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Good Shepherd Health Care Center Of Santa Monica

1131 Arizona Ave., Santa Monica, CA 904013104514800Ownership: For profit - CorporationCertified beds: 48Avg. daily residents: 43Chain: Il & Joan Lee (4 facilities)County: Los Angeles

The complete public record on Good Shepherd Health Care Center Of Santa Monica, a Medicare & Medicaid–certified nursing home in Santa Monica, California, from the CMS Care Compare database (August 2026 release). Every figure below is published by federal regulators; ClearPath adds the state comparisons and the plain-English reading.

CMS Star Ratings

Overall rating
★★☆☆☆
CMS’s composite of the three ratings below. California average: 3.2 stars.
Health inspection
★★☆☆☆
Based on the last three years of on-site inspections and complaint investigations — the rating CMS weights most heavily.
Staffing
★☆☆☆☆
Nurse and aide hours per resident per day, adjusted for how much care residents need, plus staff turnover.
Quality measures
★★★★★
Clinical outcomes CMS tracks, such as falls with injury, pressure ulcers and hospital readmissions.
Good Shepherd Health Care Center Of Santa Monica holds a 2-star overall rating, in the bottom two tiers CMS assigns. Federal regulators have fined this facility $8,424 in the last three years. None of this tells you whether a bed is open, whether your insurance is in network, or whether the facility will accept a given level of care — confirm those three directly with the facility before you commit.

Staffing

Not reported total nurse staff hours per resident per day
Not reported RN hours per resident per day
Not reported weekend nurse staff hours per resident per day
Not reported total nursing staff turnover
Not reported RN turnover

Hours are per resident per day, from payroll-based journal data facilities submit to CMS. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over the past year.

Inspections & Penalties

February 25, 2026 most recent standard health inspection
16 health deficiencies cited in the most recent inspection cycle
about the state average (15.6)
20 health deficiencies in the two prior cycles combined
$8,424 in federal fines across 1 penalty (last 3 years)
below the state average ($24,666)
0 payment denials
CMS withholding Medicare/Medicaid payment for new admissions until problems were fixed

Recent Inspection Citations

48 citations on record across recent inspections, 1 at the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level. Showing the most recent inspection. Severity uses CMS’s A–L scope-and-severity scale; G and above means residents were actually harmed.

InspectionTagWhat was citedSeverity
February 25, 20260578Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental…E · Potential for more than minimal harm
February 25, 20260656Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.E · Potential for more than minimal harm
February 25, 20260657Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health…E · Potential for more than minimal harm
February 25, 20260684Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.E · Potential for more than minimal harm
February 25, 20260726Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's…E · Potential for more than minimal harm
February 25, 20260755Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.E · Potential for more than minimal harm
February 25, 20260550Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
February 25, 20260565Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
February 25, 20260685Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.D · Potential for more than minimal harm
February 25, 20260760Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.D · Potential for more than minimal harm

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Source: CMS Care Compare (data.cms.gov), August 2026 monthly release. Figures are as published by CMS and change monthly; ClearPath refreshes automatically. ClearPath Senior Guide is an independent information service, accepts no referral fees or placement incentives from any facility, and does not recommend facilities. Verify current details with the facility.