Public Record
Sunset Park Healthcare
Operated by Abraham Bak & Menachem Gastwirth
From CMS
Facility profile
- CMS overall rating
- 2 / 5
- Certified beds
- 44
- Avg. residents per day
- 42.3
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California cost report
Food cost per resident day
Raw food costs divided by total patient days from the same HCAI filing. Each year is compared with the median across California HCAI filers that carry a Medicare provider number for that report year; the roughly 18 percent of filers without one are not in the comparison.
2024 raw food costs per resident day
$10.56
Filing period: to
California median $8.96 across 825 filers. This facility: 75th percentile of those filers.
Within its operator's California portfolio ( 75 filers): median $8.57.
RN, LVN, and CNA staffing mix
Census context: 15,410 total patient days in this filing.
| Role | Productive hours | Productive salaries | Hourly rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| RN | 2,338 | $144,922 | $61.99/hour |
| LVN | 19,797 | $965,128 | $48.75/hour |
| CNA | 41,322 | $1,109,104 | $26.84/hour |
2023 raw food costs per resident day
$7.48
Filing period: to
California median $8.51 across 892 filers. This facility: 29.9th percentile of those filers.
Within its operator's California portfolio ( 76 filers): median $7.97.
RN, LVN, and CNA staffing mix
Census context: 15,643 total patient days in this filing.
| Role | Productive hours | Productive salaries | Hourly rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| RN | 1,144 | $69,850 | $61.06/hour |
| LVN | 15,660 | $774,563 | $49.46/hour |
| CNA | 40,842 | $1,084,102 | $26.54/hour |
2022 raw food costs per resident day
$7.86
Filing period: to
California median $8.23 across 896 filers. This facility: 43.1th percentile of those filers.
Within its operator's California portfolio ( 71 filers): median $7.87.
RN, LVN, and CNA staffing mix
Census context: 15,101 total patient days in this filing.
| Role | Productive hours | Productive salaries | Hourly rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| RN | 2,315 | $122,869 | $53.08/hour |
| LVN | 8,029 | $351,834 | $43.82/hour |
| CNA | 32,995 | $751,967 | $22.79/hour |
*HCAI Long-Term Care Integrated Disclosure
Inspection record
On record from CMS
- Health citations
- 61
- Fire safety findings
- 23
- Inspections on file
- 20
- Last inspection
- 2026-03-24
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Citations
61 citations on record
Each deficiency cited on a CMS health inspection of this facility, sourced from the federal record. Open a report for the raw CMS Scope and Severity grade on each finding.
What do CMS severity letters mean?
Serious (G-L). Actual harm to a resident, or immediate jeopardy. Codes G through I indicate actual harm; J through L indicate immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety.
General (A-F). No actual harm found, or harm that is minimal. The facility must still submit a Plan of Correction. Most CMS citations land here.
Each letter combines severity with scope: how many residents the deficiency affected.
- 0600Generalpotential for harm
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- 0689Generalpotential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- 0558Generalpotential for harm
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
- 0563Generalpotential for harm
Honor the resident's right to receive visitors of his or her choosing, at the time of his or her choosing.
- 0656Generalpotential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- 0656Generalpotential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- 0558Generalpotential for harm
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
- 0607Generalpotential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft.
- 0688Generalpotential for harm
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
- 0689Generalpotential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- 0755Generalpotential for harm
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- 0761Generalpotential for harm
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.
- 0790Generalpotential for harm
Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident.
- 0803Generalpotential for harm
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.
- 0804Generalpotential for harm
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
- 0806Generalpotential for harm
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.
- 0809Generalpotential for harm
Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times.
- 0812Generalpotential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- 0880Generalpotential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- 0908Generalpotential for harm
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
- 0911Generalno actual harm
Ensure resident rooms hold no more than 4 residents; for new construction after November 28, 2016, rooms hold no more than 2 residents.
- 0912Generalpotential for harm
Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.
- 0919Generalpotential for harm
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
- 0921Generalpotential for harm
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
- 0685Generalpotential for harm
Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
- 0552Generalpotential for harm
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
- 0585Generalpotential for harm
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
- 0604Generalpotential for harm
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
- 0580Generalpotential for harm
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- 0758Generalpotential for harm
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.
- 0610Generalpotential for harm
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- 0609Generalpotential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- 0693Generalpotential for harm
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.
- 0695Generalpotential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- 0880Generalpotential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- 0600Generalpotential for harm
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- 0622Generalpotential for harm
Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged.
- 0912Generalno actual harm
Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.
- 0911Generalno actual harm
Ensure resident rooms hold no more than 4 residents; for new construction after November 28, 2016, rooms hold no more than 2 residents.
- 0812Generalpotential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- 0658Generalpotential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- 0758Generalpotential for harm
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.
- 0689Seriousactual harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- 0655Generalpotential for harm
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
- 0760Generalpotential for harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- 0580Generalpotential for harm
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
- 0573Generalpotential for harm
Let each resident or the resident's legal representative access or purchase copies of all the resident's records.
- 0880Generalpotential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- 0804Generalpotential for harm
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
- 0803Generalpotential for harm
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.
- 0802Generalpotential for harm
Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service.
- 0727Generalpotential for harm
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
- 0695Generalpotential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- 0686Generalpotential for harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- 0656Generalpotential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- 0604Generalpotential for harm
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
- 0584Generalpotential for harm
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.
- 0558Generalpotential for harm
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
- 0550Generalpotential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- 0912Generalno actual harm
Provide rooms that are at least 80 square feet per resident in multiple rooms and 100 square feet for single resident rooms.
- 0911Generalno actual harm
Ensure resident rooms hold no more than 4 residents; for new construction after November 28, 2016, rooms hold no more than 2 residents.
Inspection history
Every health inspection on record
Each CMS health inspection of this facility, and the deficiencies the surveyors cited. Where the verbatim Form 2567 statement of deficiencies is on file, it links to the full report.
- View inspection reportInspection1 deficiency
- Inspection1 deficiency
055748 02/27/2026 Sunset Park Healthcare 2250 29th Street Santa Monica, CA 90405 F 0689 Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm Residents Affected - Few Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents…
Read full statement of deficiencies - Inspection1 deficiency
055748 10/03/2025 Sunset Park Healthcare 2250 29th Street Santa Monica, CA 90405 F 0558 Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm **NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based…
Read full statement of deficiencies - Inspection2 deficiencies
055748 06/17/2025 Sunset Park Healthcare 2250 29th Street Santa Monica, CA 90405 F 0563 Honor the resident's right to receive visitors of his or her choosing, at the time of his or her choosing. Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm **NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN…
Read full statement of deficiencies - View inspection reportInspectionFire Safety4 deficiencies
- Inspection23 deficiencies
055748 05/25/2025 Sunset Park Healthcare 2250 29th Street Santa Monica, CA 90405 F 0552 Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm **NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO…
Read full statement of deficiencies - Inspection1 deficiency
055748 05/07/2025 Sunset Park Healthcare 2250 29th Street Santa Monica, CA 90405 F 0580 Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm Residents Affected - Few Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that…
Read full statement of deficiencies - Inspection1 deficiency
055748 04/15/2025 Sunset Park Healthcare 2250 29th Street Santa Monica, CA 90405 F 0758 Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm Residents Affected - Few Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating…
Read full statement of deficiencies - Inspection2 deficiencies
055748 04/04/2025 Sunset Park Healthcare 2250 29th Street Santa Monica, CA 90405 F 0609 Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm Residents Affected - Few Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities…
Read full statement of deficiencies - Inspection2 deficiencies
055748 11/22/2024 Sunset Park Healthcare 2250 29th Street Santa Monica, CA 90405 F 0693 Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm Residents Affected - Few Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate…
Read full statement of deficiencies
Showing the 10 most recent inspections. 10 earlier inspections are also on record.
Ownership
Abraham Bak & Menachem Gastwirth
16nursing homes nationwide, in CMS records
All 16 are in California.
Counted from the chain CMS itself discloses for this home, which matches CMS Care Compare. ReadyRule's own common-control analysis is a separate and broader lens, and the two can differ.
FAQ
Questions and answers
- What is Sunset Park Healthcare?
- Sunset Park Healthcare is a Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing home in Santa Monica, CA, tracked by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Its CMS Certification Number (CCN) is 055748.
- What is the CMS rating for Sunset Park Healthcare?
- Sunset Park Healthcare has a CMS overall rating of 2 out of 5 stars. CMS rates nursing homes on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures.
- How many beds does Sunset Park Healthcare have?
- Sunset Park Healthcare is certified for 44 beds. It serves an average of 42.3 residents per day.
- How many citations does Sunset Park Healthcare have?
- Sunset Park Healthcare has 61 citations on record from CMS health inspections, each tied to a federal deficiency tag.
- When was Sunset Park Healthcare last inspected?
- Sunset Park Healthcare was last inspected on March 24, 2026. CMS surveys nursing homes about once a year and after complaints.
- What can I do if I have concerns about care at this facility?
- Start by raising the concern with the facility administrator or director of nursing. Every state also runs a free long-term care ombudsman program that advocates for residents and families; the federal Eldercare Locator at eldercare.acl.gov can connect you with yours. Complaints about quality of care can also be filed with your state survey agency.
*Sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). See the official record on CMS Care Compare. If you believe any information is inaccurate, report it here.
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