Premier Care Center for Palm Springs: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Premier Care Center for Palm Springs is a 99-bed for-profit nursing home in Palm Springs, California, part of The Ensign Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.40 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 9% below the California average of 2.65, and 45.2% nursing staff turnover (California average 36.7%).
Premier Care Center for Palm Springs
2990 East Ramon RoadPalm Springs, CA 92264
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 Premier Care Center for Palm Springs, nurse aides logged 2.40 hours per resident per day, 9% below the California average. With about 88 residents a day, that works out to roughly 210 aide hours a day, or about 26 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 12% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | California avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.40 | 2.65 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.28 | 1.20 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.41 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.09 | 4.52 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.60 | 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
45.2% of nursing staff at Premier Care Center for Palm Springs left over the year CMS measured, against a California average of 36.7% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 42.9%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 10, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 27 health deficiencies (California average 15.7). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $66,463 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 2026 | Fine | $66,463 |
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. Premier Care Center for Palm Springs holds 1 of 5 overall; the California average is 3.2.
About Premier Care Center for Palm Springs
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: The Ensign Group, 342 homes
- Legal name: Ensign Palm I LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 26, 1973
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Premier Care Center for Palm Springs
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Palm Springs Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center Palm Springs | 1.2 | 99 | 2.65 | 5.10 | 41.2% | 4 | None |
| Desert Regional Medical Center D/P SNF Palm Springs | 2.8 | 32 | 1.61 | 8.10 | 15.8% | 5 | $14,043 |
| California Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Palm Springs | 3.3 | 80 | 2.41 | 4.16 | — | 1 | $82,845 |
| Bayshire Rancho Mirage Rancho Mirage | 5.7 | 45 | 2.24 | 4.35 | 42.3% | 4 | None |
| Rancho Mirage Health and Rehabilitation Center Rancho Mirage | 7.5 | 99 | 2.39 | 4.20 | 26.7% | 4 | None |
| Monterey Palms Health Care Center Palm Desert | 9.3 | 99 | 2.71 | 4.21 | 41.0% | 3 | None |
| Desert Springs Post Acute Palm Desert | 10.6 | 178 | 2.39 | 4.06 | 49.0% | 1 | $74,424 |
| The Springs Healthcare Center at the Carlotta Palm Desert | 10.9 | 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.