Santa Monica Rehabilitation Center
SANTA MONICA REHABILITATION CENTER in SANTA MONICA, CA — inspection on September 4, 2025.
Found 1 citation. 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 an interview on 9/3/2025 at 1:09 p.m. Resident 1 stated, On 9/1/2025 there was a lady (unidentified) here from corporate barking orders.
She came with a social worker guy and some other people (unidentified staff).
She observed the group speaking with both Resident 2 and Resident 3 about their use of motorized power wheelchairs (MPWCs). Resident 1 stated, I know Resident 3 has had the MPWC for a very long time with no problems until these people showed up demanding to confiscate the chairs and store them in the garage. Resident 1 became tearful during the interview and added, Resident 3 was in bed for two days crying after they took the MPWC and I felt so bad.
They took away Resident 3's chair (MPWC) and by doing that they took away Resident 3's independence-and that was not okay.
During an interview on 9/3/2025 at 3:49 p.m., Resident 4 stated she and Resident 1 went to check on Resident 3 after her MPWC was taken.
Although she could not recall the exact date, she stated, Resident 3 just stayed in bed crying all day. We checked on her for two days. Resident 4 recalled that on 9/1/2025, she observed facility staff entering Resident 3's room with a Hoyer lift.
She stated, They lifted Resident 3 out of the chair (MPWC) and put Resident 3 in the bed.
Shortly afterward, she saw a maintenance staff member driving Resident 3's MPWC down the hallway toward the back elevator. Resident 4 stated there were approximately five individuals involved, none of whom introduced themselves.
She said, We had no clue who they were.
They just said, ‘We're taking your chair.
During an interview on 9/4/2025 at 2:56 p.m. with DON, the DON stated that she spoke with Family Member 1 (FM 1) on 9/2/2025, regarding Resident 3's MPWC and informed FM 1 that an evaluation would be conducted.
The DON visited Resident 3 on the same day but could not recall whether the MPWC was present in the room.
She noted that Resident 3 was in bed during the visit.
The DON asked Resident 3 whether she had ever been trained on how to use the MPWC.
According to the DON, Resident 3 either[TRUN
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