Desert Cove Nursing Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Desert Cove Nursing Center is a 120-bed for-profit nursing home in Chandler, Arizona, part of Life Care Centers of America. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.96 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 12% below the Arizona average of 2.23, and 50.0% nursing staff turnover (Arizona average 45.1%).
Desert Cove Nursing Center
1750 West Frye RoadChandler, AZ 85224
Maricopa County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Cited for abuse or neglect. CMS marks this home with its abuse icon: it was cited for abuse or neglect that caused harm on its most recent inspection cycle, or for abuse or neglect with potential for harm on each of its last two cycles.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Desert Cove Nursing Center, nurse aides logged 1.96 hours per resident per day, 12% below the Arizona average. With about 69 residents a day, that works out to roughly 135 aide hours a day, or about 17 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 17% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Arizona avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.96 | 2.23 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.15 | 1.04 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.69 | 0.70 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.81 | 3.97 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.16 | 3.50 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
50.0% of nursing staff at Desert Cove Nursing Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Arizona average of 45.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 75.0%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Nov 19, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 16 health deficiencies (Arizona average 6.4). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Desert Cove Nursing Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the Arizona average is 3.3.
About Desert Cove Nursing Center
- Ownership: For profit - Partnership
- Chain: Life Care Centers of America, 194 homes
- Legal name: Chandler United Medical Investors Limited Partnership
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 3, 1984
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Desert Cove Nursing Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Chandler Post Acute and Rehabilitation Chandler | 0.6 | 120 | 1.99 | 3.75 | 43.7% | 4 | None |
| Sante of Chandler Chandler | 0.7 | 70 | 2.27 | 4.84 | — | 5 | None |
| Archstone Care Center Chandler | 0.8 | 120 | 2.09 | 3.52 | 18.4% | 5 | None |
| River Park Post Acute Chandler | 3.3 | 66 | 2.16 | 3.65 | 53.1% | 5 | None |
| Tempe Post Acute Tempe · staffing data not validated | 5.9 | 60 | — | — | — | 5 | None |
| Friendship Village of Tempe Tempe · staffing data not validated | 6.5 | 128 | — | — | 46.6% | 3 | None |
| Ahwatukee Post Acute Phoenix | 6.9 | 192 | 1.66 | 2.92 | 63.1% | 3 | None |
| Wellsprings of Gilbert Gilbert | 6.9 | 32 | 2.16 | 4.07 | 48.6% | 5 | None |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.