Nursing home
Santa Monica Rehabilitation Center
1338 20Th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90404 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Mariner Health Care (18 facilities) · 144 certified beds
Santa Monica Rehabilitation Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Santa Monica, California. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.78 hours per resident per day, below the California average of 4.51. Its most recent inspection on Feb 6, 2025 cited 52 deficiencies. Note: it is a CMS Special Focus Facility under enhanced oversight and it carries a CMS abuse icon.
- CMS abuse iconThis facility has an active abuse icon on its CMS record.
- Special Focus Facility candidateCMS lists this facility as a candidate for enhanced oversight.
- 8 fines totaling $144,692In CMS records: 10 total penalties, 2 Medicare payment denials.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Santa Monica Rehabilitation Center compares
This facility vs. the California and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | California avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.78 | 4.51 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.26 | 0.65 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.50 | 2.64 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | —% | 38.1% | 46.4% | — |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 52.0 | 15.4 | 9.5 | above avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
Penalties in CMS records: 8 fines totaling $144,692, 10 total penalties, 2 Medicare payment denials.
What inspectors found at Santa Monica Rehabilitation Center
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Mar 24, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Mar 24, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 24, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Mar 24, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Mar 11, 2026 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are assessed for appropriateness for a feeding assistant program, receive services as per their plan of care, and feeding assistants are trained and supervised.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Mar 11, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Feb 25, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 17, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jan 15, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jan 6, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jan 5, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Dec 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 1338 20Th Street
Santa Monica, CA 90404 - CMS certification #
- 555808
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 144
- Avg residents/day
- 136.2
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2004-06-29
- Chain
- Mariner Health Care (18 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Mariner Health Care
Mariner Health Care operates 18 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Mariner Health Care facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Workplace safety 3 OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2020, 10 violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Mar 27, 2026: programmed (planned) inspection, no inspection (safety). Case closed Mar 27, 2026. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Rehab Center of Santa Monica.
- Aug 6, 2025: programmed (planned) inspection, complete (safety). Case open. 4 violations cited (3 serious, 1 other). Penalties: $20,625 proposed, $20,625 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Santa Monica Rehabilitation Center.
Details
- Other than serious: Cited rule 780(A). Penalty $375 proposed, $375 now. To be fixed by Mar 4, 2026.
- Serious: Cited rule 3210(A). Penalty $6,750 proposed, $6,750 now. To be fixed by Feb 9, 2026.
- Serious: Cited rule 5162(A). Penalty $6,750 proposed, $6,750 now. To be fixed by Feb 9, 2026.
- Serious: Cited rule 5162(B). Penalty $6,750 proposed, $6,750 now. To be fixed by Feb 9, 2026.
- Aug 12, 2020: accident investigation inspection, partial (health). Case open. 6 violations cited (2 serious, 4 other). Penalties: $50,175 proposed, $38,975 now. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Rehabilitation Center of Santa Monica Operating Company, LP.
Details
- Other than serious: Cited rule 5199(C)(1). Penalty $450 proposed, $450 now. To be fixed by Aug 2, 2021. Contested by the employer.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 5199(C)(4). Penalty $675 proposed, $675 now. To be fixed by Aug 2, 2021. Contested by the employer.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 5199(C)(5). Penalty $450 proposed, $450 now. To be fixed by Aug 2, 2021. Contested by the employer.
- Other than serious: Cited rule 5199(C)(2). Penalty $16,200 proposed, $5,000 now. To be fixed by Jul 9, 2021. Contested by the employer.
- Serious: Cited rule 5199(C)(3). Penalty $16,200 proposed, $16,200 now. To be fixed by Aug 2, 2021. Contested by the employer.
- Serious: Cited rule 5199(C)(6). Penalty $16,200 proposed, $16,200 now. To be fixed by Jul 9, 2021. Contested by the employer.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Santa Monica - Ucla Med Ctr & Orthopaedic Hospital, Santa Monica. 0.4 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 5 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Santa Monica Health Care Center, Santa Monica. 0.0 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- A Plus Care, LLC, Los Angeles. 1.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- SMC Pharmacy. 0.1 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 90404 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Santa Monica Dialysis, Santa Monica, 0.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Brentwood Home Training, Los Angeles, 1.5 miles away, straight line
Davita Century City Dialysis Center, Los Angeles, 3.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 2 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 92 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 90404.
Luxe Hospice, Inc, office in Pacific Palisades, 2.8 miles away, straight line
Caring Like Family Hospice, office in Marina Del Rey, 3.6 miles away, straight line
Roze Room Hospice, office in Culver City, 5.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- The Regents Of The University Of California, Santa Monica. 0.0 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively high. By hazard: inland flooding relatively high, tornado very low, heat wave relatively low, earthquake very high. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Environmental Health kitchen inspections | Oct 15, 2026 | No kitchen matched |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: no FEMA wildfire rating of moderate or higher here |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Santa Monica Rehabilitation Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Santa Monica Rehabilitation Center an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Santa Monica Rehabilitation Center staffed?
Santa Monica Rehabilitation Center reports 3.78 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the California average of 4.51.
Has Santa Monica Rehabilitation Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 52 deficiencies. This facility is on CMS's Special Focus list for enhanced oversight.
How many beds does Santa Monica Rehabilitation Center have?
Santa Monica Rehabilitation Center is certified for 144 beds.