Santa Monica Rehabilitation Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Santa Monica Rehabilitation Center is a 144-bed for-profit nursing home in Santa Monica, California. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.35 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 11% below the California average of 2.65, and 55.8% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Santa Monica Rehabilitation Center
1338 20th StreetSanta Monica, CA 90404
Los Angeles County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Special Focus Facility candidate. CMS lists this home as a candidate for its Special Focus Facility program, which is for nursing homes with a history of serious quality issues.
Cited for abuse or neglect. CMS marks this home with its abuse icon: it was cited for abuse or neglect that caused harm on its most recent inspection cycle, or for abuse or neglect with potential for harm on each of its last two cycles.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Santa Monica Rehabilitation Center, nurse aides logged 2.35 hours per resident per day, 11% below the California average. With about 139 residents a day, that works out to roughly 326 aide hours a day, or about 41 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | California avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.35 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.24 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.44 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.02 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.57 | 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
55.8% of nursing staff at Santa Monica Rehabilitation 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 63.6%.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 22, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 47 health deficiencies (California average 15.7). CMS lists 3 fines totaling $143,164 and 2 payment denials in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2025 | Fine | $37,310 |
| Feb 6, 2025 | Fine | $78,787 |
| Feb 6, 2025 | Payment Denial | 33 days from Mar 28, 2025 |
| Jan 8, 2024 | Fine | $27,067 |
| Jan 8, 2024 | Payment Denial | 60 days from Feb 2, 2024 |
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. Santa Monica Rehabilitation Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Santa Monica Rehabilitation Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal name: 1338 20th Street LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 29, 2004
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Santa Monica Rehabilitation Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Santa Monica Health Care Center Santa Monica | 0.0 | 59 | 2.77 | 4.64 | 37.1% | 3 | None |
| Berkley East Healthcare Center Santa Monica | 0.1 | 207 | 2.71 | 4.80 | 44.1% | 2 | $58,205 |
| Pacific Post Acute Santa Monica | 0.1 | 49 | 2.80 | 4.63 | 34.6% | 5 | None |
| Berkley West Healthcare Center Santa Monica | 0.1 | 54 | 2.54 | 4.70 | 54.7% | 3 | $101,046 |
| Ocean Pointe Healthcare Center Santa Monica | 0.2 | 72 | 2.83 | 4.57 | 31.6% | 2 | $55,450 |
| 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 | 0.7 | 48 | — | — | — | 2 | $8,424 |
| Brentwood Health Care Center Santa Monica | 0.9 | 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.