Desert Regional Medical Center D/P SNF
Nursing home in Palm Springs, California, CMS certification number 555417
1150 North Indian Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, CA 92262 · Riverside County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 32
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- June 11, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 4
- Fines in 3 years
- $14,043 (1)
Does Desert Regional Medical Center D/P SNF take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Desert Regional Medical Center D/P SNF 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 | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 |
| Staffing | 5 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | Not rated |
| Short-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Desert Regional Medical Center D/P SNF 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
- 7.73
- Registered nurse hours
- 4.95
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.92
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.86
- Weekend total hours
- 6.42
- Nursing staff turnover
- 13.5%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 9.1%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on June 11, 2026 and cited 4 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on August 21, 2025, found 8.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Desert Regional Medical Center D/P SNF 1 time in the past 3 years, for $14,043 in total.
It also had 1 payment denial, when Medicare stopped paying for new admissions for a time.
Beds and residents
On an average day 21.6 residents live here, about 68% of its 32 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 32
- Average residents per day
- 21.6
- Certified since
- March 28, 1990
- Inside a hospital
- Yes
Who owns Desert Regional Medical Center D/P SNF
- Legal business name
- Desert Regional Medical Center, Inc.
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
Other nursing homes near Desert Regional Medical Center D/P SNF
- California Nursing & Rehabilitation Center2299 North Indian Canyon Drive, Palm Springs 92262
- Palm Springs Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center277 S Sunrise Way, Palm Springs 92262
- Premier Care Center for Palm Springs2990 East Ramon Road, Palm Springs 92264
- Bayshire Rancho Mirage72-201 Country Club Drive, Rancho Mirage 92270
- Rancho Mirage Health and Rehabilitation Center39950 Vista Del Sol, Rancho Mirage 92270
Who inspects nursing homes in California
California'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.
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Is this your facility?
If you run Desert Regional Medical Center D/P SNF, 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 Regional Medical Center D/P SNF
What is the CMS star rating of Desert Regional Medical Center D/P SNF?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Desert Regional Medical Center D/P SNF accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Desert Regional Medical Center D/P SNF?
4 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Desert Regional Medical Center D/P SNF?
Desert Regional Medical Center, Inc., for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.