90.5/100
Excellent
Desert Regional Medical Center D/P Snf
1150 North Indian Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, CA 92262
- Certified beds
- 32
- Occupancy
- 59%
- Ownership
- For-profit
- Accepts
- Medicare + Medicaid
What to ask about before you visit
These are findings in the public CMS record for this home. They are not our opinion, each one comes straight from a federal inspection or enforcement file.
$14,043 in federal fines
CMS has fined this facility across 1 penalty action(s).
Our read on Desert Regional Medical Center D/P Snf
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.
Written from the CMS figures for this home shown further down this page. Nothing here is paid for or supplied by the home.
How this grade was calculated
Every point is shown. Nothing is weighted behind the scenes, the full formula is on How we grade.
A full pentagon is full marks. The shape shows what kind of good or bad a home is, two homes can share a score and look nothing alike.
Inspection safety
30/30Citations from state health inspections over the last three surveys, weighted by how much harm CMS says they caused.
- →No citations recorded in the last 3 years
Staffing
27.5/30Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are, plus RN cover and weekend consistency.
- →8.26 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
- →5.26 RN hours per resident per day
- →Weekend staffing drops 18% against weekdays
Staff stability
15/15How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.
- →16% of nursing staff left in the last year
Resident outcomes
12/15The CMS quality-measure rating, built from resident outcomes like falls, pressure ulcers, infections and antipsychotic use.
- →4 of 5 stars on the CMS quality-measure rating
Enforcement history
6/10Fines and payment denials CMS has imposed. A denial of payment means CMS stopped paying for new admissions.
- →$14,043 in federal fines across 1 action(s)
- →-2 for 1 denial(s) of Medicare payment for new admissions
Staffing, against the national average
Full detailHours of nursing care each resident receives per day. The marker on each bar is the national average.
RNs are the licence level most likely to catch a resident deteriorating.
The shift most families visit, and the one thinned first.
The share of nursing staff who left over the last year.
Recent inspection findings
Last standard health inspection: June 11, 2026 (4 months ago). No citations were recorded.
No health-inspection citations on record for this facility in the current CMS release.
What families say
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Common questions about Desert Regional Medical Center D/P Snf
What is the ElderGrade for Desert Regional Medical Center D/P Snf? +
Desert Regional Medical Center D/P Snf holds an ElderGrade of A (90.5 out of 100), which we describe as "excellent". The grade combines its inspection citations, nurse staffing levels, staff turnover, resident outcomes and enforcement history from the federal CMS record.
How many nursing hours does each resident get at Desert Regional Medical Center D/P Snf? +
Residents receive an average of 8.10 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.
Has Desert Regional Medical Center D/P Snf been cited for harming residents? +
No. None of the 0 citations on record were scored at the levels CMS uses to indicate actual harm or immediate jeopardy.
Does Desert Regional Medical Center D/P Snf accept Medicaid? +
Yes, Desert Regional Medical Center D/P Snf is certified to accept Medicaid, which is the programme that pays for long-term custodial care once a resident meets their state's income and asset limits.
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