Santa Monica Health Care Center
Nursing home in Santa Monica, CA
Medicare & Medicaid certified4★ overall (CMS)
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Public-record details
- Address
- 1320 20th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90404
- Phone
- (310) 829-4301
- Listed under
- For-profit, 4–5 star overall rating
- Medicare CCN
- 055540
- Overall star rating
- 4 of 5 ★★★★☆
- Health inspection rating
- 3 of 5
- Staffing rating
- 4 of 5
- Quality measures rating
- 5 of 5
- Certified beds
- 59
- Average residents per day
- 51
- Ownership
- For-profit, partnership
- Legal business name
- Santa Monica Operating Company LP
- Chain
- Mariner Health Care (17 facilities)
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
- Apr 1, 1970
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Located inside a hospital
- No
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
Inspection record
Most recent standard health inspection: Jul 17, 2026. CMS lists 37 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Oct 17, 2023 to Jul 17, 2026): 14 from complaint inspections, 3 at the “actual harm” level or higher, including 2 at “immediate jeopardy”.
| Inspection | Citation | Severity |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 2026 | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. | D |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered. | D |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months. | D |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment. | D |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. | D |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | D |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| Jul 17, 2026 | 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… | E |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F |
| May 7, 2026 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | D |
| Jan 23, 2026 | Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care. | E |
| Dec 31, 2025 | Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services. | D |
Fines and payment denials
CMS records 0 fines totalling $0 and 1 denial of Medicare payment for new admissions in the last three years.
| Dec 28, 2023 | Payment denial for 3 days from Jan 24, 2024 |
Staffing
- Total nurse staffing per resident per day
- 4.91 hours
- Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
- 0.71 hours
- Nurse aide time per resident per day
- 2.82 hours
- Total nurse staffing on weekends
- 4.20 hours
- Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
- 41%
- RN turnover (yearly)
- 56%
- Administrators who left in the past year
- 0
A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.
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