Whispering Pines Rehabilitation And Nursing Center
38 Talmadge Avenue, East Haven, CT, 06512
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Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 90 · avg 82 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 49.4% — higher than most Connecticut nursing homesConnecticut avg: 37.1% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 37.5% — near the Connecticut averageConnecticut avg: 37.8% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the Connecticut averageConnecticut avg: 0.4 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 1 fine · $12,740 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 075294
- Certified beds
- 90 beds · avg 82 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Whispering Pines Rehabilitation And Nursing Center Llc
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Disclosed owners (2 on record)
- Louis a Viteritti
W-2 Managing Employee · 50% · since 2018
- Michael Bartolotta
W-2 Managing Employee · 50% · since 2018
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 28)
- D0600·Jan 29, 2026Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- D0684·Feb 26, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D0626·Jan 8, 2025Complaint
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Permit a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds bed-hold policy.
- D0689·Nov 21, 2024Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D0580·Nov 21, 2024Complaint
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- C0880·May 16, 2024
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0761·May 16, 2024
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
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.
- D0758·May 16, 2024
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is li…
Federal penalties
By year
- 20261 fine · $13K
Most recent events
- Jan 29, 2026Fine · $13K
Fire-safety citations
5 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: May 16, 2024. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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