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Savant of Santa Monica

1447 17th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90404 · Los Angeles County · (310) 829-5904

Residential care facility for the elderly (RCFE) · licensed for 174 residents · Licensed since 2023 · Licensee: Santa Monica Operations LLC

95state visits on file
4Type A citations
6Type B citations
8 of 131complaint allegations substantiated
174licensed capacity

California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division data as of October 8, 2026 · Facility 198320378 · See the state record

The record in brief

California's licensing agency has 95 visits to Savant of Santa Monica on file since April 2023: 3 inspections, 79 complaint visits and 13 other visits. The most recent was on September 9, 2026.

Those visits led to 4 Type A citations and 6 Type B citations (the state's two levels of deficiency), 10 cited regulation sections in all.

The state looked into 62 complaints covering 131 allegations: 8 substantiated, 0 inconclusive, 116 unsubstantiated and 7 unfounded.

State visits and citations

Each column is one visit by California's Community Care Licensing Division, oldest on the left. The file does not say which visit produced which citation, so the citations are listed below as the file gives them.

InspectionComplaint visitOther visit
Kind of visitVisitsType A citationsType B citations
Inspections300
Complaint visits7943
Other visits1303
All visits9546

A Type A deficiency is a violation of the regulations or the Health and Safety Code that, if not corrected, poses a direct and immediate risk to the health, safety or personal rights of people in care.cdss.ca.gov

A Type B deficiency is a violation that, without correction, could become a risk to the health, safety or personal rights of people in care, or a recordkeeping violation that would affect their care or the protection of their resources.cdss.ca.gov

The licensee must be told in writing of every licensing deficiency, and each one can cite the section of law or Title 22 regulation it is based on.cdss.ca.gov

Regulation sections cited10 citations
  1. §
    Title 22 section 87465(a)(1)(g)
    Plan of correction date in the file: March 2, 2026
  2. §
    Title 22 section 87468.2(a)(4)
    Plan of correction date in the file: March 2, 2026
  3. §
    Title 22 section 87211(a)(1)(b)
    Plan of correction date in the file: March 2, 2026
  4. §
    Title 22 section 87465(a)(1)(g)
    Plan of correction date in the file: January 16, 2026
  5. §
    Title 22 section 87218(a)(2)
    Plan of correction date in the file: August 31, 2026
  6. §
    Title 22 section 87468.1(a)(3)
    Plan of correction date in the file: December 10, 2025
  7. §
    Title 22 section 87468.2(a)(24)(c)
    Plan of correction date in the file: December 14, 2023
  8. §
    Title 22 section 87211(a)(1)(D)
    Plan of correction date in the file: January 29, 2026
  9. §
    Title 22 section 87303(a)
    Plan of correction date in the file: September 24, 2025
  10. §
    Title 22 section 87211(a)(1)(B)(D)
    Plan of correction date in the file: July 23, 2025

Title 22 is California's licensing regulations for these homes; 1569 sections are the state's Health and Safety Code. The state's own facility search shows each visit report in full: CDSS Care Facility Search (facility number 198320378).

Complaint investigations

Each row is one complaint the state investigated, with what it found for each allegation in it.

Date in the fileSubstantiatedInconclusiveUnsubstantiatedUnfoundedType AType B
September 2, 2026003000
September 2, 2026100001
August 31, 2026001000
August 31, 2026001000
August 26, 2026001000
August 26, 2026003000
August 25, 2026002000
August 13, 2026003000
August 3, 2026001000
July 28, 2026001000
July 27, 2026006000
July 13, 2026002000
June 29, 2026000500
June 24, 2026001000
June 15, 2026000100
June 8, 2026001000
May 28, 2026001000
May 26, 2026003000
May 22, 2026005000
May 8, 2026001000
May 8, 2026001000
May 7, 2026001000
April 14, 2026003000
April 14, 2026101001
April 6, 2026002000
April 3, 2026001000
March 25, 2026001000
March 9, 2026300040
February 18, 2026003000
December 2, 2025000100
November 25, 2025003000
November 13, 2025001000
November 7, 2025001000
November 7, 2025003000
October 22, 2025001000
October 10, 2025001000
October 3, 2025001000
September 25, 2025002000
September 24, 2025001000
August 21, 2025002000
August 1, 2025100000
July 31, 2025002000
July 28, 2025001000
May 14, 2025002000
May 13, 2025003000
May 2, 2025001000
April 23, 2025001000
April 5, 2025007000
April 2, 2025001000
March 20, 2025004000
December 23, 2024001000
September 11, 2024005000
September 2, 2024004000
September 2, 2024100000
June 19, 2024001000
May 30, 2024001000
May 22, 2024002000
April 15, 2024004000
March 14, 2024004000
March 13, 2024003000
March 7, 2024004000
March 1, 2024100001

Community Care Licensing decides complaints on a preponderance of the evidence standard: the evidence must show it is more likely than not (more than 50%) that the allegation is true.cdss.ca.gov

A complaint allegation is substantiated when the preponderance of the evidence standard is met.cdss.ca.gov

An allegation is unsubstantiated when the investigation shows there is not enough evidence to prove a violation occurred.cdss.ca.gov

An allegation is unfounded when the evidence shows it could not have happened, is false, or has no reasonable basis.cdss.ca.gov

Memory care

California does not issue a separate memory care licence, and the state's roster does not mark which homes care for residents with dementia. Ask the home how it cares for residents with dementia, and check the citations above.

California's updated dementia care rules for RCFEs took effect January 1, 2025. They aim to support person-centered care and let residents age in place in the least restrictive setting they know as home.cdss.ca.gov

The dementia care standards, once kept in one regulation section, are now spread across several sections so they support care for all residents.cdss.ca.gov

The rules now address resident behaviors whatever the diagnosis, focusing on individual needs, and whether a resident may have items such as cleaning solutions or sharp objects depends on their own needs and appraisal.cdss.ca.gov

Costs

California does not publish what assisted living homes charge, and Savant of Santa Monica has no rate on file with us. Ask the home for its full rate sheet, including care level fees and any one-time community fee, before you sign.

An RCFE must give residents or their representatives at least 90 days' written notice of a rate increase, with the amount and the reasons, including a description of the added costs. Increases due to a change in the resident's level of care are an exception.ahum.assembly.ca.gov

When the rate goes up because a resident's level of care changes, the RCFE must give written notice within two business days after it starts providing the new level of care.ahum.assembly.ca.gov

Who runs it

Licensee in the state file: Santa Monica Operations LLC.

Other assisted living nearby

Nursing homes nearby

For care beyond what assisted living provides. Each has a federal inspection record on this site.

If you have a concern

NursingHomeClear cannot take or act on complaints. California's Community Care Licensing Division investigates complaints about licensed homes, and the long-term care ombudsman is a free, confidential advocate for residents.

California's long-term care ombudsman programs advocate for residents of skilled nursing facilities and of 8,105 residential care facilities for the elderly.aging.ca.gov

California long-term care facilities must post the local ombudsman's number and the statewide hotline, 1-800-231-4024, which takes calls 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Ombudsman services are free and complaints are confidential.aging.ca.gov

Common questions

Is Savant of Santa Monica licensed?
California's Department of Social Services lists it as licensed, facility 198320378, residential care facility for the elderly (rcfe), since May 18, 2023 (state data as of October 8, 2026).
How many residents can Savant of Santa Monica care for?
Its licence is for 174 residents.
Has Savant of Santa Monica been cited by the state?
The state file lists 4 Type As and 6 Type Bs citation counts across 95 visits on file.

Sources

  • Licence, capacity, visits, citations and complaint findings: California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division, Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly (RCFE), Download Data, downloaded October 8, 2026.
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