Desert Springs Communities

Last inspection

February 28, 2025

Inspections

3, 31 deficiencies cited

Complaint inspections

3, 3 with deficiencies cited

Enforcement cases

3, $2,750 in civil penalties

• License active since 2004

Enforcement cases

• February 20, 2025: Civil Penalty $1,500 (complete) case closed (complete)
• August 16, 2024: Civil Penalty $1,000 (complete) case closed (complete)
• November 2, 2023: Civil Penalty $250 (complete) case closed (complete)

February 28, 2025: complaint inspection, 10 deficiencies

• Administration R9-10-803.J.2
  Plan of correction accepted; correction date given by the community: February 10, 2025
• Personnel R9-10-806.A.8.a-b
  Plan of correction accepted; correction date given by the community: January 28, 2025
• Residency and Residency Agreements R9-10-807.B
  Plan of correction accepted; correction date given by the community: January 23, 2025
• Service Plans R9-10-808.A.4.b.iii
  Plan of correction accepted; correction date given by the community: December 12, 2024
• Service Plans R9-10-808.A.5.a
  Plan of correction accepted; correction date given by the community: February 18, 2025

December 11, 2024: complaint inspection, 10 deficiencies

• Administration R9-10-803.J.2
  Based on documentation review, record review, and interview, the manager failed to immediately report suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation according to A.R.S. § 46-454. The deficient practice posed a risk of a potential resident rights violation if the resident was subjected to abuse.
  Plan of correction accepted
• Personnel R9-10-806.A.8.a-b
  Based on documentation review, record review, and interview, the manager failed to ensure that a manager or caregiver provided evidence of freedom from infectious tuberculosis (TB) as specified in R9-10-113 for one of two personnel sampled. The deficient practice posed a potential illness risk to residents.
  Plan of correction accepted
• Residency and Residency Agreements R9-10-807.B
  Based on record review and interview, the manager failed to ensure before or at the time of acceptance of an individual, the individual submitted documentation dated within 90 calendar days before the individual was accepted by the assisted living facility for one of two sampled residents. The deficient practice posed a risk if the facility was unable to meet a resident's needs.
  Plan of correction accepted
• Service Plans R9-10-808.A.4.b.iii
  Based on record review and interview, the manager failed to ensure a written service plan was updated at least once every three months, for one of three residents reviewed who received directed care services. The deficient practice posed a health and safety risk to the resident if the employees did not know what services the resident needed.
  Plan of correction accepted
• Service Plans R9-10-808.A.5.a
  Based on record review and interview, the manager failed to ensure a written service plan included the signature and date from the resident or representative, for one of three residents reviewed. The deficient practice posed a health and safety risk if the resident or representative did not acknowledge the services that were to be provided.
  Plan of correction accepted

May 31, 2024: complaint, compliance (annual) inspection, 11 deficiencies

• Administration R9-10-803.A.7
  Based on document review, observation, record review and interview, the governing authority failed to notify the Department according to A.R.S. § 36-425(I), which required immediate notification to the Department in writing, identifying the name and qualifications of the new manager when there was a change in the manager.
  Plan of correction accepted; correction date given by the community: October 10, 2024
• Personnel R9-10-806.A.4.a
  Based on record review and interview, the manager failed to ensure a caregiver's skills and knowledge were verified and documented before the caregiver provided physical health services, for two of two caregivers sampled. The deficient practice posed a risk if the caregivers were unable to meet a resident's needs.
  Plan of correction accepted; correction date given by the community: October 5, 2024
• Personnel R9-10-806.A.10
  Based on record review, documentation review, and interview, the manager failed to ensure a caregiver provided current documentation of first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training before providing assisted living services, for two of two caregivers sampled. The deficient practice posed a risk if a caregiver was unable to meet a resident's needs during an emergency.
  Plan of correction accepted; correction date given by the community: October 5, 2024
• Service Plans R9-10-808.A.1
  Based on record review and interview, the manager failed to ensure a written service plan was completed no later than 14 calendar days after the resident's date of acceptance for one of two residents sampled. The deficient practice posed a risk as there was no service plan to direct services to be provided to a resident within the required timeframe.
  Plan of correction accepted; correction date given by the community: September 15, 2024
• Service Plans R9-10-808.A.5.a
  Based on record review and interview, the manager failed to ensure a written service plan included the signature and date from the resident or representative, for one of two residents sampled. The deficient practice posed a health and safety risk if the resident or representative did not acknowledge the services that were to be provided.
  Plan of correction accepted; correction date given by the community: October 6, 2024

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ADHS writes a Statement of Deficiencies after each inspection that finds a rule was not met. The community then files a plan of correction, which ADHS accepts or rejects. ADHS investigates complaints on site. A complaint inspection that ends with “No deficiencies were found” did not find a rule violation; deficiencies cited on a complaint inspection are listed with that inspection. AZ Care Check does not list complaints that did not lead to an on-site inspection. Enforcement cases are actions ADHS takes after an inspection, such as a civil money penalty, a provisional license or a license revocation, with their status. This community is licensed for 10 residents; larger communities are inspected and reported on more often, so read counts with size in mind. Source: Arizona Department of Health Services, Licensing Services, AZ Care Check, data as of October 15, 2026, showing all records on AZ Care Check (back to September 5, 2023). Always visit in person and ask the community about anything listed here.