Nursing home
Desert Springs Healthcare & Wellness Centre
82262 Valencia Avenue, Indio, CA 92201 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · 68 certified beds
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 $73,594In CMS records: 3 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
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 | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
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.
Penalties in CMS records: 2 fines totaling $73,594, 3 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
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 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Sep 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- 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 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Sep 18, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Notify each resident of certain balances and convey resident funds upon discharge, eviction, or death.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jul 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 18, 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
- 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
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
Full public records, with dates and sources
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- John F Kennedy Memorial Hospital, Indio. 1.3 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Desert Mountain Care Center, Indio. 0.9 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Live Life Home Health LLC, La Quinta. 3.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 0.6 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 92201 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Rai - Monroe - Indio, Indio, 1.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Kidney Institute Of The Desert, Indio, 1.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Davita Indio Dialysis, Indio, 1.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 72 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 92201.
Tranquility Sands Hospice, Inc, office in Palm Desert, 7.9 miles away, straight line
Bella Terra Hospice Of The Desert, office in Palm Desert, 8.0 miles away, straight line
Gentiva, office in Palm Desert, 8.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Rupinder Mann M D Inc, Rancho Mirage. 11.2 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)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively high. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively moderate, tornado very low, heat wave relatively low, earthquake very high. 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 | Not shown: no FEMA wildfire rating of moderate or higher here |
| 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 | No plain statements of services found |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Desert Springs Healthcare & Wellness Centre a good nursing home?
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.
How is Desert Springs Healthcare & Wellness Centre staffed?
Desert Springs Healthcare & Wellness Centre reports 4.14 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the California average of 4.51.
Has Desert Springs Healthcare & Wellness Centre had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 10 deficiencies.
How many beds does Desert Springs Healthcare & Wellness Centre have?
Desert Springs Healthcare & Wellness Centre is certified for 68 beds.