Berkley East Healthcare Center

Public-record details

Address

2021 Arizona Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90404

Phone

(310) 829-5377

Listed under

For-profit

Medicare CCN

555748

Overall star rating

2 of 5 ★★☆☆☆

Health inspection rating

1 of 5

Staffing rating

3 of 5

Quality measures rating

5 of 5

Certified beds

207

Average residents per day

124

Ownership

For-profit, limited Liability company

Legal business name

Asmb, LLC

Chain

Aspen Skilled Healthcare (35 facilities)

Certified for

Medicare

First approved by Medicare/Medicaid

Oct 21, 1999

Changed ownership in last 12 months

No

Continuing care retirement community

No

Located inside a hospital

No

Resident or family council

Resident council

Sprinklers in all required areas

Yes

CMS certification number 555748. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Mar 6, 2026. CMS lists 112 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Aug 14, 2023 to Jun 11, 2026): 74 from complaint inspections, 7 at the “actual harm” level or higher, including 3 at “immediate jeopardy”.

Showing the 12 most recent of 112. Full inspection reports are on Medicare Care Compare.

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Aug 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records 2 fines totalling $58,205 and 1 denial of Medicare payment for new admissions in the last three years.

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Aug 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day

4.80 hours

Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day

0.39 hours

Nurse aide time per resident per day

2.71 hours

Total nurse staffing on weekends

4.49 hours

Nursing staff turnover (yearly)

44%

RN turnover (yearly)

54%

Administrators who left in the past year

0

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.