Desert Highlands Care Center
1081 Kathleen Ave, Kingman, AZ, 86401
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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 Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company · Chain: Circle B Enterprises
- Certified beds
- 120 · avg 76 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 46.3% — near the Arizona averageArizona avg: 46.2% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 35.7% — lower than most Arizona nursing homesArizona avg: 42.0% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the Arizona averageArizona avg: 0.5 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 035169
- Certified beds
- 120 beds · avg 76 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Kingman No 1 Llc
- Chain affiliation
- Circle B Enterprises
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Circle b Enterprises chain — 36 facilities across 2 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 2.5 / 5.
Parent entity
Circle b Enterprises Holding Company Inc
Disclosed owners (15 on record)
- Agh1 Llc
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Sovereign Healthcare Group Llc
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Daniel Itano
Operational/managerial Control · since 2025
- Helen Blackwell-scott
Operational/managerial Control · since 2023
- Todd Beaird
Adp of The Snf · since 2022
- Forvis Mazars Llp
Adp of The Snf · since 2021
+ 9 additional owners on the federal record.
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 27)
- D0689·Jul 31, 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.
- D0686·Apr 17, 2025Complaint
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- D0804·Mar 14, 2025Complaint
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
- D0880·Mar 14, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0812·Mar 14, 2025
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- D0761·Mar 14, 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.
- D0732·Mar 14, 2025
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Post nurse staffing information every day.
- D0677·Mar 14, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Fire-safety citations
45 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Mar 14, 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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