Desert Cove Nursing Center
Nursing home in Chandler, Arizona, CMS certification number 035095
1750 West Frye Road, Chandler, AZ 85224 · Maricopa County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 120
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- November 19, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 15
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Desert Cove Nursing Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Desert Cove Nursing Center is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 2 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Desert Cove Nursing Center reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 3.78
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.64
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.22
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.92
- Weekend total hours
- 3.32
- Nursing staff turnover
- 56.6%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 70%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on November 19, 2025 and cited 15 deficiencies, plus 7 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on February 9, 2024, found 9.
CMS shows an abuse icon for Desert Cove Nursing Center. That means inspectors cited it for abuse, neglect or exploitation in the past year or two.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Desert Cove Nursing Center in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 70.2 residents live here, about 59% of its 120 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 120
- Average residents per day
- 70.2
- Certified since
- December 3, 1984
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Desert Cove Nursing Center
- Legal business name
- Chandler United Medical Investors Limited Partnership
- Ownership type
- For profit - Partnership
- Chain
- 194 homes nationally under Life Care Centers of America, 3.4-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Desert Cove Nursing Center
- Chandler Post Acute and Rehabilitation2121 West Elgin Street, Chandler 85224
- Sante of Chandler825 South 94th Street, Chandler 85224
- Archstone Care Center1980 West Pecos Road, Chandler 85224
- River Park Post Acute2555 North Price Road, Chandler 85224
- Tempe Post Acute6100 South Rural Road, Tempe 85283
See also all nursing homes in Chandler.
Who inspects nursing homes in Arizona
Arizona's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in Arizona, the 5 in Chandler, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Desert Cove Nursing Center, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Desert Cove Nursing Center
What is the CMS star rating of Desert Cove Nursing Center?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Desert Cove Nursing Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Desert Cove Nursing Center?
15 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Desert Cove Nursing Center?
Chandler United Medical Investors Limited Partnership, for profit - partnership.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.