Pricing ranges from
    $3,648 – 4,377/month

    Whispering Pines Assisted Living Facility

    1030 Jo Jo Rd, Pensacola, FL, 32514
    3.0 · 4 reviews
    • Assisted living
    AnonymousCurrent/former resident
    1.0

    Clean building; most staff unprofessional

    I lived here and would not recommend. The building was clean and the manager was friendly, well-coordinated, and the certified caregivers seemed capable, but most staff interactions were poor and unprofessional - I even saw staff bringing friends around during the pandemic, which felt sketchy and unsafe. Overall a horrible place despite a few decent people.

    Pricing

    $3,648+/moSemi-privateAssisted Living
    $4,377+/mo1 BedroomAssisted Living

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Coordination with health care providers
    • Medication management

    Healthcare staffing

    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Transportation arrangement (medical)
    • Transportation to doctors appointments

    Community services

    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    3.00 · 4 reviews

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      3.0
    • Staff

      2.5
    • Meals

      3.0
    • Amenities

      4.0
    • Value

      1.0

    Pros

    • Clean facility/area
    • Friendly, understanding manager
    • Well-coordinated management
    • Certified staff/individuals
    • Generally described as a good facility (by some reviewers)

    Cons

    • Poor staff interaction with residents/visitors
    • Unprofessional behavior by staff
    • Staff bringing friends onto premises during a pandemic
    • Sketchy living conditions reported
    • Strong negative overall impressions (not recommended/horrible place)
    • Health and safety protocol concerns

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment in the available reviews is mixed but leans negative because of multiple serious concerns about staff conduct and safety. Several reviewers praise the appearance and management of the facility, citing cleanliness, certification of individuals, and a friendly, coordinated manager. However, these positives are outweighed for some reviewers by reports of unprofessional staff behavior and incidents that raise health and safety concerns. The small sample of summaries shows a clear division: a subset of reviewers emphasize facility strengths and capable management, while another subset describes the facility as "sketchy," "not recommended," or "horrible."

    Care quality and staff: The most frequent and consequential theme is staff-related. Multiple summaries highlight poor staff interaction and unprofessional behavior. These comments suggest problems with day-to-day resident engagement, communication, or professionalism. At the same time, reviewers also mention certified individuals on staff, indicating that some staff qualifications are in place. The coexistence of certified personnel and repeated complaints about interaction points to a possible gap between formal qualifications and actual resident-facing behavior. This is an important distinction: certifications are present, but several reviewers reported that staff behavior undermined confidence in care.

    Facilities and cleanliness: Reviews specifically call out that the area is clean and that some describe it as a good facility. Cleanliness appears to be a consistent positive. Conversely, the phrase "sketchy living place" appears in the negative set of summaries, indicating at least some reviewers perceived the living environment or neighborhood as unsafe or poorly maintained. This mixed signal suggests that while certain internal cleanliness standards may be met, other aspects of the physical environment or perceived safety may be uneven or vary by room/wing, or that perceptions differ widely between reviewers.

    Management and coordination: Management receives largely positive mentions. Several reviewers described the manager as friendly, understanding, and coordinated. These comments indicate that administrative staff may be responsive or competent in organizational matters. This positive perception of management contrasts with complaints about front-line staff behavior, implying that managerial oversight may not be fully translating into consistent daily conduct among all employees, or that issues occur intermittently and are not universally experienced.

    Health, safety, and pandemic-related concerns: A particularly serious concern raised is that staff were "bringing friends around during a pandemic." That allegation implies lapses in infection control, visitor policies, or staff judgment during a period when strict protocols would be expected. Combined with reports of unprofessional behavior and sketchy conditions, these statements create a pattern of potential risk to resident safety and well-being. Even if only a portion of reviewers reported this, it is a high-impact concern that prospective residents and families should investigate directly.

    Dining, activities, and daily life: The provided summaries do not include specific comments about dining quality or the availability and quality of activities. Because there is no direct information, no conclusions can be drawn about meals, social programming, or therapeutic activities. Prospective residents should ask the facility for menus, activity calendars, and sample schedules to fill this information gap.

    Notable patterns and final assessment: The reviews display a bifurcated pattern: positive, consistent praise for management and cleanliness versus troubling, repeated complaints about staff conduct and safety practices. This split creates uncertainty about the user experience: some families may find the facility well-run and clean, while others may experience or perceive poor interactions and questionable safety. Given the seriousness of the accusations related to unprofessional behavior and pandemic safety lapses, these issues should be treated as high priority for follow-up. Recommendations based on these summaries are necessarily cautious: visit in person, speak directly with the manager and multiple staff members, request staffing rosters and infection-control policies, tour resident rooms and common areas, check state inspection and certification records, and seek references from current residents or families to resolve the conflicting impressions present in the reviews.

    Location

    Map showing location of Whispering Pines Assisted Living Facility

    About Whispering Pines Assisted Living Facility

    Whispering Pines Assisted Living Facility sits at 1030 Jojo Rd in Pensacola, Florida, and has served local seniors since May 2019, with the business overseen by the Northwest Florida BBB and run by Whispering Pines Assisted Living Facility LLC, where Mr. Kevin Wheatley acts as the principal contact, and while it isn't BBB accredited, it carries an A+ rating, which folks often like to know, even though that doesn't make it perfect. The facility is licensed by the state of Florida with license number 13168 and has space for up to 15 residents, offering mostly private living areas or bedrooms, some with kitchenettes, and makes an effort to help people keep their independence while also giving help when it's needed, like with bathing, dressing, transfers, medication management, and daily activities, all backed up with 24-hour supervision from staff who many find friendly, helpful, and glad to make sure things run smoothly day and night.

    Whispering Pines creates a home-like place where people can feel safe, including emergency alert systems, scheduled meals cooked by chefs and meal planners who consider special diets, and a dining room set up to encourage gathering for meals, which is always a big part of the day for most folks, with the team also managing housekeeping, laundry services, and making rooms comfortable with furnishings and telephones. There are walking paths, gardens, transportation, and parking, which come in handy when folks want to get outside or need a ride, and you'll find both indoor and outdoor common areas designed for socializing, relaxing, or taking part in devotional activities that are available for spiritual support, with staff also arranging movie nights, onsite activities, and outings to keep everyone engaged physically, mentally, and emotionally.

    For people who need more medical help, there are services such as incontinence care, diabetic support, and non-ambulatory care, with ancillary and healthcare staff available to coordinate with outside providers; the goal is to let each resident age in place as comfortably as possible with the right support. Whispering Pines tries to make everyone feel welcome-hence the "Welcome Home" phrase on site-while also having steady visitation policies so family and friends can stay in touch. The focus here is on safety, community, personal care, and helping residents live as independently as they can, with all the basic assisted living services you'd expect and a hands-on approach to making sure everyone feels a sense of belonging.

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