Santa Monica Rehabilitation Center
SANTA MONICA REHABILITATION CENTER in SANTA MONICA, CA — inspection on April 4, 2025.
Found 2 citations. Severity: Standard violations.
Health inspections identify deficiencies that facilities must correct within required timeframes. Violations range from minor documentation issues to serious safety concerns and are subject to follow-up verification.
Inspection Findings
During a review of Resident 1's History and Physical (H&P) dated 2/24/25, the H&P indicated the resident does not have the mental capacity to understand and make medical decisions.
During a review of the Minimum Data Set (MDS - a federally mandated resident assessment tool) dated 1/31/25, the MDS indicated Resident 1's cognitive (relating to mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding) skills for daily decisions were severely impaired and was dependent on staff for planning regular tasks.
The MDS further indicated Resident 1 required maximum assistance or was dependent on staff for activities of daily living (ADLs- routine tasks/activities such as bathing, dressing and toileting a person performs daily to care for themselves) and required supervision for walking.
During a review of Resident 1's Elopement Risk Evaluation form dated 3/28/25, the form indicated the resident had an episode of leaving the facility and was at risk for elopement (with a score of 11, anything above 10 indicates at risk for elopement).
During a review of Resident 1's Order Summary Report dated 4/7/25, the report indicated an active order of following:
- Monitor whereabouts every 2 hours dated 3/28/25,
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STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES (X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA (X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION (X3) DATE SURVEY AND PLAN OF CORRECTION IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: COMPLETED A.
Building 555808 B.
Wing 04/04/2025
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Santa Monica Rehabilitation Center 1338 20th Street Santa Monica, CA 90404
During a review of Resident 1's History and Physical (H&P) dated 2/24/25, the H&P indicated the resident does not have the mental capacity to understand and make medical decisions.
During a review of the Minimum Data Set (MDS - a federally mandated resident assessment tool) dated 1/31/25, the MDS indicated Resident 1's cognitive (relating to mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding) skills for daily decisions were severely impaired and was dependent on staff for planning regular tasks.
The MDS further indicated Resident 1 required maximum assistance or was dependent on staff for activities of daily living (ADLs- routine tasks/activities such as bathing, dressing and toileting a person performs daily to care for themselves) and required supervision for walking.
During a review of Resident 1's Order Summary Report dated 4/7/25, the report indicated an order of the following:
- Monitor whereabouts every 2 hours dated 3/28/25,
- May place Wanderguard (a safety device, often a wristband, used to help monitor and protect residents in care facilities who may be at risk of wandering or eloping) of left wrist to alert staff of resident leaving the facility every shift related to cognitive communication deficit (communication difficulties stemming from impaired cognitive functions like attention, memory, and problem-solving, rather than issues with speech or language production itself) dated 3/29/25.
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Form Approved OMB
STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES (X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA (X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION (X3) DATE SURVEY AND PLAN OF CORRECTION IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: COMPLETED A.
Building 555808 B.
Wing 04/04/2025
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Santa Monica Rehabilitation Center 1338 20th Street Santa Monica, CA 90404
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Source: This inspection report was downloaded directly from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) via Medicare.gov. CMS releases nursing home inspection reports in bulk. The findings reflect what state surveyors documented in the official Form CMS-2567 Statement of Deficiencies on the date of the inspection.
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