Overview
Good Shepherd Health Care Center of Santa Monica has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, in line with the California average of 3.2. It ranks 5th of 12 nursing homes in Santa Monica. It scores best on quality of care (5 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (2 of 5).
Its most recent standard inspection, on February 25, 2026, found 16 health deficiencies, more than the California average of 15.5. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $8,424 in the past three years.
Good Shepherd Health Care Center of Santa Monica is a for-profit facility with 48 certified beds, caring for about 43 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1977.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- February 25, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 16
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $8,424
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 48
- Average residents per day
- 43
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- March 22, 1977
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes