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Whispering Hills Rehabilitation and Nursing Center

416 WOOSTER ROAD, MOUNT VERNON, OH, 43050

(740) 397-9626

44 licensed beds

★★★★★4/5CMS Five-Star overall3/5 health inspections2/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Address

416 Wooster Road

Mount Vernon, OH 43050

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity

CMS facility ID

366014

Care type

Nursing home

County

Knox

Facility name

Whispering Hills Rehabilitation and Nursing Center

Street address

416 WOOSTER ROAD

City / state / ZIP

Mount Vernon, OH 43050

Phone

(740) 397-9626

About this facility — Whispering Hills Rehabilitation and Nursing Center

Whispering Hills Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Mount Vernon, Ohio. It is licensed for 44 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Ohio (86 beds).

It is one of 13 senior care facilities in Mount Vernon and 922 skilled nursing facilities across Ohio. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Whispering Hills Rehabilitation and Nursing Center 39 times across 6 inspections in the last three years, including 1 food-safety citation; no federal fines are on record. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Parent company

Garden Healthcare Group

Ownership type

For profit - Limited Liability company

Registered owners & officers

Dreifus, Ethan

Direct owner — 8% stake — since 2017

Braunstein, Barry

Officer — since 2017

Coholich, Robert

Managing employee — since 2017

Feuer, Samuel

Officer — since 2017

Katz, Larry

Officer — since 2017

Lahasky, Ephram

Officer — since 2017

Leshkowitz, Eli

Officer — since 2017

Northwood Healthcare Group Llc

Operational control — since 2017

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since

1995-09-01

CMS overall rating

4 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

9 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2026-02-19

Nurse staffing

3.0 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$351 per day (≈ $10,670/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

65% Medicaid · 14% Medicare · 21% private/other

Occupancy

87% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

4% below the OH median of $364/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

Medicare

Accepted

Medicaid

Accepted

Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 1 food-safety citation on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2026-02-19Health inspection9 citations

F-0628

D · No harm found

Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.

Corrected 2026-03-18

F-0677

D · No harm found

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

Corrected 2026-03-18

F-0685

D · No harm found

Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.

Corrected 2026-03-18

F-0695

D · No harm found

Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

Corrected 2026-03-18

F-0760

D · No harm found

Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

Corrected 2026-03-18

F-0825

D · No harm found

Provide or get specialized rehabilitative services as required for a resident.

Corrected 2026-03-18

F-0842

D · No harm found

Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.

Corrected 2026-03-18

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2026-03-18

F-0881

D · No harm found

Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.

Corrected 2026-03-18

2024-11-21Health inspection9 citations

F-0558

D · No harm found

Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.

Corrected 2024-12-19

F-0580

D · No harm found

Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.

Corrected 2024-12-19

F-0622

D · No harm found

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.

Corrected 2024-12-19

F-0658

D · No harm found

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

Corrected 2024-12-19

F-0756

D · No harm found

Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.

Corrected 2024-12-19

F-0805

E · No harm foundFood safety

Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.

Corrected 2024-12-19

F-0847

F · No harm found

Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse.

Corrected 2024-12-19

F-0848

F · No harm found

Provide a neutral and fair arbitration process and agree to arbitrator and venue.

Corrected 2024-12-19

F-0949

F · No harm found

Provide behavior health training consistent with the requirements and as determined by a facility assessment.

Corrected 2024-12-19

4 earlier / fire-safety inspections (21 citations)

2022-11-09Health inspection10 citations

F-0610

D · No harm found

Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.

Corrected 2022-12-09

F-0623

D · No harm found

Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.

Corrected 2022-12-09

F-0625

D · No harm found

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.

Corrected 2022-12-09

F-0644

D · No harm found

Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.

Corrected 2022-12-09

F-0646

D · No harm found

Notify the appropriate authorities when residents with MD or ID services has a significant change in condition.

Corrected 2022-12-09

F-0689

D · No harm found

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2022-12-09

F-0756

D · No harm found

Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.

Corrected 2022-12-09

F-0757

D · No harm found

Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.

Corrected 2022-12-09

F-0868

F · No harm found

Have the Quality Assessment and Assurance group have the required members and meet at least quarterly

Corrected 2022-12-09

F-0947

F · No harm found

Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.

Corrected 2022-12-09

2026-02-19Fire-safety inspection4 citations

K-0271

F · No harm found

Have exits that are accessible at all times.

Corrected 2026-03-18

K-0291

F · No harm found

Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.

Corrected 2026-03-18

K-0354

F · No harm found

Follow proper procedures when the automatic sprinkler systems was out of service for more than 10 hours.

Corrected 2026-03-18

K-0928

E · No harm found

Ensure equipment listed for use in oxygen-enriched atmospheres are correctly labeled.

Corrected 2026-03-18

2024-11-21Fire-safety inspection3 citations

E-0039

F · No harm found

Conduct testing and exercise requirements.

Corrected 2024-12-19

K-0222

F · No harm found

Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.

Corrected 2024-12-19

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2024-12-19

2022-11-09Fire-safety inspection4 citations

K-0324

F · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2022-12-09

K-0331

F · No harm found

Construct fire resistant interior walls.

Corrected 2022-12-09

K-0351

E · No harm found

Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.

Corrected 2022-12-09

K-0918

F · No harm found

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2022-12-09

Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 366014.

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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