Santa Monica Rehabilitation Center

    1338 20th St, Santa Monica, CA 90404
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

    Attentive staff, clean facility, excellent

    I'm very satisfied with the caring, attentive staff - Jesus the CNA and office staff Shakira stood out for being helpful and responsive. The facility is clean, the food is excellent, activities are engaging, and therapy is recovery-focused with regular family updates. Operations run smoothly, residents are well looked after, and I would happily recommend this place.

    Loved one of resident
    Jul 2026

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 12-16 hour nursing
    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Air-conditioning
    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Private bathrooms
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement
    • Transportation arrangement (non-medical)

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Computer center
    • Dining room
    • Fitness room
    • Gaming room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library
    • Wellness center

    Community services

    • Concierge services
    • Fitness programs
    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Planned day trips
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    4.19·(32)

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      4.4
    • Staff

      4.4
    • Meals

      3.8
    • Amenities

      4.8
    • Value

      4.2

    Pros

    • Compassionate, attentive nursing staff
    • Individual staff members recognized for exceptional care
    • Personalized care plans and engaged therapists
    • Effective rehabilitation and therapy programs
    • Engaging social activities and scheduled events
    • Varied and generally well-regarded meal offerings
    • Clean, well-maintained facility and modern interiors
    • Responsive office and administrative support
    • Regular family updates and social-work communication
    • Welcoming, home-like atmosphere and easy visitation

    Cons

    • Inconsistent staffing levels and high staff turnover
    • Delays in responding to resident requests and needs
    • Variability in CNA skill, supervision, and assignment consistency
    • Communication gaps and difficulty reaching staff by phone
    • Incontinence-care delays and related sanitation concerns
    • Variable meal quality and occasional dissatisfaction with dining
    • Perceived management opacity and unclear leadership structure
    • Potential prioritization of financial/insurance considerations over care decisions
    • Allegations of falsified or manipulated online reviews

    Summary of reviews

    Overall impression across the reviews is mixed: many accounts describe a facility with strong clinical and rehabilitative capabilities supported by caring individuals, while other accounts describe operational and consistency problems that affect day-to-day resident experience. Positive accounts emphasize attentive nurses and therapists, a good therapy program that facilitates discharge progress, and staff who provide personalized attention and regular family updates. Negative accounts tend to center on gaps in routine care, variable staff coverage, and communication problems with administrative teams.

    Care and staffing: Strengths are concentrated in the clinical and therapy teams — reviewers note effective rehabilitation services, attentive nurses, and therapists who coordinate with families. Individual staff members receive frequent praise for kindness and hands-on help. Counterbalancing that, there is a clear pattern of inconsistent staffing: high turnover, variable CNA skill and supervision, and delays in attending to resident needs. These operational weaknesses manifest as slow responses to requests and uneven execution of daily-care tasks, resulting in family concerns about reliability and continuity of care.

    Dining and activities: Many families describe varied meal options and an active calendar of social programming and events that support recovery and social engagement. However, there is also commentary about inconsistent meal quality and a few pointed negative impressions of the food program. Activity offerings are generally viewed positively and are cited as contributing to a recovery-focused environment.

    Facilities and cleanliness: Multiple accounts describe a clean, well-maintained, and modern interior with a welcoming atmosphere and accessible visiting. At the same time, there are specific concerns about sanitation-related issues tied to incontinence care and occasional odor concerns in common areas; these appear linked to staffing and response-time problems rather than the physical plant alone.

    Management and patterns: Review content suggests two parallel experiences: well-run shifts where staff are responsive and families are satisfied, and under-staffed periods with weaker supervision and poor phone communication. There are also more serious community allegations around transparency — including concerns that financial/insurance incentives influence some decisions and claims about manipulated online reviews. These latter items merit external verification. Prospective residents and families should weigh the facility's demonstrated clinical strengths against the documented operational variability, and consider asking targeted questions about current staffing levels, CNA supervision practices, communication protocols, and how sanitation and incontinence care issues are monitored and remediated.

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    Medicare Ratings

    1·/ 5
    Cited by CMS for abuse, or potential for abuse, on its most recent survey cycle.
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    Location

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    Santa Monica Rehabilitation Center is located at 1338 20th St, Santa Monica, CA, 90404.

    About Santa Monica Rehabilitation Center

    The Rehabilitation Center of Santa Monica is dedicated to providing compassionate and comprehensive care in a comfortable environment. With a focus on quality of life, they offer skilled nursing care 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The staff values their employees and strives to create a professional and supportive work environment. Residents and employees are treated like family at this facility, fostering a sense of community and connection.

    During the COVID-19 pandemic, the health and well-being of residents and staff is the top priority at The Rehabilitation Center of Santa Monica. The facility is closely following guidance from County, State, and Federal health agencies to ensure the safety of everyone. They have implemented strict infection control policies and procedures, as well as a dedicated COVID unit for residents suspected or confirmed to have the virus. Staff members working in this unit follow strict protocols to prevent the spread of infection to other areas of the facility.

    The leadership at The Rehabilitation Center of Santa Monica is continuously making decisions based on guidance from authorities and agencies like the CDC to navigate this unprecedented national emergency. The safety and care of residents, employees, and communities are at the forefront of all decisions. By following guidelines and utilizing resources from health organizations, the facility is taking proactive measures to ensure a safe and supportive environment for all those involved.Residents and their families can rest assured that The Rehabilitation Center of Santa Monica is committed to providing high-quality care and support during these challenging times.

    People often ask...

    Santa Monica Rehabilitation Center offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

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    The full address for this community is 1338 20th St, Santa Monica, CA 90404.

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