Nursing home
Desert Highlands Care Center
1081 Kathleen Ave, Kingman, AZ 86401 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Circle B Enterprises (29 facilities) · 120 certified beds
Desert Highlands Care Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Kingman, Arizona. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.12 hours per resident per day, below the Arizona average of 4.12. Its most recent inspection on Mar 14, 2025 cited 9 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Desert Highlands Care Center compares
This facility vs. the Arizona and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Arizona avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 4.12 | 4.12 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.59 | 0.72 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.53 | 2.36 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 50.0% | 47.7% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 9.0 | 7.6 | 9.5 | above avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
- Every deficiency from the July 31, 2025 inspection was corrected by August 25, 2025
What inspectors found at Desert Highlands Care Center
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jul 31, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 17, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Mar 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Mar 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Mar 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential 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.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Mar 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Post nurse staffing information every day.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Mar 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Mar 14, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Nov 21, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Nov 21, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Nov 21, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 1081 Kathleen Ave
Kingman, AZ 86401 - CMS certification #
- 035169
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 120
- Avg residents/day
- 72.5
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1988-05-23
- Chain
- Circle B Enterprises (29 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Circle B Enterprises
Circle B Enterprises operates 29 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Circle B Enterprises facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Desert Highlands Care Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, nurse 24 hours a day, transportation
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Desert Highlands Care Center says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Kingman Regional Medical Center, Kingman. 18.4 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- The Gardens Rehab & Care Center, Kingman. 0.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Kingman Regional Medical Center Home Health, Kingman. 0.5 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- West Kingman Pharmacy. 0.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 86401 as micropolitan (micropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- 032628 Kingman Dialysis Clinic (Fmc), Kingman, 0.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
- Hospice
- 15 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 86401.
Kingman Regional Medical Center Hospice, office in Kingman, 0.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Living Waters Hospice, LLC, office in Golden Valley, 6.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Peter Tran, DO, Henderson. 79.7 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- Wildfire risk to homes
- In Kingman, AZ, risk to homes is greater than 47% of communities in Arizona and 82% of communities nationwide. USDA rates the whole town or city, not this address. (USDA Forest Service, Wildfire Risk to Communities, April 2026)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively moderate. By hazard: inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire relatively high, tornado very low, heat wave very high, earthquake relatively low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | See above |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Desert Highlands Care Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Desert Highlands Care Center an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Desert Highlands Care Center staffed?
Desert Highlands Care Center reports 4.12 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Arizona average of 4.12.
Has Desert Highlands Care Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 9 deficiencies.
How many beds does Desert Highlands Care Center have?
Desert Highlands Care Center is certified for 120 beds.