Santa Monica Rehabilitation Center
Nursing home in Santa Monica, California, CMS certification number 555808
1338 20th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90404 · Los Angeles County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 144
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- May 22, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 53
- Fines in 3 years
- $143,164 (3)
Does Santa Monica Rehabilitation Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Santa Monica Rehabilitation 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 | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 2 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 3 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Santa Monica Rehabilitation 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
- 4.04
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.35
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.16
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.53
- Weekend total hours
- 3.53
- Nursing staff turnover
- 59.8%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 64.3%
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on May 22, 2026 and cited 53 deficiencies, plus 35 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on February 6, 2025, found 14.
It is a candidate for the CMS special focus program. CMS puts homes with a long record of serious problems on this list for extra inspections.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Santa Monica Rehabilitation Center 3 times in the past 3 years, for $143,164 in total.
It also had 2 payment denials, when Medicare stopped paying for new admissions for a time.
Beds and residents
On an average day 134.6 residents live here, about 93% of its 144 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 144
- Average residents per day
- 134.6
- Certified since
- June 29, 2004
- Resident or family council
- Both
Who owns Santa Monica Rehabilitation Center
- Legal business name
- 1338 20th Street LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
Other nursing homes near Santa Monica Rehabilitation Center
- Santa Monica Health Care Center1320 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 Rehabilitation 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 Rehabilitation Center
What is the CMS star rating of Santa Monica Rehabilitation Center?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Santa Monica Rehabilitation Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Santa Monica Rehabilitation Center?
53 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Santa Monica Rehabilitation Center?
1338 20th Street LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.