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Desert Cove Nursing Center

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: B-plus
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1750 West Frye Road,
Chandler AZ 85224

(480) 899-0641

58.33% estimated occupancy 1

Located in Chandler, Arizona, Desert Cove Nursing Center is one of five nursing homes there. We have a high opinion of this facility, which we gave a B+ overall. We were equally impressed with the city grade of facilities in Chandler, making this one of the best places to find a nursing home. As far as we can see, this place is a solid choice for quite a few people. Fortunately, this facility did not have any weak links in any of the major categories. More information about its category grades can be found below.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Limited Liability company
  • Offers Post-Acute Care 
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab
  • Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Home Making
  • Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Nutritional Counseling
  • Recreational Therapy

Registered Staff Hours

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Facility Inspections

Grade: A-minus

In addition to being a quality nursing home overall, this place also excelled in the area of inspections, where it earned an A-. Few nursing homes performed better in this category. Inspection ratings account for several factors found on a nursing home's inspection report. One key criteria we rely on is the quantity and severity of deficiencies. Facilities with higher scores in this area usually have few of these severe deficiencies. Fortunately, although this facility had a few minor dings on its inspection report, it had zero severe deficiencies. Severe deficiencies are those labeled as categories G through L. This tells you the inspectors did not consider any of the deficiencies on this facility's report to pose an imminent threat to patient safety or health. The fact that the deficiencies were relatively minor made us feel better about this inspection report.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: A-minus

Contributing to this facility's list of accomplishments, it also was awarded a very favorable short-term care score. We awarded them an elite strong of A- in this area. Our short-term care grades are critical for individuals needing rehabilitation. Rehabilitation generally utilizes higher levels of skilled nursing services. Skilled nursing includes a broad spectrum of services, ranging from registered nurses to physical and respiratory therapists, as well as other variations of therapy. Unfortunately, we were not able to find information on registered nurse or physical therapy staffing for this nursing home. The last measure we assessed in this category is the number of patients who were able to leave the nursing home and return home. We discovered that 5.8 percent of this facility's residents returned home.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B

Another one of this facility's impressive category grades came in the area of nursing care. We awarded them one of our better scores in that area, with a grade of B. Our nursing rating is mostly tied to the nursing home's nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed some nursing quality-based metrics in determining our nursing grades. This place performed very well in the area of avoiding major falls and pressure ulcers. We consider these areas to be good indicators of the quality of nursing care.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

The last area we assessed was long-term care. This facility received a strong long-term care grade this year, with a B-. Even though this wasn't nearly as good as several of its other grades, this is still a respectable grade in that area. Our long-term care grade assesses a facility's personal care instead of the skilled nursing and medical services that are critical to a skilled nursing facility. On top of looking at the volume of care provided by nurses aids and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility administered the vaccine to 99.431816 percent of its patients, which is better than the majority of nursing homes. This facility keeps its patients out of the hospital. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is an impressively low figure.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Desert Cove Nursing Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: B-minus

In Desert Cove Nursing Center, 9.15% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This indicates the percent of residents who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered to be a barometer of the quality of nursing care . Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are routinely caused by residents not being moved frequently enough.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-plus

In Desert Cove Nursing Center, 2.27% of Patients had Serious Falls

This indicates the percent of long-term patients who sustained falls resulting in serious injury. This is one of the statistics we use in determining nursing scores.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A-minus

In Desert Cove Nursing Center, 0.57% of Patients had UTIs

This is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients who sustained UTI's. UTI's could be an indicator of a facility with worst hygiene practices. Nevertheless, this statistic could be skewed for some facilities due to different reporting standards for infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: B-plus

In Desert Cove Nursing Center, 10.92% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This datapoint is an indication of the percent of long-term patients who were given antipsychotic drugs. Increased usage of these drugs may mean that a facility is using these medications to subdue residents in scenarios where such medications aren't medically required. Nevertheless, some nursing homes need to rely on these drugs due to an increased number of patients with cognitive disorders.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B-plus

In Desert Cove Nursing Center, 16.86% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This datapoint measures the percentage of long-term residents receiving antianxiety drugs.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B-minus

In Desert Cove Nursing Center, 4.26% of Patients

Measures the percentage of long-term care residents exhibiting depressive symptoms. Some would argue that this is a reasonable measure of quality of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: A

In Desert Cove Nursing Center, 99.72% of Patients

Measures the percent of long-term care patients who were vaccinated against pneumonia and flu.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A-plus

In Desert Cove Nursing Center, 4.14% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term stay residents who required increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. ADL's include activities such as taking medications and bathing.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: D

In Desert Cove Nursing Center, 6.52% of Residents

This is the percent of residents that retained mobility levels over time. Optimizing mobility can be a good sign for residents' health.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A

In Desert Cove Nursing Center, 6.52% of Residents Rehospitalized

This datapoint is a measure of the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term resident care. Avoiding the hospital during rehabilitation is important to restoring the health of patients.

Short-term Care: ER Visits

Grade: B

In Desert Cove Nursing Center, 11% of Patients

This metric measures the number of times residents are sent to the emergency room per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A-plus

In Desert Cove Nursing Center, 95.67% of Resident

Measures the percent of short-term patients that experienced functional improvements.

Scores for Chandler, AZ

  • Overall Rating has a grade of A-minus
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of B-plus
  • Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of A
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of A

Looking for more options? Chandler, Arizona has 4 other nursing homes

Nearby Hospitals

  • Chandler Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 0.04 miles away1955 West Frye Road Chandler Arizona 85224Voluntary non-profit - Other(480) 728-3000
  • Banner Desert Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 6.36 miles away1400 South Dobson Road Mesa Arizona 85202Voluntary non-profit - Private(480) 412-3000
  • Mercy Gilbert Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 6.87 miles away3555 South Val Vista Drive Gilbert Arizona 85297Voluntary non-profit - Church(480) 728-8000
  • Banner Gateway Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 10.57 miles away1900 North Higley Road Gilbert Arizona 85234Voluntary non-profit - Other(480) 543-2000
  • Scottsdale Osborn Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 13.38 miles away7400 East Osborn Road Scottsdale Arizona 85251Proprietary(480) 882-4004
  • Valleywise Health Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 14.26 miles away2601 East Roosevelt Street Phoenix Arizona 85008Government - Local(602) 344-5011
  • St Luke's Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 14.52 miles away1800 East Van Buren Street Phoenix Arizona 85006Proprietary(602) 251-8156
  • Valley HospitalPsychiatric 14.89 miles away3550 East Pinchot Avenue Phoenix Arizona 85018Voluntary non-profit - Other(602) 957-4000

Nearby Dialysis

  • Chandler Dialysis (Fmc)1.05 miles away912 W Chandler Blvd Bldg a-D Chandler Arizona 85225CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (480) 821-9801
  • Southwest Kidney Dialysis - Tempe (Dva)4.44 miles away2149 E Warner Rd Ste 109 & Ste 110 Tempe Arizona 85284CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (480) 730-3531
  • Ocotillo Dialysis (Dva)4.64 miles away975 W Chandler Heights Ste 101 Chandler Arizona 85248Dialysis Stations: 12 (480) 802-4405
  • Sun Lakes Dialysis (Fmc)5.56 miles away9666 E Riggs Rd Ste 143 Chandler Arizona 85248CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (480) 883-1301
  • Mesa Dialysis Center (Fmc)6.03 miles away1525 N Gilbert Rd Ste 121 Gilbert Arizona 85234CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 12 (480) 497-1127
  • Southwest Mesa Dialysis (Dsi)6.44 miles away1457 W Southern Ave Ste 19 Mesa Arizona 85202Dialysis Stations: 24 (480) 894-5411
  • Gilbert Dialysis (Fmc)7.17 miles away3511 Mercy Rd Ste 101 Gilbert Arizona 85297CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 12 (480) 857-8338
  • Home Dialysis of Mesa (Fmc)7.98 miles away1337 S Gilbert Rd Ste 106 Mesa Arizona 85204Dialysis Stations: 1 (480) 926-9222