Desert Springs Post Acute: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Desert Springs Post Acute is a 178-bed for-profit nursing home in Palm Desert, California. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.39 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 10% below the California average of 2.65, and 49.0% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Desert Springs Post Acute
74-350 Country Club DrivePalm Desert, CA 92260
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 Post Acute, nurse aides logged 2.39 hours per resident per day, 10% below the California average. With about 166 residents a day, that works out to roughly 396 aide hours a day, or about 49 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | California avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.39 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.40 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.28 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.06 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.67 | 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
49.0% of nursing staff at Desert Springs Post Acute left over the year CMS measured, against a California average of 36.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 46.2%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 24, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 32 health deficiencies (California average 15.7). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $74,424 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2024 | Fine | $16,675 |
| Jan 12, 2024 | Fine | $57,749 |
| Jan 12, 2024 | Payment Denial | 75 days from Jan 27, 2024 |
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 Post Acute holds 1 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Desert Springs Post Acute
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal name: Legal Business Name Not Available
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 9, 1989
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Desert Springs Post Acute
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Monterey Palms Health Care Center Palm Desert | 2.8 | 99 | 2.71 | 4.21 | 41.0% | 3 | None |
| Rancho Mirage Health and Rehabilitation Center Rancho Mirage | 5.0 | 99 | 2.39 | 4.20 | 26.7% | 4 | None |
| Bayshire Rancho Mirage Rancho Mirage | 5.2 | 45 | 2.24 | 4.35 | 42.3% | 4 | None |
| The Springs Healthcare Center at the Carlotta Palm Desert | 5.7 | 59 | 2.53 | 4.60 | 45.0% | 5 | None |
| Premier Care Center for Palm Springs Palm Springs | 10.6 | 99 | 2.40 | 4.09 | 45.2% | 1 | $66,463 |
| Desert Springs Healthcare & Wellness Centre Indio | 10.7 | 68 | 2.56 | 4.09 | — | 3 | $66,151 |
| Desert Mountain Care Center Indio | 10.9 | 99 | 2.38 | 5.21 | — | 3 | None |
| Palm Springs Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center Palm Springs | 11.5 | 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.