Berkley East Healthcare Center
A nursing home in Santa Monica, California 90404
2021 Arizona Ave, Santa Monica, California 90404. (310) 829-5377.
- Cited for abuse (CMS flag)
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 28, 2026.
- 2of 5 CMS’s overall rating
- 11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle California average: 15.7
- 4.91 nurse hours per resident per day California average: 4.54
- 2 fines in the last three years (needs attention)
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean7
- Star ratings
- CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- Scope and severity (A to L)
- CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7).
- Nurse staffing hours
- The hours registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and nurse aides worked, per resident per day, from the payroll records each home sends CMS. Source: CMS, Payroll-Based Journal.
- Fines and payment denials
- A fine (civil money penalty) is money CMS makes a nursing home pay when it falls short of federal rules. A payment denial means Medicare and Medicaid stop paying for new admissions until the home meets the rules again. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.430 and 488.417.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle
The California average is 15.7.
Last standard inspection Mar 6, 2026.
Most serious in three years: actual harm (G), at a complaint inspection on Jun 6, 2024
CMS, Provider Information, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
When those citations happened
58 citations in 17 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. Most serious: actual harm (G). The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
All 94 citations in the last three years
Grouped by inspection, newest first. Each carries CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7)., from A, the least serious, to L, the most. 56 came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Aug 7, 2026: complaint inspection3 citations
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Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
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Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
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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.
Jun 11, 2026: complaint inspection1 citation
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Ensure the resident’s doctor reviews the resident’s care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit.
Mar 6, 2026: standard inspection7 citations
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Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
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Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
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Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
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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.
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Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
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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.
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Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident’s bathroom and bathing area.
Jun 9, 2025: complaint inspection1 citation
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Honor the resident’s right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
May 1, 2025: complaint inspection1 citation
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Ensure the transfer/discharge meets the resident’s needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge.
Apr 29, 2025: complaint inspection2 citations
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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.
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Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Mar 24, 2025: complaint inspection1 citation
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Dec 19, 2024: standard inspection11 citations
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Keep residents’ personal and medical records private and confidential.
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Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
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Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
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Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
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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.
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Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Nov 21, 2024: complaint inspection1 citation
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Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident’s belongings or money.
Nov 15, 2024: complaint inspection3 citations
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Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
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Permit a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds bed-hold policy.
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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.
Sep 3, 2024: complaint inspection1 citation
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Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Jul 31, 2024: complaint inspection2 citations
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Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
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Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Jul 30, 2024: complaint inspection1 citation
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Jul 2, 2024: complaint inspection1 citation
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Provide enough power supply for lighting all entrances and exits; equipment for fire detection and alarm systems, and extinguishers.
Jun 25, 2024: complaint inspection1 citation
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Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Jun 6, 2024: complaint inspection4 citations
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
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Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
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Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
May 15, 2024: complaint inspection2 citations
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Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
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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.
Apr 8, 2024: complaint inspection1 citation
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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.
Feb 28, 2024: complaint inspection2 citations
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Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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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.
Jan 29, 2024: complaint inspection3 citations
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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.
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Jan 17, 2024: complaint inspection2 citations
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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.
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Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident’s most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Jan 16, 2024: complaint inspection2 citations
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Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.
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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.
Dec 22, 2023: complaint inspection5 citations
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Immediately tell the resident, the resident’s doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
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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.
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Ensure the resident’s doctor reviews the resident’s care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit.
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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.
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Ensure the facility is licensed under applicable State and local law and operates and provides services in compliance with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, and codes, and with accepted professional standards.
Nov 27, 2023: standard inspection20 citations
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Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
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Honor the resident’s right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
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Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
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Honor the resident’s right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made.
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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.
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Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
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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.
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Provide for the safe, appropriate administration of IV fluids for a resident when needed.
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Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
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Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
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Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.
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Post nurse staffing information every day.
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Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
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Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
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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.
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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.
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Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.
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Help the resident make transportation arrangements to and from radiology services.
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Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Nov 27, 2023: standard and complaint inspection11 citations
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Immediately tell the resident, the resident’s doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
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Assess the resident when there is a significant change in condition
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Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
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Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
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Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
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Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.
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Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
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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.
Nov 25, 2023: complaint inspection3 citations
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Honor the resident’s right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
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Ensure the facility is licensed under applicable State and local law and operates and provides services in compliance with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, and codes, and with accepted professional standards.
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Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Nov 15, 2023: complaint inspection2 citations
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Is it certified, and in good standing?
- Certified for Medicare since Oct 21, 1999.
- Not on CMS’s special focus list.
- CMS marks it with its abuse icon: cited for abuse or neglect that harmed a resident.
- No change of ownership in the last 12 months.
- CMS lists its ownership as for profit, limited liability company.
- 207 certified beds.
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Has it been fined or penalized?
- 2 fines in the last three years, $58,205 in all.
- 1 Medicare payment denial in the last three years.
- 56 citations in the last three years came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Penalties and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Date | Kind | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 2024 | Medicare payment denial | Not given |
| Jun 6, 2024 | Fine | $42,770 |
| Jan 16, 2024 | Fine | $15,435 |
Who does the caring?
4.91 nurse hours per resident per day
The California average is 4.54.
CMS publishes staffing about four months after the fact.
CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Measure | This home | California average |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse hours per resident per day | 4.91 | 4.54 |
| Of which registered nurses | 0.43 | 0.68 |
| At weekends | 4.61 | 4.10 |
| Nursing staff turnover | 41.2% | 36.6% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 58.3% | 37.8% |
| Administrators who left | 0 | Not given |
Who owns it?
- Asmb, LLC owns 100% directly since Feb 19, 2021.
- Asmb, LLC runs it.
- 30 owners or officers are people: Vern J Brady (owns 5% or more through other companies, 31.95%); Ryan M Case (owns 5% or more through other companies, 31.77%); Jeffrey J Bradshaw (owns 5% or more through other companies, 22.25%); Eric Elsner (owns 5% or more through other companies, 4.08%); Shruty Parti (owns 5% or more through other companies, 4.08%); Rajesh Parti (owns 5% or more through other companies, 4.08%); Craig Orgill (owns 5% or more through other companies, 1.3%); Jared Kirkwood (owns 5% or more through other companies, 0.3%); Peter Bradshaw (owns 5% or more through other companies, 0.09%); Marcus J Paxman (owns 5% or more through other companies, 0.01%); Jeffrey J Bradshaw (corporate officer); Jeffrey J Bradshaw (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Kathleen Abastillas (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Kathleen Abastillas (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Timothy Caslmon (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Timothy Caslmon (on the governing body (managing control)); Timothy Caslmon (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Ryan M Case (corporate officer); Ryan M Case (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Marcus J Paxman (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Kendra Noonan (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Kendra Noonan (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Susan D Leonard (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Susan D Leonard (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Stephen Thompson (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Stephen Thompson (on the governing body (managing control)); Stephen Thompson (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Frank Jurado (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Vern J Brady (corporate officer); Vern J Brady (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)).
- Part of Aspen Skilled Healthcare (35 homes in CMS’s data).
- No private-equity firm among the owners CMS lists.
- No real-estate investment trust among the owners CMS lists.
CMS, All Owners. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly.
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Organisation | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asmb, LLC | Owns 5% or more directly | 100% | Feb 19, 2021 |
| Aspen Skilled Healthcare Inc. | Owns a share through other companies | 100% | Feb 19, 2021 |
| Jacaranda Healthcare Group LLC | Owns a share through other companies | 100% | Jan 1, 2023 |
| An organisation CMS lists without a name | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Feb 19, 2021 | |
| Asmb, LLC | Runs it (operational or managerial control) | Feb 19, 2021 | |
| Asmb, LLC | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Feb 19, 2021 | |
| An organisation CMS lists without a name | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Feb 19, 2021 | |
| An organisation CMS lists without a name | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Jun 4, 2025 | |
| Aspen Healthcare Services LLC | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Jan 1, 2023 | |
| Jacaranda Healthcare Group LLC | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Jan 1, 2023 | |
| An organisation CMS lists without a name | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Feb 19, 2021 |
How do residents fare?
- CMS rates its quality measures 5 of 5 (California average 4.2).
CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Measure | Rating |
|---|---|
| Overall rating | 2 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality measures | 5 of 5 |
How does it compare nearby?
- Among the 12 nearest homes, within 1.3 miles, this one had the 9th most health citations at the latest inspection cycle (11; the middle value was 12.5).
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Place | Miles away | Citations, latest cycle |
|---|---|---|
| Berkley East Healthcare Center This nursing home | 11 | |
| Santa Monica Health Care Center | 0.0 | 12 |
| Santa Monica Rehabilitation Center | 0.1 | 53 |
| Berkley West Healthcare Center | 0.2 | 8 |
| Pacific Post Acute | 0.2 | 12 |
| Ocean Pointe Healthcare Center | 0.2 | 23 |
| Beachwood Post-Acute & Rehab | 0.7 | 19 |
| Good Shepherd Health Care Center of Santa Monica | 0.7 | 16 |
| Brentwood Health Care Center | 0.8 | 8 |
| Ocean Park Healthcare | 1.2 | 9 |
| Sunset Park Healthcare | 1.2 | 20 |
| Fireside Health Care Center | 1.3 | 13 |
What the record doesn’t say
- Complaints that didn’t lead to a citation aren’t published.
- Inspections reach CMS’s data about six weeks after they happen, and staffing about four months after.
- CMS publishes the inspectors’ full written findings in a separate monthly file, which isn’t loaded yet.
- Fines and Medicare payment denials are the only enforcement CMS publishes; state licence actions aren’t included.
Sources
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider Information (4pq5-n9py).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health Deficiencies (r5ix-sfxw).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Penalties (g6vv-u9sr).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, All Owners (afe44b85-cc6d-40d7-b5df-00ae8910d1d2).
Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, State and US Averages (xcdc-v8bm).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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