CCN 075294 · South Central Ct County, Connecticut
Whispering Pines Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
38 Talmadge Avenue, East Haven, CT 06512
Whispering Pines Rehabilitation and Nursing Center is a 90-bed for-profit nursing home in East Haven, Connecticut, first certified for Medicare or Medicaid in 1979. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall in its September 2026 data, and it averaged 79.3 residents a day, about 88% of its certified beds. It has an active FHA-insured Section 232 loan: $9.2 million originally, at 2.52%, with $8.2 million outstanding as of September 30, 2026 and maturity in December 2051.
Facility facts
- Certified beds
- 90
- Average residents per day
- 79.3 (88.1% of beds)
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certification
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Legal business name
- Whispering Pines Rehabilitation and Nursing Center LLC
- Certified since
- Nov 30, 1979
- Chain or affiliated group
- None listed by CMS
- Location
- Urban
Ratings and staffing
Star ratings run from 1 to 5. Staffing is nurse hours per resident per day from CMS Payroll Based Journal data; turnover is the CMS annual nursing staff turnover rate. Occupancy is CMS's average daily census divided by certified beds.
| Measure | This facility | Connecticut median | US median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall rating | 4 of 5 | State spread: 36 at 1, 46 at 2, 32 at 3, 34 at 4, 42 at 5 | |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 | ||
| Quality measures | 2 of 5 | ||
| Staffing | 2 of 5 | ||
| Total nurse hours per resident per day | 3.72 | 3.71 | 3.68 |
| RN hours per resident per day | 0.42 | 0.60 | 0.58 |
| Weekend nurse hours per resident per day | 3.51 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover | 43.9% | 35.9% | 44.9% |
| Occupancy (residents / beds) | 88.1% | 90.9% | 85.7% |
| Fines reported by CMS | 1 totaling $6,370 | ||
| Health deficiencies, latest standard survey | 7 (Mar 17, 2026) | ||
HUD 223(f) Express Lane: the CMS part
HUD gives 223(f) applications queue priority when the facility has CMS overall and health inspection ratings of at least 2 stars and no abuse icon, among other tests (ORCF criteria of March 31, 2026). Whispering Pines Rehabilitation and Nursing Center meets that part today: 4 stars overall, 4 on health inspections, no abuse icon. The loan-to-value, coverage and operator tests depend on the deal. All the criteria.
Who owns and operates it
These are the owners and operators the facility reported to CMS: anyone with a 5% or greater direct or indirect stake, and any organization with operational or managerial control.
| Name | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bartolotta, MichaelIndividual | Direct Ownership Interest | 50% | 08/12/2016 |
| Viteritti, LouisIndividual | Direct Ownership Interest | 50% | 08/12/2016 |
Changes of ownership
No change of ownership for this facility appears in the CMS change-of-ownership file, which starts in January 2016.
HUD Section 232 loans
HUD's Office of Healthcare Programs lists these FHA-insured loans for a project we matched to this facility by name, city and bed count. Status, rate and balance come from HUD's insured-mortgage files as of September 30, 2026. Check the FHA number against the loan documents before relying on the match.
| Endorsed | Program | Original amount | Status | FHA number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 22, 2021 | 223(f) refinance or purchaseHUD project name: Whispering Pines Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 90 beds. Lender at endorsement: Berkadia Commercial Mortgage LLC | $9,200,000 | Active: 2.52%, $8,164,093 balanceMatures Dec 1, 2051. Servicer: Berkadia Commercial Mortgage | 01722174 |
Sources and dates
Facility, rating, staffing and ownership data: CMS Provider Information and CMS Ownership, processing date September 2026. Private equity, REIT and mortgage-interest flags and changes of ownership: CMS Skilled Nursing Facility All Owners and Change of Ownership files (2026-10-01). FHA-insured loans: HUD Office of Healthcare Programs endorsement database, data run July 8, 2026. How we join them, and what the join can get wrong: methodology.
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