SANTA MONICA HEALTH CARE CENTER
SANTA MONICA HEALTH CARE CENTER operates 59 certified beds in SANTA MONICA, California. Its Medicare and Medicaid certification dates to 1970-04-01. It averages 53.0 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at SANTA MONICA HEALTH CARE CENTER?
CMS lists 38 health-inspection deficiencies for SANTA MONICA HEALTH CARE CENTER since 2023-06-08, 29 of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is J; the most recent health inspection was 2026-05-07.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-07 | F0684 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | D |
| 2026-01-23 | F0553 | Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care. | E |
| 2025-12-31 | F0740 | Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services. | D |
| 2025-09-02 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | E |
| 2025-09-02 | F0684, F0880 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| 2025-05-31 | F0678, F0684 | Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | J |
| 2025-04-30 | F0580 | Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. | D |
| 2025-04-13 | F0758, F0812 | Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | E |
| 2025-04-13 | F0640, F0655, F0656, F0880 | Encode each resident’s assessment data and transmit these data to the State within 7 days of assessment. / Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted / Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| 2024-03-29 | F0574, F0803, F0812 | The resident has the right to receive notices in a format and a language he or she understands. / Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | E |
| 2024-03-29 | F0550, F0557, F0578, F0684, F0697 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions. / Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. | D |
| 2024-03-20 | F0657 | Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. | E |
| 2024-03-20 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D |
| 2024-03-19 | F0684 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | D |
| 2023-12-28 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | G |
| 2023-10-17 | F0684 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | D |
| 2023-09-12 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | D |
| 2023-06-08 | F0578, F0755, F0758 | Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive. / Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. / Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited. | E |
| 2023-06-08 | F0656, F0686, F0761, F0812, F0880, F0919 | Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. / Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. / Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. / Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area. | D |
Has SANTA MONICA HEALTH CARE CENTER had payment denied by Medicare?
| Payment denial start | Length in days |
|---|---|
| 2024-01-24 | 3 |
How is SANTA MONICA HEALTH CARE CENTER staffed?
| Measure | This facility | CA average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 4.63538 | 4.51570 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 37.1 | 36.7 |
| Average number of residents per day | 53.0 | 87.9 |
Who owns SANTA MONICA HEALTH CARE CENTER, and what chain is it in?
SANTA MONICA HEALTH CARE CENTER is registered with CMS as For profit - Partnership, operates under the legal business name SANTA MONICA OPERATING COMPANY LP and belongs to the MARINER HEALTH CARE chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| 5% OR GREATER DIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | GC HOLDING COMPANY 2 LLC | since 06/30/2015 |
| 5% OR GREATER INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | GRANCARE LLC, MARINER HEALTH CARE, INC., MHC HOLDING COMPANY, MHC WEST HOLDING COMPANY, NATIONAL SENIOR CARE, INC., GRUNSTEIN, EMILY | since 02/06/2019 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | SARCAUGA, DENNIS, TORRES, BELINDA | since 02/06/2025 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | SARCAUGA, DENNIS, TORRES, BELINDA | since 02/06/2025 |
| GENERAL PARTNERSHIP INTEREST | SANTA MONICA HOLDING COMPANY GP LLC | since 06/30/2015 |
| LIMITED PARTNERSHIP INTEREST | GC HOLDING COMPANY 2 LLC | since 06/30/2015 |
| ADP OF THE SNF | SARCAUGA, DENNIS, TORRES, BELINDA | since 02/06/2025 |
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