Bentley Suites
Santa Monica · 0.2 mi from Brookdale Santa Monica Gardens · Assisted living
Clear Rating 39 · Serious concerns4.2 (5) Google
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From$2,358/moplus care fees
Brookdale Santa Monica Gardens
851 2nd St, Santa Monica, CA 90403 ·
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Monthly costPrice on requestNot published
Clear Rating93/ 100ExcellentHigh confidence
Safety, 5 years0Type A citationsNone in five years16 state visits
Size128residentsLarge communityLicensed since 2006
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Rating & safety How to read thisThese are the state’s own categories. Type A: problems that, if not corrected, put residents’ health, safety or rights at direct and immediate risk. Type B: problems that could become a risk without correction, or record-keeping problems that affect care. Both must be corrected. Complaints the state didn’t confirm are shown but never counted against the community.
Our score, and what state inspectors found
Checked 4 Nov 2026
Our scoreHigh confidence
93/ 100Excellent
Excellent means 93–100 on our 0–100 scale.
- Safety record 53%97
- Inspection quality 35%91
- What families say 12%80
How this score is worked out
We combine the state safety record (53%), how routine inspections went (35%) and what families say (12%). Payment never changes a score. Full method on the Clear Rating page.
The state record, last 5 years
0Type AType AThe state’s most serious category: problems that, if not corrected, have a direct and immediate risk to the health, safety or personal rights of residents.most serious category
1Type BType BThe state’s less serious category: problems that could become an immediate risk without correction, or record-keeping problems that affect care.less serious categoryNone cited again at the next visit
4 of 11Complaintsconfirmed by the state
No Type A citations and 1 Type B citation in five years, from 16 state visits. The state confirmed 4 of 11 complaints.
Type A and B are the state’s categories for what inspectors found at the time.
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Visits, newest first
2026
- 23 Jul 2026Routine inspection
No citations.
2025
- 1 May 2025Routine inspection
No citations.
- 5 Mar 2025ComplaintNot confirmed
The state didn’t find enough evidence to confirm the complaint.
Daily life Where this comes fromFrom the community’s own website. Not checked by the state.
From the community’s own website
Brookdale Santa Monica Gardens hasn’t listed meals, activities or pets yet.
Location
Where it is, and how far it is from home
851 2nd St, Santa Monica, CA 90403From the state license record.Get directions
Reviews
What families say. Separate from the state’s safety record.
Checked 4 Nov 2026
4.1★★★★★
16 Google reviews · as of 4 Nov 2026
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- ★★★★★
After many years of struggles here at Brookdale Santa Monica Gardens finally we have a wonderful Director who is young, smart and beautiful. Executive Director Mia improves not only my life but the lives of everyone in this community. I enjoy this location because I can walk to the ocean every day and I also enjoy shopping in the various boutiques along Montana avenue. I am very pleased with the…
Oct 2024 · Google - ★★★★★
Very fine residents at Brookdale Santa Monica Gardens. Mia the director is wonderful and the staff and nurses are amazing as well. We enjoy sitting outside under the sun and watching all those lovely flowers in the front courtyard. Also, there are many wonderful performances here, there’s singing, dancing, and great guitars. It’s all joyful being here for us! Resident ambassador Charles is…
Jul 2024 · Google - ★★★★★
Brookdale Santa Monica Gardens is very nice. Great staff. The manager Mia has gone out of her way to be helpful and accommodating. The nursing staff is wonderful, especially Sandy. Other staff we appreciate are Ashley, Sergio and Javier.
Mar 2024 · Google - ★★★★★
Mia the director is simply the most vibrant, competent person I’ve met in a LONG time. I chose this place because every time I went there to view a room, fill out paperwork, do some type of business, residents were happy and talking to each other. The staff was all engaged with the residents. The amount of communication between everyone was comforting, and everybody wanted to be there and do an…
Feb 2024 · Google - ★★★★★
Santa Monica Gardens is a wonderful place for my mother. She is in a great circle of friends, has plenty of fun and intellectual activites, and professional caring staff. The only reason I haven’t given 5 stars is because of the ongoing elevator problems that have plagued Santa Monica Gardens again and again during my mother’s three years here. If Brookdale can go a year without a major elevator…
Apr 2019 · Google
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License
From the state license record
- License #
- 197606682
- Type
- Residential care for the elderly (RCFE)
- Capacity
- 128 residents
- Since
- 2006
- Licensee
- Blc Gardens-Santa Monica Lh LLC
- County
- Los Angeles