Upper East Side Rehabilitation And Nursing Center
211 East 79 St, New York City, NY, 10075
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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 · Chain: Cassena Care
- Certified beds
- 499 · avg 452 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 39.6% — near the New York averageNew York avg: 40.3% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 54% — higher than most New York nursing homesNew York avg: 39.9% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the New York averageNew York avg: 0.4 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 335232
- Certified beds
- 499 beds · avg 452 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
- Dewitt Rehabilitation And Nursing Center Inc
- Chain affiliation
- Cassena Care
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Cassena Care chain — 13 facilities. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.8 / 5.
Disclosed owners (7 on record)
- Alex Solovey
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 35% · since 2016
- Anthony Derosa
Operational/managerial Control · since 2016
- Joseph Carillo
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 11% · since 2016
- Leopold Friedman
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 11% · since 2016
- Pasquale Debenedictis
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 35% · since 2016
- Celma Dumaguing
W-2 Managing Employee · since 2014
+ 1 additional owner on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 9)
- D0925·Jan 23, 2024Complaint
Environmental Deficiencies
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
- D0812·Jan 23, 2024
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- D0803·Jan 23, 2024
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
- D0553·Jan 23, 2024
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care.
- D0755·Aug 30, 2021
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- D0745·Aug 30, 2021
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.
- D0688·Aug 30, 2021
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
- D0609·Aug 30, 2021
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Fire-safety citations
9 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Jan 23, 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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