Berkley West Healthcare Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Berkley West Healthcare Center is a 54-bed for-profit nursing home in Santa Monica, California, part of Aspen Skilled Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.54 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 4% below the California average of 2.65, and 54.7% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Berkley West Healthcare Center
1623 Arizona AvenueSanta Monica, CA 90404
Los Angeles County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Berkley West Healthcare Center, nurse aides logged 2.54 hours per resident per day, 4% below the California average. With about 44 residents a day, that works out to roughly 111 aide hours a day, or about 14 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 13% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | California avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.54 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.52 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.64 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.70 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.08 | 4.09 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
54.7% of nursing staff at Berkley West Healthcare Center left over the year CMS measured, against a California average of 36.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 16.7%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 8, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 8 health deficiencies (California average 15.7). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $101,046 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 2024 | Fine | $101,046 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Berkley West Healthcare Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Berkley West Healthcare Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Aspen Skilled Healthcare, 35 homes
- Legal name: Asbw, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1967
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Berkley West Healthcare Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Pacific Post Acute Santa Monica | 0.0 | 49 | 2.80 | 4.63 | 34.6% | 5 | None |
| Ocean Pointe Healthcare Center Santa Monica | 0.0 | 72 | 2.83 | 4.57 | 31.6% | 2 | $55,450 |
| Santa Monica Rehabilitation Center Santa Monica · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 0.1 | 144 | 2.35 | 4.02 | 55.8% | 1 | $143,164 |
| Santa Monica Health Care Center Santa Monica | 0.2 | 59 | 2.77 | 4.64 | 37.1% | 3 | None |
| Berkley East Healthcare Center Santa Monica | 0.2 | 207 | 2.71 | 4.80 | 44.1% | 2 | $58,205 |
| Beachwood Post-Acute & Rehab Santa Monica | 0.6 | 227 | 2.66 | 4.68 | 30.5% | 1 | $177,718 |
| Good Shepherd Health Care Center of Santa Monica Santa Monica · many days without an RN | 0.6 | 48 | — | — | — | 2 | $8,424 |
| Brentwood Health Care Center Santa Monica | 1.0 | 59 | 3.28 | 5.40 | 46.5% | 3 | None |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.