Overview
Santa Monica Rehabilitation Center has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the California average of 3.2. It ranks 12th of 12 nursing homes in Santa Monica. Its strongest area is quality of care (3 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.0 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 72% of nursing homes in California (the state average is 4.5 hours). Of that, 0.4 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on May 22, 2026, found 53 health deficiencies, more than the California average of 15.5. 35 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 3 fines totaling $143,164 in the past three years.
Santa Monica Rehabilitation Center is a for-profit facility with 144 certified beds, caring for about 135 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2004.
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
- May 22, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 53
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 35
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 3 totaling $143,164
- Payment denials
- 2
- Total penalties
- 5
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.04 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.35 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)1.16 hrs
- Nurse aides2.53 hrs
- Physical therapists0.00 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 144
- Average residents per day
- 135
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- June 29, 2004
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Both
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes