Desert Springs Healthcare & Wellness Centre: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Desert Springs Healthcare & Wellness Centre is a 68-bed for-profit nursing home in Indio, California, part of Citrus Wellness Centre. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.56 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 3% below the California average of 2.65.
Desert Springs Healthcare & Wellness Centre
82262 Valencia AvenueIndio, CA 92201
Riverside 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 Springs Healthcare & Wellness Centre, nurse aides logged 2.56 hours per resident per day, 3% below the California average. With about 61 residents a day, that works out to roughly 156 aide hours a day, or about 20 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 8% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | California avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.56 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.25 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.28 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.09 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.75 | 4.09 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
CMS publishes no nursing staff turnover figure for Desert Springs Healthcare & Wellness Centre in this release.
CMS note: Staffing data did not meet the criteria to calculate turnover.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Sep 18, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 8 health deficiencies (California average 15.7). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $66,151 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 2023 | Fine | $66,151 |
| Sep 13, 2023 | Payment Denial | 8 days from Dec 13, 2023 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Desert Springs Healthcare & Wellness Centre holds 3 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Desert Springs Healthcare & Wellness Centre
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Citrus Wellness Centre, 5 homes
- Legal name: Indio Healthcare & Wellness Center, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 1, 1978
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Desert Springs Healthcare & Wellness Centre
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Desert Mountain Care Center Indio | 0.9 | 99 | 2.38 | 5.21 | — | 3 | None |
| The Springs Healthcare Center at the Carlotta Palm Desert | 6.5 | 59 | 2.53 | 4.60 | 45.0% | 5 | None |
| Monterey Palms Health Care Center Palm Desert | 9.2 | 99 | 2.71 | 4.21 | 41.0% | 3 | None |
| Rancho Mirage Health and Rehabilitation Center Rancho Mirage | 10.0 | 99 | 2.39 | 4.20 | 26.7% | 4 | None |
| Desert Springs Post Acute Palm Desert | 10.7 | 178 | 2.39 | 4.06 | 49.0% | 1 | $74,424 |
| Bayshire Rancho Mirage Rancho Mirage | 12.3 | 45 | 2.24 | 4.35 | 42.3% | 4 | None |
| Premier Care Center for Palm Springs Palm Springs | 17.3 | 99 | 2.40 | 4.09 | 45.2% | 1 | $66,463 |
| Palm Springs Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center Palm Springs | 18.5 | 99 | 2.65 | 5.10 | 41.2% | 4 | 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.