13 health deficiencies
Top issue: Nutrition and Dietary (6 deficiencies)
11 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Smoke (6 deficiencies)
Palm Desert, CA
3-star overall rating with 3-star inspections with 13 recent health deficiencies with 11 fire-safety deficiencies in the latest cycle
44610 Monterey Avenue, Palm Desert, CA
(760) 776-7700
Overall
3 / 5
CMS overall stars
Health inspections
3 / 5
Survey and complaint cycles
Staffing
4 / 5
RN + nurse staffing
Quality measures
4 / 5
Resident outcomes and process measures
Quick facts
Beds
99
Certified beds
Average residents
90
Average occupied residents
Ownership
For-Profit
Publicly displayed owner type
Chain
Mariner Health Care
Operator or chain grouping
Approved since
1989-12-08
CMS approved date
Coverage
Medicare + Medicaid
Participation flags
Chain footprint
18 facilities
Chain averages 3 overall / 3 health / 4 staffing / 4 quality stars
Changed ownership
No
Within the last 12 months
Family council
Yes
Resident and family council reported
Sprinklers
Yes
Automatic sprinklers in all required areas
Staffing
RN hours / resident day
0.28
Registered nurse staffing · state 0.65 · national 0.68
LPN hours / resident day
1.28
Licensed practical nurse staffing · state 1.22 · national 0.87
Aide hours / resident day
2.63
Nurse aide staffing · state 2.64 · national 2.35
Total nurse hours
4.19
All reported nurse hours · state 4.51 · national 3.89
Licensed hours
1.56
RN + LPN hours · state 1.87 · national 1.54
Weekend hours
3.89
Weekend nurse staffing · state 4.08 · national 3.43
Weekend RN hours
0.17
Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.50 · national 0.47
Physical therapist
0.05
Reported PT staffing · state 0.10 · national 0.07
Adjusted RN hours
0.34
CMS adjusted RN staffing hours
Adjusted total hours
5.12
CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours
Case-mix index
1.12
Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity
RN turnover
33%
Annual RN turnover · state 42% · national 45%
Total nurse turnover
39%
Annual nurse turnover · state 38% · national 46%
SNF VBP
Program rank
6,933
Lower is better among SNFs in the FY 2026 VBP program.
Performance score
31.29
Composite VBP score used to determine payment impact.
Payment multiplier
0.9864
Above 1.000 increases Medicare payment; below 1.000 reduces it.
Program components
Readmission
1.71
Baseline 21.59% · Performance 20.64% · Measure score 1.71 · Achievement 1.71 · Improvement 1.59
Healthcare-associated infections
0
Baseline 7.91% · Performance 9.66% · Measure score 0 · Achievement 0 · Improvement 0
Total nurse turnover
5.28
Baseline 43.00% · Performance 42.10% · Measure score 5.28 · Achievement 5.28 · Improvement 0
Adjusted total nurse staffing
5.53
Baseline 3.99 hours · Performance 4.65 hours · Measure score 5.53 · Achievement 5.53 · Improvement 3.17
SNF QRP
| Measure | Facility | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potentially preventable 30-day readmission | 11.65% |
10.72%
0.9 pts worse
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 381 · Observed rate 12.34% · Lower 95% interval 8.66% |
| Discharge to community | 61.4% |
50.57%
10.8 pts better
|
Better than the National Rate · Eligible stays 342 · Observed rate 56.73% · Lower 95% interval 56.12% |
| Medicare spending per beneficiary | 1.09 |
1.02
0.1 pts worse
|
|
| Drug regimen review with follow-up | 21.23% |
95.27%
74 pts worse
|
Numerator 31 · Denominator 146 |
| Falls with major injury | 2.74% |
0.77%
2 pts worse
|
Numerator 4 · Denominator 146 |
| Discharge self-care score | 57.58% |
53.69%
3.9 pts better
|
Numerator 57 · Denominator 99 |
| Discharge mobility score | 41.41% |
50.94%
9.5 pts worse
|
Numerator 41 · Denominator 99 |
| Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened | 1.37% |
2.29%
0.9 pts better
|
Numerator 2 · Denominator 146 · Adjusted rate 1.41% |
| Healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization | 9.66% |
7.12%
2.5 pts worse
|
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 203 · Observed rate 11.33% · Lower 95% interval 6.7% |
| Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage | Not Available |
8.2%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator Not Available · No data were submitted for this measure. |
| Staff flu vaccination coverage | Not Available |
42%
|
Numerator Not Available · Denominator Not Available · No data were submitted for this measure. |
| Discharge function score | 59.6% |
56.45%
3.1 pts better
|
Numerator 59 · Denominator 99 |
| Transfer of health information to provider | 90.91% |
95.95%
5 pts worse
|
Numerator 30 · Denominator 33 |
| Transfer of health information to patient | 91.89% |
96.28%
4.4 pts worse
|
Numerator 102 · Denominator 111 |
| Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date | 39.71% |
25.2%
14.5 pts better
|
Numerator 27 · Denominator 68 |
Quality measures
| Measure | Facility | State | National | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days | 1.9 |
2.3
0.4 pts better
|
1.9
About the same
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 1.9 · Observed 2.5 · Expected 2.5 · Used in QM five-star |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days | 0.8 |
1.6
0.8 pts better
|
1.8
1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 0.8 · Observed 0.9 · Expected 2.0 · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 100.0% |
98.5%
1.5 pts better
|
93.4%
6.6 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 100.0% · Q2 100.0% · Q3 100.0% · Q4 100.0% · 4Q avg 100.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 100.0% |
98.2%
1.8 pts better
|
95.5%
4.5 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 100.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | 1.5% |
1.6%
0.1 pts better
|
3.3%
1.8 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 1.6% · Q2 1.5% · Q3 1.4% · Q4 1.4% · 4Q avg 1.5% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms | 0.0% |
6.8%
6.8 pts better
|
11.4%
11.4 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight | 1.6% |
4.1%
2.5 pts better
|
5.4%
3.8 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 1.6% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 4.7% · 4Q avg 1.6% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication | 20.5% |
13.7%
6.8 pts worse
|
19.6%
0.9 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 22.2% · Q2 20.6% · Q3 20.6% · Q4 18.5% · 4Q avg 20.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | 13.1% |
14.2%
1.1 pts better
|
16.7%
3.6 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 22.2% · Q2 8.8% · Q3 8.1% · Q4 10.8% · 4Q avg 13.1% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained | 0.0% |
0.4%
0.4 pts better
|
0.1%
0.1 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened | 14.8% |
11.0%
3.8 pts worse
|
16.3%
1.5 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 24.9% · Q2 6.8% · Q3 16.3% · Q4 11.8% · 4Q avg 14.8% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | 13.1% |
10.7%
2.4 pts worse
|
14.9%
1.8 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 16.1% · Q2 12.3% · Q3 13.1% · Q4 11.3% · 4Q avg 13.1% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | 4.0% |
1.0%
3 pts worse
|
1.0%
3 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 4.5% · Q2 5.3% · Q3 3.7% · Q4 2.5% · 4Q avg 4.0% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection | 0.4% |
1.2%
0.8 pts better
|
1.7%
1.3 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 1.5% · 4Q avg 0.4% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence | 2.0% |
10.9%
8.9 pts better
|
19.8%
17.8 pts better
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 1.8% · Q3 6.1% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 2.0% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | 19.2% |
4.7%
14.5 pts worse
|
5.1%
14.1 pts worse
|
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 27.5% · Q2 15.7% · Q3 15.5% · Q4 18.5% · 4Q avg 19.2% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 100.0% |
94.0%
6 pts better
|
81.7%
18.3 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 100.0% · Q2 100.0% · Q3 100.0% · Q4 100.0% · 4Q avg 100.0% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit | 8.9% |
11.2%
2.3 pts better
|
12.0%
3.1 pts better
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 8.9% · Observed 9.4% · Expected 11.8% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication | 1.2% |
1.5%
0.3 pts better
|
1.6%
0.4 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 2.8% · Q2 1.9% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 1.2% · Used in QM five-star |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 98.3% |
93.2%
5.1 pts better
|
79.7%
18.6 pts better
|
Short Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 98.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission | 22.4% |
23.2%
0.8 pts better
|
23.9%
1.5 pts better
|
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 22.4% · Observed 23.2% · Expected 24.7% · Used in QM five-star |
Survey summary
Top issue: Nutrition and Dietary (6 deficiencies)
11 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Smoke (6 deficiencies)
Top issue: Nutrition and Dietary (2 deficiencies)
13 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Smoke (5 deficiencies)
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (5 deficiencies)
2 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Construction (1 deficiency)
Fire safety
Fire Safety
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Corrected 2025-03-14
Fire Safety
Properly install and monitor supervisory attachments on automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2025-03-24
Fire Safety
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2025-03-24
Fire Safety
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2025-03-24
Fire Safety
Use approved construction type or materials.
Corrected 2025-03-21
Fire Safety
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2025-03-21
Fire Safety
Establish staff and initial training requirements.
Corrected 2025-02-21
Fire Safety
Conduct testing and exercise requirements.
Corrected 2025-03-24
Fire Safety
Follow proper procedures when the fire alarm was out of service for more than 4 hours.
Corrected 2025-03-24
Fire Safety
Follow proper procedures when the automatic sprinkler systems was out of service for more than 10 hours.
Corrected 2025-03-24
Fire Safety
Have power receptacles that are properly grounded.
Corrected 2025-03-24
Fire Safety
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2024-06-02
Fire Safety
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
Corrected 2024-06-02
Fire Safety
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2023-05-10
Fire Safety
Meet other general requirements.
Corrected 2023-05-10
Fire Safety
Conduct testing and exercise requirements.
Corrected 2023-05-10
Fire Safety
Use approved construction type or materials.
Corrected 2023-05-10
Fire Safety
Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.
Corrected 2023-05-10
Fire Safety
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Corrected 2023-05-10
Fire Safety
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2023-05-10
Fire Safety
Create arrangements with other facilities to receive patients.
Corrected 2023-05-10
Fire Safety
Provide emergency officials' contact information.
Corrected 2023-05-10
Fire Safety
Implement emergency and standby power systems.
Corrected 2023-05-10
Fire Safety
Follow proper procedures when the automatic sprinkler systems was out of service for more than 10 hours.
Corrected 2023-05-10
Fire Safety
Use approved construction type or materials.
Corrected 2019-11-04
Fire Safety
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Corrected 2019-11-04
Inspection history
Health
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Not marked corrected
Health
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2025-06-25
Health
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Corrected 2025-06-25
Health
Provide sufficient support personnel to safely and effectively carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service.
Corrected 2025-02-28
Health
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Corrected 2025-02-28
Health
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Corrected 2025-02-28
Health
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2025-02-28
Health
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2025-02-28
Health
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected 2025-02-28
Health
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Corrected 2025-02-28
Health
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.
Corrected 2025-02-28
Health
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Corrected 2025-02-28
Health
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2025-02-28
Health
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Corrected 2024-07-17
Health
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Corrected 2024-05-03
Health
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Corrected 2024-04-08
Health
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2024-01-27
Health
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2023-11-11
Health
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Corrected 2023-09-20
Health
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2023-06-19
Health
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2023-05-29
Health
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Corrected 2023-04-06
Health
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2023-04-06
Health
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Corrected 2023-04-06
Health
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2023-04-06
Health
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2019-10-22
Health
Ensure the resident's doctor reviews the resident's care, writes, signs and dates progress notes and orders, at each required visit.
Corrected 2019-10-22
Health
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Corrected 2019-10-22
Health
Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
Corrected 2019-10-22
Health
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Corrected 2019-10-22
Health
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2019-10-22
Health
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Corrected 2019-10-22
Penalties and ownership
5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Limited Partnership Interest · Organization
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization
General Partnership Interest · Organization
5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization
W-2 Managing Employee · Individual
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Contracted Managing Employee · Individual
Operational/Managerial Control · Individual
Corporate Officer · Individual
W-2 Managing Employee · Individual
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