Desert Cove Nursing Center
1750 West Frye Road, Chandler, AZ, 85224
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Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.
CMS Abuse Flag
CMS has flagged this facility for a substantiated finding of resident abuse, neglect, or exploitation in its current or recent inspection cycle. Ask the facility for the specific citation and corrective-action plan during your visit, and consider contacting your state's long-term care ombudsman for context.
Source: CMS Care Compare.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Partnership · Chain: Life Care Centers Of America
- Certified beds
- 120 · avg 66 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 48.8% — near the Arizona averageArizona avg: 46.2% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 63.6% — higher than most Arizona nursing homesArizona avg: 42.0% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 1 departed — near the Arizona averageArizona avg: 0.5 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 035095
- Certified beds
- 120 beds · avg 66 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Partnership
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Chandler United Medical Investors Limited Partnership
- Chain affiliation
- Life Care Centers Of America
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Life Care Centers of America chain — 194 facilities across 26 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.5 / 5.
Disclosed owners (6 on record)
- Sandra Bestic
W-2 Managing Employee · since 2021
- Joan e Thurmond
Corporate Officer · since 2000
- Cindy s Cross
Corporate Officer · since 1994
- Forrest l Preston
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 99% · since 1991
- Life Care Affiliates ii
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 99% · since 1991
- Life Care Centers of America, Inc.
Operational/managerial Control · 100% · since 1988
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 38)
- E0842·Apr 15, 2026Complaint
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- D0880·Dec 18, 2025Complaint
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0689·Dec 18, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D0658·Dec 18, 2025Complaint
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- D0600·Nov 19, 2025Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- E0880·Nov 19, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0842·Nov 19, 2025
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- D0761·Nov 19, 2025
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
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.
Fire-safety citations
15 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Nov 19, 2025. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
Facility background report
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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