Monterey Palms Health Care Center
Nursing home in Palm Desert, California, CMS certification number 555403
44610 Monterey Avenue, Palm Desert, CA 92260 · Riverside County
- CMS overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 99
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- May 14, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 19
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Monterey Palms Health Care Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Monterey Palms Health Care 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 | 3 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 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 Monterey Palms Health Care 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
- 4.27
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.35
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 1.14
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.79
- Weekend total hours
- 3.97
- Nursing staff turnover
- 45.8%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 37.5%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on May 14, 2026 and cited 19 deficiencies, plus 4 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on January 31, 2025, found 10.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Monterey Palms Health Care Center in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 88.3 residents live here, about 89% of its 99 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 99
- Average residents per day
- 88.3
- Certified since
- December 8, 1989
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Monterey Palms Health Care Center
- Legal business name
- Monterey Palms Operating Company LP
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 17 homes nationally under Mariner Health Care, 3.5-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Monterey Palms Health Care Center
- Rancho Mirage Health and Rehabilitation Center39950 Vista Del Sol, Rancho Mirage 92270
- Desert Springs Post Acute74-350 Country Club Drive, Palm Desert 92260
- The Springs Healthcare Center at the Carlotta41505 Carlotta Drive, Palm Desert 92211
- Bayshire Rancho Mirage72-201 Country Club Drive, Rancho Mirage 92270
- Desert Springs Healthcare & Wellness Centre82262 Valencia Avenue, Indio 92201
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 Monterey Palms Health Care 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 Monterey Palms Health Care Center
What is the CMS star rating of Monterey Palms Health Care Center?
3 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Monterey Palms Health Care Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Monterey Palms Health Care Center?
19 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Monterey Palms Health Care Center?
Monterey Palms Operating Company LP, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.