Monterey Palms Health Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Monterey Palms Health Care Center is a 99-bed for-profit nursing home in Palm Desert, California, part of Mariner Health Care. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.71 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the California average of 2.65, and 41.0% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Monterey Palms Health Care Center
44610 Monterey AvenuePalm 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 Monterey Palms Health Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.71 hours per resident per day, about the same as the California average. With about 92 residents a day, that works out to roughly 249 aide hours a day, or about 31 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 7% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | California avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.71 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.15 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.35 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.21 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.90 | 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
41.0% of nursing staff at Monterey Palms Health Care Center left over the year CMS measured, against a California average of 36.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 66.7%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 14, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 17 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. Monterey Palms Health Care Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Monterey Palms Health Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Mariner Health Care, 17 homes
- Legal name: Monterey Palms Operating Company LP
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 8, 1989
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Monterey Palms Health Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Rancho Mirage Health and Rehabilitation Center Rancho Mirage | 2.4 | 99 | 2.39 | 4.20 | 26.7% | 4 | None |
| Desert Springs Post Acute Palm Desert | 2.8 | 178 | 2.39 | 4.06 | 49.0% | 1 | $74,424 |
| The Springs Healthcare Center at the Carlotta Palm Desert | 3.2 | 59 | 2.53 | 4.60 | 45.0% | 5 | None |
| Bayshire Rancho Mirage Rancho Mirage | 3.7 | 45 | 2.24 | 4.35 | 42.3% | 4 | None |
| Desert Springs Healthcare & Wellness Centre Indio | 9.2 | 68 | 2.56 | 4.09 | — | 3 | $66,151 |
| Desert Mountain Care Center Indio | 9.2 | 99 | 2.38 | 5.21 | — | 3 | None |
| Premier Care Center for Palm Springs Palm Springs | 9.3 | 99 | 2.40 | 4.09 | 45.2% | 1 | $66,463 |
| Palm Springs Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center Palm Springs | 10.4 | 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.