Desert Regional Medical Center D/P Snf
1150 North Indian Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, CA, 92262
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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 - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 32 · avg 17 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 15% — lower than most California nursing homesCalifornia avg: 37.4% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 16.7% — lower than most California nursing homesCalifornia avg: 39.4% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 1 departed — near the California averageCalifornia avg: 0.4 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 1 fine · $14,043 total
- Payment denials
- 1 denial
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 555417
- Certified beds
- 32 beds · avg 17 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Desert Regional Medical Center, Inc.
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Parent entity
Tenet Healthcare Corporation
Disclosed owners (9 on record)
- Apollo Lester a Gulle
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Michael j Ditoro
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Joshua Burkett
Corporate Officer · since 2024
- Angelo p Pagano
Corporate Officer · since 2024
- Sharilee Smith
Corporate Director · since 2024
- Health Services Network Hospitals, Inc.
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · since 2014
+ 3 additional owners on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Immediate-jeopardy citations (CMS scope/severity J–L) are the most serious category federal inspectors issue — meaning a deficiency placed residents in immediate risk of serious harm. Ask the facility for the corrective-action plan filed with CMS, and consider contacting your state long-term care ombudsman for context.
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 27)
- D0880·Aug 21, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F0814·Aug 21, 2025
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
- F0812·Aug 21, 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.
- E0804·Aug 21, 2025
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
- E0755·Aug 21, 2025
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- E0692·Aug 21, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
- D0656·Aug 21, 2025
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- E0578·Aug 21, 2025
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20241 fine · $14K · 1 payment denial
Most recent events
- Feb 29, 2024Payment denial · 14 days · starting Mar 29, 2024
- Feb 29, 2024Fine · $14K
Fire-safety citations
25 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Aug 21, 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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