Employ staff that are licensed, certified, or registered in accordance with state laws.
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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Staffing hours per resident per day. The black line shows the national average.
Quality measures as percentages of residents. Lower is better for all measures.
| Name | Role | Type | Ownership % | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUGGINS, LINDA | W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE | Individual | N/A | Jan 1, 2019 |
| CREATIVE SOLUTIONS IN HEALTHCARE INC | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Organization | N/A | Jan 1, 2019 |
| BLAKE, GARY | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Jan 1, 2019 |
| BLAKE, MALISA | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Jan 1, 2019 |
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