Berkley West Healthcare Center
Nursing home in Santa Monica, California, CMS certification number 055136
1623 Arizona Avenue, Santa Monica, CA 90404 · Los Angeles County
- CMS overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 54
- Certified for
- Medicare
- Last standard inspection
- January 8, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 8
- Fines in 3 years
- $101,046 (1)
Does Berkley West Healthcare Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Berkley West 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 | 3 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Berkley West 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
- 5.00
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.68
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.58
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.74
- Weekend total hours
- 4.43
- Nursing staff turnover
- 63.5%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 33.3%
- Administrators who left
- 2
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on January 8, 2026 and cited 8 deficiencies, plus 1 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on November 10, 2024, found 21.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Berkley West Healthcare Center 1 time in the past 3 years, for $101,046 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 42 residents live here, about 78% of its 54 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 54
- Average residents per day
- 42
- Certified since
- January 1, 1967
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Berkley West Healthcare Center
- Legal business name
- Asbw, LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 35 homes nationally under Aspen Skilled Healthcare, 3.7-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Berkley West Healthcare Center
- Pacific Post Acute1323 17th Street, Santa Monica 90404
- Ocean Pointe Healthcare Center1330 17th Street, Santa Monica 90404
- Santa Monica Rehabilitation Center1338 20th Street, Santa Monica 90404
- Santa Monica Health Care Center1320 20th Street, Santa Monica 90404
- Berkley East Healthcare Center2021 Arizona Ave, 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 West 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 West Healthcare Center
What is the CMS star rating of Berkley West Healthcare Center?
3 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Berkley West Healthcare Center accept Medicaid?
No, it is not Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Berkley West Healthcare Center?
8 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Berkley West Healthcare Center?
Asbw, LLC, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.