57.8/100
Average
1320 20Th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90404
These are findings in the public CMS record for this home. They are not our opinion — each one comes straight from a federal inspection or enforcement file.
3 citation(s) involving actual harm or immediate jeopardy
Inspectors found violations at scope/severity G or above, meaning residents were harmed or placed in immediate jeopardy.
Every point is shown. Nothing is weighted behind the scenes — the full formula is on How we grade.
A full pentagon is full marks. The shape shows what kind of good or bad a home is — two homes can share a score and look nothing alike.
Citations from state health inspections over the last three surveys, weighted by how much harm CMS says they caused.
Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are, plus RN cover and weekend consistency.
How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.
The CMS quality-measure rating, built from resident outcomes like falls, pressure ulcers, infections and antipsychotic use.
Fines and payment denials CMS has imposed. A denial of payment means CMS stopped paying for new admissions.
Grade ceiling applied
Hours of nursing care each resident receives per day. The marker on each bar is the national average.
RNs are the licence level most likely to catch a resident deteriorating.
The shift most families visit, and the one thinned first.
The share of nursing staff who left over the last year.
Last standard health inspection: April 13, 2025 (1 year ago).
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
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.
Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety
Part of MARINER HEALTH CARE, which operates 17 homes. Staffing budgets are usually set at chain level, not in the building.
| Owner | Type | Role | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| SARCAUGA, DENNIS | Individual | CORPORATE OFFICER | — |
| TORRES, BELINDA | Individual | CORPORATE OFFICER | — |
| SARCAUGA, DENNIS | Individual | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | — |
| TORRES, BELINDA | Individual | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | — |
| SANTA MONICA HOLDING COMPANY GP LLC | Organization | GENERAL PARTNERSHIP INTEREST | — |
| GC HOLDING COMPANY 2 LLC | Organization | LIMITED PARTNERSHIP INTEREST | — |
| SARCAUGA, DENNIS | Individual | ADP OF THE SNF | — |
| TORRES, BELINDA | Individual | ADP OF THE SNF | — |
| GRANCARE LLC | Organization | 5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | — |
| MARINER HEALTH CARE, INC. | Organization | 5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | — |
| MHC HOLDING COMPANY | Organization | 5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | — |
| MHC WEST HOLDING COMPANY | Organization | 5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | — |
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Santa Monica Health Care Center holds an ElderGrade of C (57.8 out of 100), which we describe as "average". The grade combines its inspection citations, nurse staffing levels, staff turnover, resident outcomes and enforcement history from the federal CMS record.
Residents receive an average of 4.64 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.
Yes. 3 of the 38 citations on record were scored at scope and severity G or above, meaning inspectors found actual harm to a resident or immediate jeopardy to resident safety.
Yes, Santa Monica Health Care Center is certified to accept Medicaid, which is the programme that pays for long-term custodial care once a resident meets their state's income and asset limits.