Desert Springs Post Acute
Nursing home in Palm Desert, California, CMS certification number 555339
74-350 Country Club Drive, Palm Desert, CA 92260 · Riverside County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 178
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- April 24, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 33
- Fines in 3 years
- $74,424 (2)
Does Desert Springs Post Acute take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Desert Springs Post Acute 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 | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 2 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 3 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Desert Springs Post Acute 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
- 4.05
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.28
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.27
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.49
- Weekend total hours
- 3.74
- Nursing staff turnover
- 50.5%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 40%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on April 24, 2026 and cited 33 deficiencies, plus 12 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on January 10, 2025, found 30.
Infection control citations: 1.
CMS shows an abuse icon for Desert Springs Post Acute. 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 fined Desert Springs Post Acute 2 times in the past 3 years, for $74,424 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 164.5 residents live here, about 92% of its 178 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 178
- Average residents per day
- 164.5
- Certified since
- February 9, 1989
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Desert Springs Post Acute
- Legal business name
- Legal Business Name Not Available
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
Other nursing homes near Desert Springs Post Acute
- Monterey Palms Health Care Center44610 Monterey Avenue, Palm Desert 92260
- Rancho Mirage Health and Rehabilitation Center39950 Vista Del Sol, Rancho Mirage 92270
- Bayshire Rancho Mirage72-201 Country Club Drive, Rancho Mirage 92270
- The Springs Healthcare Center at the Carlotta41505 Carlotta Drive, Palm Desert 92211
- Premier Care Center for Palm Springs2990 East Ramon Road, Palm Springs 92264
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.
Compare all nursing homes in California, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Desert Springs Post Acute, 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 Springs Post Acute
What is the CMS star rating of Desert Springs Post Acute?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Desert Springs Post Acute accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Desert Springs Post Acute?
33 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Desert Springs Post Acute?
Legal Business Name Not Available, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.