For profit - Limited Liability company ·
68 certified beds ·
Medicare and Medicaid
4
Overall CMS Rating
★★★★☆
Desert Springs Healthcare & Wellness Centre is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Indio, California. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.14 hours per resident per day, below the California average of 4.51. Its most recent inspection on Sep 18, 2025 cited 10 deficiencies.
2 fines totaling $73,594 in CMS records.
3 total penalties
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CMS Quality Ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars = highest quality.
Overall Rating
★★★★☆ 4/5
Health Inspections
★★★☆☆ 3/5
Staffing
★★★☆☆ 3/5
Quality Measures
★★★★★ 5/5
Long-Stay QM
★★★★★ 5/5
Short-Stay QM
★★★★★ 5/5
How Desert Springs Healthcare & Wellness Centre compares
This facility vs. the California and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
Metric
This facility
California avg
National avg
Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day)
4.14
4.51
3.89
below avg
RN staffing (hrs/resident/day)
0.25
0.65
0.68
below avg
Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day)
2.58
2.64
2.34
below avg
Nursing staff turnover
30.1%
38.1%
46.4%
below avg
Deficiencies cited, last inspection
10.0
15.4
9.5
below avg
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
4.14
Total Nurse Hrs/Resident/Day
0.25
RN Hrs/Resident/Day
1.31
LPN Hrs/Resident/Day
2.58
Aide Hrs/Resident/Day
3.84
Weekend Nurse Hrs/Resident/Day
Staff Turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is ~60%.
Total Nursing Staff
30.1%
Registered Nurses—
Administrator Changes2 in last year
Recent Health Inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
Sep 18, 2025
Most Recent Inspection Date
10
Total Deficiencies Found
48
Health Inspection Score
2
Number of Fines
What inspectors found at Desert Springs Healthcare & Wellness Centre
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
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.Infection Control Deficiencies · Sep 18, 2025
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 · Sep 18, 2025
Potential for harm
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Sep 18, 2025
Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Sep 18, 2025
Potential for harm
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Sep 18, 2025
Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.Resident Rights Deficiencies · Sep 18, 2025
Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.Resident Rights Deficiencies · Sep 18, 2025
Potential for harm
Notify each resident of certain balances and convey resident funds upon discharge, eviction, or death.Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jul 30, 2025
Potential for harm
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 17, 2025
Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 27, 2025
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 · Jan 24, 2025
Actual harm
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 18, 2024
About This Facility
Address
82262 Valencia Avenue Indio, CA 92201
CMS Certification #
555084
Ownership
For profit - Limited Liability company
Certified Beds
68
Avg Residents/Day
61.6
Provider Type
Medicare and Medicaid
First Certified
1978-04-01
Setting
Urban
Location & Nearby
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CMS gives Desert Springs Healthcare & Wellness Centre an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
Desert Springs Healthcare & Wellness Centre reports 4.14 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the California average of 4.51.
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 10 deficiencies.
Desert Springs Healthcare & Wellness Centre is certified for 68 beds.
Admissions at Desert Springs Healthcare & Wellness Centre
For admissions, availability and rehab questions, call (760) 347-6000. If a parent is leaving the hospital, the hospital discharge planner can also check which nursing homes have a bed.
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