★★★★★CMS 5/532 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 8.10 /day
- Staff turnover
- 16%
- Serious cites
- 0
Desert Regional Medical Center's skilled nursing unit runs on unusually heavy staffing, 8.10 nurse hours per resident day, roughly double the national figure, and its 15.8% turnover is remarkably low next to the 45.8% typical elsewhere. Weekends dip about 18% below weekday coverage, though even that reduced level stays well above average. What pulls the record down is the inspection side: 27 deficiencies, including one at the harm level and one abuse-related, with a $14,043 fine and a two-out-of-five inspection rating. The most recent survey was August 2025. So you're looking at a small, for-profit unit that staffs generously and keeps its workers, but has a documented history of serious problems a family should ask about directly.
★★★★☆CMS 4/599 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 5.10 /day
- Staff turnover
- 41%
- Serious cites
- 0
Palm Springs Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center runs 99 certified beds under for-profit LLC ownership, and its nurse staffing sits at 5.10 hours per resident day, roughly a third more than the national average of 3.86. Weekend coverage dips modestly, about 8% below weekday levels, while annual turnover of 41.2% comes in slightly under the national 45.8%. The current inspection record shows 31 deficiencies but none at the harm or jeopardy level and nothing abuse-related, with the most recent survey completed in December 2024. Its CMS stars line up evenly across health inspections, quality measures, and staffing, each at 4 out of 5.
★☆☆☆☆CMS 1/599 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 4.09 /day
- Staff turnover
- 45%
- Serious cites
- 0
The staffing numbers at Premier Care Center For Palm Springs look decent on paper, 4.09 nurse hours per resident day, slightly above the national average, but the inspection record tells a different story. Seventy-one deficiencies on the current record, including one at the harm level and five tied to abuse, plus a $102,250 fine, with the most recent inspection dated March 2026. Staff turnover sits at 45.2%, essentially matching the national rate, and weekend staffing drops about 12% below weekday levels. This is a for-profit corporate home with 99 certified beds in Riverside County. The quality measure score of 4/5 stands out against a 1/5 inspection rating, worth asking what those measures aren't capturing.
★☆☆☆☆CMS 1/580 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 4.16 /day
- Staff turnover
- n/a
- Serious cites
- 0
California Nursing & Rehabilitation Center has 81 deficiencies on its current record, including three tied to abuse and two that rose to the level of harm or jeopardy. That's a lot for an 80-bed home, and it lines up with the one-out-of-five inspection rating. Staffing hours look decent on paper at 4.16 per resident day, but weekends run about 9% thinner than weekdays, and the federal staffing rating still lands at two stars. Three fines totaling $82,845 are on file. The last inspection was May 7, 2026, so the record is current. For a for-profit LLC operating in Riverside County, the pattern here is thin coverage when it matters and repeated citations that haven't gone away.