GOOD SHEPHERD HEALTH CARE CENTER OF SANTA MONICA — Nursing Home in SANTA MONICA, CA
CMS Five-Star Rating
Based on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures
Facility Overview
| Certified Beds | 48 |
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| Average Residents/Day | 45.8 |
| CMS Certification Number | 555061 |
Staffing Levels
Hours Per Resident Day (HPRD)
| Total Nurse Staffing | N/A HPRD |
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| RN Staffing | N/A HPRD |
Health Inspection Findings & Deficiencies
GOOD SHEPHERD HEALTH CARE CENTER OF SANTA MONICA had 16 health inspection deficiencies on its most recent inspection (February 25, 2026).
Inspection Findings — February 25, 2026
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Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. (Level D)Corrected — March 23, 2026
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Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility. (Level D)Corrected — March 23, 2026
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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. (Level E)Corrected — March 23, 2026
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Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. (Level E)Corrected — March 23, 2026
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Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. (Level E)Corrected — March 23, 2026
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Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. (Level E)Corrected — March 23, 2026
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Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being. (Level E)Corrected — March 23, 2026
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Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. (Level E)Corrected — March 23, 2026
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Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. (Level D)Corrected — March 23, 2026
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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. (Level D)Corrected — March 23, 2026
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Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. (Level D)Corrected — March 23, 2026
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Level D)Corrected — March 23, 2026
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Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. (Level D)Corrected — March 23, 2026
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Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status. (Level D)Corrected — March 23, 2026
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Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms. (Level B)Corrected
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Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services. (Level D)Corrected — March 23, 2026
Good Shepherd Health Care Center of Santa Monica is a 48-bed nursing home in Santa Monica, California. It holds a 2-star CMS overall rating. Its most recent inspection, in February 2026, cited 16 deficiencies, none of them severe.
The facility had many deficiencies on its recent inspection but none were cited as causing immediate serious harm, which suggests the issues so far are at a lower severity level. You should ask how the facility has addressed the recurring problems around residents’ rights, care planning, and following treatment preferences to ensure those processes are reliably fixed.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GOOD SHEPHERD HEALTH CARE CENTER OF SANTA MONICA Medicare and Medicaid certified?
GOOD SHEPHERD HEALTH CARE CENTER OF SANTA MONICA is Medicare certified and Medicaid certified according to CMS data.
What is GOOD SHEPHERD HEALTH CARE CENTER OF SANTA MONICA's CMS star rating?
GOOD SHEPHERD HEALTH CARE CENTER OF SANTA MONICA has an overall CMS rating of 2 out of 5 stars.
Has GOOD SHEPHERD HEALTH CARE CENTER OF SANTA MONICA had health inspection deficiencies?
On its most recent inspection, GOOD SHEPHERD HEALTH CARE CENTER OF SANTA MONICA had 16 total deficiencies, including 0 classified as severe.
How many beds does GOOD SHEPHERD HEALTH CARE CENTER OF SANTA MONICA have?
GOOD SHEPHERD HEALTH CARE CENTER OF SANTA MONICA has 48 certified beds.
Nearby Nursing Homes
- BEACHWOOD POST-ACUTE & REHAB — 1/5 — 0.1 mi
- FIRESIDE HEALTH CARE CENTER — 2/5 — 0.6 mi
- OCEAN POINTE HEALTHCARE CENTER — 2/5 — 0.6 mi
- PACIFIC POST ACUTE — 5/5 — 0.6 mi
- BERKLEY WEST HEALTHCARE CENTER — 1/5 — 0.6 mi
- SANTA MONICA REHABILITATION CENTER — 1/5 — 0.7 mi
Data Source
This information is sourced from official CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) public datasets.
CMS Provider Information updated May 1, 2026.
CMS Survey Summary updated May 1, 2026.
CMS Health Deficiencies updated May 1, 2026.
CareQED last updated June 22, 2026.