Hi-Desert Medical Center D/P SNF: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Hi-Desert Medical Center D/P SNF is a 92-bed for-profit nursing home in Joshua Tree, California. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.00 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 24% below the California average of 2.65, and 65.7% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Hi-Desert Medical Center D/P SNF
6601 White Feather RdJoshua Tree, CA 92252
San Bernardino 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 Hi-Desert Medical Center D/P SNF, nurse aides logged 2.00 hours per resident per day, 24% below the California average. With about 91 residents a day, that works out to roughly 181 aide hours a day, or about 23 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 | California avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.00 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.82 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.94 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.76 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.28 | 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
65.7% of nursing staff at Hi-Desert Medical Center D/P SNF left over the year CMS measured, against a California average of 36.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 70.8%.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 19, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 22 health deficiencies (California average 15.7). 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. Hi-Desert Medical Center D/P SNF holds 1 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Hi-Desert Medical Center D/P SNF
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal name: HDMC Holdings LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 11, 1991
- Located inside a hospital
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Hi-Desert Medical Center D/P SNF
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Indian Canyon Post Acute Yucca Valley | 7.2 | 99 | 2.45 | 3.75 | 44.0% | 4 | None |
| Joshua Tree Post Acute Yucca Valley | 8.9 | 47 | 2.47 | 3.70 | 53.0% | 4 | $33,751 |
| California Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Palm Springs | 24.8 | 80 | 2.41 | 4.16 | — | 1 | $82,845 |
| Premier Care Center for Palm Springs Palm Springs | 25.5 | 99 | 2.40 | 4.09 | 45.2% | 1 | $66,463 |
| Desert Regional Medical Center D/P SNF Palm Springs | 25.5 | 32 | 1.61 | 8.10 | 15.8% | 5 | $14,043 |
| Palm Springs Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center Palm Springs | 25.8 | 99 | 2.65 | 5.10 | 41.2% | 4 | None |
| Rancho Mirage Health and Rehabilitation Center Rancho Mirage | 26.7 | 99 | 2.39 | 4.20 | 26.7% | 4 | None |
| The Springs Healthcare Center at the Carlotta Palm Desert | 26.8 | 59 | 2.53 | 4.60 | 45.0% | 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.