Desert Cove Nursing Center

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Nov 19, 2025. CMS lists 36 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Nov 3, 2022 to Aug 21, 2026): 13 from complaint inspections, 0 at the “actual harm” level or higher. CMS shows its abuse icon for this facility, which it uses for nursing homes cited for abuse at the harm level recently or at the potential-harm level in each of the last two years.

Showing the 12 most recent of 36. Full inspection reports are on Medicare Care Compare.

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Oct 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records no fines or payment denials for this facility in the last three years.

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Oct 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day

3.78 hours

Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day

0.64 hours

Nurse aide time per resident per day

1.92 hours

Total nurse staffing on weekends

3.32 hours

Nursing staff turnover (yearly)

57%

RN turnover (yearly)

70%

Administrators who left in the past year

1

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.