Santa Monica Health Care Center
Nursing home in Santa Monica, California, CMS certification number 055540
1320 20th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90404 · Los Angeles County
- CMS overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 59
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- July 17, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 12
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Santa Monica Health Care Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Santa Monica 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 | 4 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 Santa Monica 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
- 4.91
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.71
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.39
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.82
- Weekend total hours
- 4.20
- Nursing staff turnover
- 41%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 55.6%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on July 17, 2026 and cited 12 deficiencies, plus 3 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on April 13, 2025, found 6.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Santa Monica Health Care Center in the past 3 years.
It also had 1 payment denial, when Medicare stopped paying for new admissions for a time.
Beds and residents
On an average day 50.8 residents live here, about 86% of its 59 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 59
- Average residents per day
- 50.8
- Certified since
- April 1, 1970
Who owns Santa Monica Health Care Center
- Legal business name
- Santa Monica Operating Company LP
- Ownership type
- For profit - Partnership
- Chain
- 17 homes nationally under Mariner Health Care, 3.5-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Santa Monica Health Care Center
- Santa Monica Rehabilitation Center1338 20th Street, Santa Monica 90404
- Berkley East Healthcare Center2021 Arizona Ave, 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 Santa Monica 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 Santa Monica Health Care Center
What is the CMS star rating of Santa Monica Health Care Center?
4 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Santa Monica Health Care Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Santa Monica Health Care Center?
12 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Santa Monica Health Care Center?
Santa Monica Operating Company LP, for profit - partnership.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.