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Desert Highlands Care Center

KINGMAN, AZ · Medicare-certified · 120 beds

In good standing
For-profitChain member
Data as of July 1, 2026
3 of 5 overall

Desert Highlands Care Center in Kingman, AZ has a 3 out of 5 overall rating, with 3-star scores for health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. It reported 3.82 nurse staffing hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, had no fines in the last 24 months, and recent inspection issues included activities of daily living care, infection prevention and control, and pressure ulcer care.

Facility ratings

Health inspections

Staffing

3.8237 hrs/resident/day

Quality measures

Last inspection: July 31, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0

Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.8237.

Staffing detail

Registered nurses
0.45
Licensed practical nurses
1.01
Nurse aides
2.36
Weekend nursing
3.34

Hours per resident per day.

Total staff turnover: 45%
Registered nurse turnover: 46%

Resident outcomes

Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.

Negative outcomes

Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).

Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication

10%5.6%Improving

Residents with a fall causing major injury

2.1%4.1%Worsening

Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)

14%5%Improving

Residents with a urinary tract infection

4.3%2.1%Improving

Residents who lost too much weight

0%0%No change

Residents who were physically restrained

0%0%No change

Residents needing more help with daily activities

19.5%20.5%Worsening

Residents whose ability to walk got worse

32.1%

Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication

12.2%24.4%Worsening

Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic

1.2%0%Improving

Residents with a long-term catheter

2.9%0%Improving

Residents with new or worsening incontinence

17.7%12.2%Improving

Residents with depressive symptoms

2.7%0%Improving

Positive outcomes

Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).

Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

98.2%

Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

100%100%No change

Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine

97.1%

Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine

98.8%98.4%No change

What the inspectors found

The nursing home failed to provide needed care and help with daily activities for residents who could not do them on their own. Cited September 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 677 — 42 CFR §483.24(a)(2) — S/S: E

The nursing home failed to provide and carry out an infection prevention and control program to help keep residents from getting or spreading infections. Cited September 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: E

The nursing home failed to provide proper pressure ulcer care and failed to prevent new pressure sores from developing. Cited September 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 686 — 42 CFR §483.25(b) — S/S: E

The nursing home failed to provide services that met professional standards of quality. Cited September 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 658 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(3) — S/S: E

The home failed to provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who needed it. Cited September 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.

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F-Tag 697 — 42 CFR §483.25(k) — S/S: E

Recent history

  1. STAFFING

    Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.

  2. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.

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  3. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.

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  4. INSPECTION

    Health inspection found 7 health deficiencies.

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Operator & ownership

Ownership
For profit - Limited Liability company
Chain
Part of CIRCLE B ENTERPRISES · 36 homes · 2.5 stars avg
Occupancy
74.5 residents on an average day (62% of 120 beds)
Resident voice
Resident council
Medicare history
Certified for 38 years

Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.