The home failed to provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who needed it. Cited September 2024 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 697 — 42 CFR §483.25(k) — S/S: G
Nursing home report
DESERT SPRINGS HEALTHCARE & WELLNESS CENTRE
INDIO, CA · Medicare-certified · 68 beds
In good standing
For-profitChain member
3 of 5 overall
3 of 5 stars overall. Health inspections are 3 stars, quality measures are 5 stars, and staffing is 1 star; there were no fines in the last 24 months. Recent inspection issues included pain management, abuse prevention, and accident hazards/supervision.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
Quality measures
Last inspection: September 18, 2025Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports not reported.
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
7.2%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
1.1%Steady
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
4.7%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0.5%Steady
Residents who lost too much weight
6.3%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
6%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
3.1%Worsening
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
20.5%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0.3%Worsening
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%Steady
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
13.8%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
0.6%Worsening
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
100%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%Steady
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
90.3%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
93.6%Worsening
What the inspectors found
The nursing home failed to protect residents from abuse and neglect by others. Cited October 2023 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 600 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: G
The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited September 2023 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: G
The home failed to properly dispose of garbage and other waste. Cited December 2022 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 814 — 42 CFR §483.60 — S/S: F
The home failed to properly label and securely store medications and biologicals. Cited September 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 761 — 42 CFR §483.45(g) — S/S: E
Recent history
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 7 health deficiencies.
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Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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Penalties & enforcement
On record with Medicare: 2 fines · $73,594 in total fines · 1 payment denial.
- 8 days
Medicare/Medicaid payment denial
Sep 13, 2023
- $66,151
Federal fine
Sep 13, 2023
- $7,443
Federal fine
May 19, 2023
Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- Part of CITRUS WELLNESS CENTRE · 5 homes · 2.4 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 57.8 residents on an average day (85% of 68 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 48 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.