Santa Monica Health Care Center
1320 20Th Street, Santa Monica, CA, 90404
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Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Partnership · Chain: Mariner Health Care
- Certified beds
- 59 · avg 53 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 42.2% — near the California averageCalifornia avg: 37.4% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 57.1% — higher than most California nursing homesCalifornia avg: 39.4% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the California averageCalifornia avg: 0.4 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Payment denials
- 1 denial
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 055540
- Certified beds
- 59 beds · avg 53 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Partnership
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Santa Monica Operating Company Lp
- Chain affiliation
- Mariner Health Care
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Mariner Health Care chain — 17 facilities. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.2 / 5.
Disclosed owners (14 on record)
- Linda Recto
Operational/managerial Control · since 2024
- Belinda t Torres
Operational/managerial Control · since 2024
- Emily Grunstein
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2019
- Christine a Zack
Other · since 2015
- Devin m Ehrlich
Other · since 2015
- gc Holding Company 2 LlcHolding
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 99% · since 2015
+ 8 additional owners on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Immediate-jeopardy citations (CMS scope/severity J–L) are the most serious category federal inspectors issue — meaning a deficiency placed residents in immediate risk of serious harm. Ask the facility for the corrective-action plan filed with CMS, and consider contacting your state long-term care ombudsman for context.
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 37)
- E0553·Jan 23, 2026Complaint
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care.
- D0740·Dec 31, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
- D0880·Sep 2, 2025Complaint
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E0812·Sep 2, 2025Complaint
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- D0684·Sep 2, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- J0684·May 31, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- J0678·May 31, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.
- D0580·Apr 30, 2025Complaint
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20231 payment denial
Most recent events
- Dec 28, 2023Payment denial · 3 days · starting Jan 24, 2024
Fire-safety citations
22 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Apr 13, 2025. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
Facility background report
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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