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Desert Regional Medical Center D/P Snf

1150 North Indian Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, CA, 92262

Type
Nursing home
Medicare/Medicaid certified · CCN 555417

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Federal Quality Data

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.

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CMS Star Ratings

Overall3 / 5
Health inspections2 / 5
Staffing5 / 5
Quality measures4 / 5

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 departednear 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

For-profitCorporation

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

27 health citations on file1 immediate-jeopardy finding3 from complaints1 federal fine totalling $14K1 payment denial

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.

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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.

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Where this information comes from

  • Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.

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