Berkley East Healthcare Center
Nursing home in Santa Monica, California, CMS certification number 555748
2021 Arizona Ave, Santa Monica, CA 90404 · Los Angeles County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 207
- Certified for
- Medicare
- Last standard inspection
- March 6, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 11
- Fines in 3 years
- $58,205 (2)
Does Berkley East Healthcare Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Berkley East Healthcare Center is certified for Medicare only. Medicare can cover a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay, but Medicaid won't pay for a long stay here.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 2 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Berkley East Healthcare Center reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 4.91
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.43
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.71
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.77
- Weekend total hours
- 4.61
- Nursing staff turnover
- 41.2%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 58.3%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on March 6, 2026 and cited 11 deficiencies, plus 4 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on December 19, 2024, found 11.
CMS shows an abuse icon for Berkley East Healthcare Center. That means inspectors cited it for abuse, neglect or exploitation in the past year or two.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Berkley East Healthcare Center 2 times in the past 3 years, for $58,205 in total.
It also had 1 payment denial, when Medicare stopped paying for new admissions for a time.
Beds and residents
On an average day 120.6 residents live here, about 58% of its 207 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 207
- Average residents per day
- 120.6
- Certified since
- October 21, 1999
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Berkley East Healthcare Center
- Legal business name
- Asmb, LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 35 homes nationally under Aspen Skilled Healthcare, 3.7-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Berkley East Healthcare Center
- Santa Monica Health Care Center1320 20th Street, Santa Monica 90404
- Santa Monica Rehabilitation Center1338 20th Street, Santa Monica 90404
- Berkley West Healthcare Center1623 Arizona Avenue, Santa Monica 90404
- Pacific Post Acute1323 17th Street, Santa Monica 90404
- Ocean Pointe Healthcare Center1330 17th Street, Santa Monica 90404
See also all nursing homes in Santa Monica.
Who inspects nursing homes in California
California's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in California, the 12 in Santa Monica, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Berkley East Healthcare Center, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Berkley East Healthcare Center
What is the CMS star rating of Berkley East Healthcare Center?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Berkley East Healthcare Center accept Medicaid?
No, it is not Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Berkley East Healthcare Center?
11 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Berkley East Healthcare Center?
Asmb, LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.