# Whispering Pines Inn License #355201055 · Hollister, San Benito County · Licensed for 36 — Mid-size care home · a licensed care home (RCFE) Whispering Pines Inn is a mid-size care home in Hollister — a licensed residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE), the licence category behind “assisted living” and “board and care.” It is licensed for 36 residents since 2002. Bedridden care is not on file. - Care approvals on file: Wheelchair · Dementia · Hospice — State licensing record · September 27, 2026 - Starting rate: $2,889 a month — Listed by the home on Seniorly · September 9, 2026 Full page: A citation does not make a home unsafe, and an empty file does not make a home good. ## Quick answers about Whispering Pines Inn ### Is Whispering Pines Inn licensed? The state lists this license as “Licensed,” per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. ### How many residents is Whispering Pines Inn licensed for? 36 residents — a mid-size home, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. ### Has Whispering Pines Inn been cited? 0 Type A and 1 Type B citation since 2002, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. Those records count 8 state visits over the same years. ### Is Whispering Pines Inn still open? This license was on the CDSS roster as of September 28, 2026. ### What does Whispering Pines Inn cost? $2,889 a month to start — listed by the home on Seniorly · September 9, 2026. The home lists this starting rate on Seniorly, seen September 9, 2026. The price is made in the phone call. Nothing here is a quote, an offer or a discount. A starting rate is the room and the base care. California homes commonly bill care levels, medication management, supplies, transport and a second person in the room as extras. Many also charge a one-time fee at move-in. Ask for that list in writing before anything is signed. Only prices a home put out itself count here: its own website, a listing it supplied, or a price a listing site says the home confirmed. Prices a site shows without saying where they came from are left out. ### Does Whispering Pines Inn take Medi-Cal? On Medi-Cal’s Assisted Living Waiver: this home is not on the DHCS participation list dated September 23, 2026. Ask the program about current options. The waiver pays for care services, not room and board. ### Who holds the license? The license is held by Whispering Pines Inn, LLC, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. ### Can Whispering Pines Inn keep a resident on hospice? Hospice care is approved on this license, covering up to 12 residents, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. ## Whispering Pines Inn license and inspection record - Name on the license: “WHISPERING PINES INN, LLC”, per the CDSS roster as of May 25, 2025. - License #355201055. The state lists this license as “Licensed,” per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. - Licensed for 36 residents — a mid-size home, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. - Licensed to Whispering Pines Inn, LLC, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. - First licensed in 2002, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. - 8 state inspection visits since 2002, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. - 0 Type A and 1 Type B citation on file since 2002, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. The same records count 8 state visits in that period. - 4 complaints and 2 substantiated allegations on file since 2002, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. One complaint can carry several allegations. - The most recent state visit on file is July 2, 2026, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026. - Type A citation: a violation that poses an immediate risk to health, safety or personal rights if it is not corrected - Type B citation: a violation that could become a risk if not corrected, or one involving records, resources or required services California writes these definitions for every licensed home, not for this one. [CDSS citation definitions (PDF)]() ## Sources - CDSS Community Care Licensing — status, capacity, license holder, the first-license year, citations, complaints and visits, per CDSS records as of September 27, 2026: [See the state’s own record]() - CDSS licensing roster — the listing, as of September 28, 2026 - DHCS Assisted Living Waiver participant list, as of September 23, 2026: