Fireside Health Care Center
Nursing home in Santa Monica, California, CMS certification number 555039
947 3rd Street, Santa Monica, CA 90403 · Los Angeles County
- CMS overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 66
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- January 23, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 13
- Fines in 3 years
- $97,670 (1)
Does Fireside Health Care Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Fireside Health Care Center is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
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 | 4 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 3 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 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 Fireside Health Care 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
- 4.34
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.36
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.34
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.63
- Weekend total hours
- 3.95
- Nursing staff turnover
- 37.9%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 33.3%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on January 23, 2026 and cited 13 deficiencies, plus 2 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on December 1, 2024, found 12.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Fireside Health Care Center 1 time in the past 3 years, for $97,670 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 60.6 residents live here, about 92% of its 66 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 66
- Average residents per day
- 60.6
- Certified since
- January 1, 1977
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Fireside Health Care Center
- Legal business name
- F.c.h., Inc.
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 12 homes nationally under Nahs, 4-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Fireside Health Care Center
- Good Shepherd Health Care Center of Santa Monica1131 Arizona Ave., Santa Monica 90401
- Beachwood Post-Acute & Rehab1340 15th Street, Santa Monica 90404
- Ocean Pointe Healthcare Center1330 17th Street, Santa Monica 90404
- Berkley West Healthcare Center1623 Arizona Avenue, Santa Monica 90404
- Pacific Post Acute1323 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 Fireside Health Care 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 Fireside Health Care Center
What is the CMS star rating of Fireside Health Care Center?
4 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Fireside Health Care Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Fireside Health Care Center?
13 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Fireside Health Care Center?
F.c.h., Inc., for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.