Nursing home report
SANTA MONICA, CA · Medicare-certified · 59 beds
BRENTWOOD HEALTH CARE CENTER in Santa Monica has a 3-star overall rating, with 3 stars for health inspections and staffing and 4 stars for quality measures. It reports 5.38 nurse staffing hours per resident per day, above the federal benchmark of 4.1, and had $0 in fines in the last 24 months.
Health inspections
Staffing
5.3815 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 5.3815.
Hours per resident per day.
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Residents with a fall causing major injury
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
Residents with a urinary tract infection
Residents who lost too much weight
Residents who were physically restrained
Residents needing more help with daily activities
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
Residents with a long-term catheter
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
Residents with depressive symptoms
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
The nursing home failed to provide proper pressure ulcer care and failed to prevent new pressure sores from developing. Cited January 2026 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 686 — 42 CFR §483.25(b) — S/S: F
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited December 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F
The home failed to ensure residents were treated with dignity and could make their own choices and communicate freely. Cited October 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 550 — 42 CFR §483.10(a) — S/S: E
The home failed to support and respect residents’ choices and self-determination. Cited October 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 561 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to develop and carry out a complete care plan that met each resident’s needs with clear steps and timelines. Cited October 2024 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 656 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(1) — S/S: E
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 5 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.
