Desert Highlands Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Desert Highlands Care Center is a 120-bed for-profit nursing home in Kingman, Arizona, part of Circle B Enterprises. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.36 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 6% above the Arizona average of 2.23, and 45.0% nursing staff turnover (Arizona average 45.1%).
Desert Highlands Care Center
1081 Kathleen AveKingman, AZ 86401
Mohave County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Desert Highlands Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.36 hours per resident per day, 6% above the Arizona average. With about 75 residents a day, that works out to roughly 176 aide hours a day, or about 22 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 13% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Arizona avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.36 | 2.23 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.01 | 1.04 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.45 | 0.70 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.82 | 3.97 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.34 | 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
45.0% of nursing staff at Desert Highlands Care 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 46.2%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 14, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 7 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 Highlands Care Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the Arizona average is 3.3.
About Desert Highlands Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Circle B Enterprises, 36 homes
- Legal name: Kingman No 1 LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 23, 1988
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Desert Highlands Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| The Gardens Rehab & Care Center Kingman | 0.1 | 58 | 2.28 | 3.67 | 57.1% | 3 | None |
| The Lingenfelter Center Kingman · abuse citation | 0.1 | 88 | 2.47 | 3.72 | 46.4% | 2 | None |
| The Legacy Rehab & Care Center Bullhead City | 29.7 | 120 | 2.10 | 3.53 | 41.7% | 5 | None |
| Haven of Lake Havasu Lake Havasu City · abuse citation | 52.8 | 104 | 1.81 | 3.37 | 52.5% | 2 | $8,018 |
| Havasu Nursing Center Lake Havasu City | 53.9 | 118 | 1.69 | 3.09 | 58.3% | 3 | None |
| Mountain View Care Center Boulder City | 68.6 | 87 | 2.31 | 4.03 | 47.0% | 4 | None |
| Boulder City Hospital SNF Boulder City | 68.9 | 47 | 2.56 | 4.21 | 64.0% | 5 | None |
| Nevada State Veterans Home - Boulder City Boulder City | 70.1 | 180 | 2.35 | 3.99 | — | 5 | $10,358 |
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.