Desert Springs Healthcare & Wellness Centre is a small nursing home located in Indio, California. Sporting an overall grade of B-, this is likely a solid nursing home. Based on our ratings, this place likely wouldn't be a bad choice. We were also pleased to find that this facility received consistently decent grades in each of the major categories. More information about these categories can be found below.
Desert Springs Healthcare & Wellness Centre
- Nursing Home
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- Has Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Post-Acute Care
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
- Offers Outpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Transportation
- Speech Therapy
- Stroke Recovery
- IV Antibiotic Therapy
- Palliative Care
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Cardiac Therapy
- Tracheotomy Care
- Diabetes Management
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Bariatric Care
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
- Total Parenteral Nutrition
Registered Staff Hours
Facility Inspections
We want to draw your attention to the fact that this nursing home really outperformed its overall grade in the area of inspections. In fact, it received a nearly flawless government inspection report this year. As a result, it received one of our best grades in that category with an A-. Our inspection ratings are tied to pieces of information found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that receive favorable grades in this category have few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these facilities should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. While this place had a few deficiencies on its inspection report, none of them were serious based on CMS' deficiency scale. A few relatively minor deficiencies aren't the end of the world.
Nurse Quality
This nursing home also received a strong nursing grade. In fact, we awarded it a grade of B in that category, which is one of our better scores. The nursing rating includes a handful of components, many of which are tied to quantities of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality-based metrics and this facility excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any facility the nation in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can frequently be avoided by providing better nursing care, such as by employing a protocol of moving patients more often.
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Short-term Care Quality
This nursing home's third highest area turned out to be short-term care. In that area, we awarded this nursing home a B-. In our short-term care assessment, we endeavor to forge a meaningful measure for rehabilitation services. In doing so, we analyze the nursing home's scope of skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. It does not look like this facility submitted registered nurse or physical therapist staffing data. Finally, we looked at the number of residents that ultimately were able to return home from this facility. We found that 0 percent of this facility's residents were able to return home. This figure was actually well below the national average.
Long-term Care Quality
The last category we graded is long-term care. We gave this nursing home a grade of C in that area. In the area of long-term care, we analyze the quantity of care provided by a facility, rather than more healthcare-oriented services. In addition to assessing the amount of care provided by nurses and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. Thankfully, this facility vaccinated 99.44444 percent of its residents, which is a very solid figure. Finally, this facility was also able to limit hospitalizations. It had only 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low number.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Desert Springs Healthcare & Wellness Centre Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Desert Springs Healthcare & Wellness Centre, 7.45% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This is the percentage of patients who suffered from a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are skin damage due to staying in one position for an excessive period of time.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Desert Springs Healthcare & Wellness Centre, 1.7% of Patients had Serious Falls
This indicates the percent of residents that suffered from a fall resulting in major injury.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Desert Springs Healthcare & Wellness Centre, 1.24% of Patients had UTIs
This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term care patients that have had a UTI. Although a higher rate infections could reflect poorly on a nursing home's nursing care, it can be problematic to compare different nursing homes due to reporting standards.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Desert Springs Healthcare & Wellness Centre, 10.1% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This figure indicates the percentage of long-term patients taking antipsychotic drugs. While antipsychotic drugs play an important role in caring for many residents, it is important to make sure these drugs are being used appropriately. In limited situations, high levels of antipsychotic drug use may indicate a facility is using these drugs to subdue residents.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Desert Springs Healthcare & Wellness Centre, 13.85% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This tells you the percentage of patients prescribed antianxiety drugs. Antianxiety drugs are given to residents experiencing anxiety and depression.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Desert Springs Healthcare & Wellness Centre, 4.64% of Patients
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term residents showing symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Desert Springs Healthcare & Wellness Centre, 95.44% of Patients
This indicates the percent of patients that have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Higher vaccination rates should be the norm at this point.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Desert Springs Healthcare & Wellness Centre, 7.92% Percentage of Patients
This tells you the percent of residents that needed increased assistance with activities of daily living over time. High levels of dependence on staff for assistance with ADL's could indicate the deterioration of a resident's well-being.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Desert Springs Healthcare & Wellness Centre, 12.45% Percentage of Residents
Measures the percentage of long-term residents that retained mobility levels.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Desert Springs Healthcare & Wellness Centre, 12.45 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This metric measures the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. Avoiding rehospitalizations during rehabilitation is key to restoring the physical abilities of patients.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Desert Springs Healthcare & Wellness Centre, 79.79% Percentage of Resident
This is the percent of short-term patients that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living.
Nearby Hospitals
- John F Kennedy Memorial HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 1.28 miles away47111 Monroe Street Indio California 92201Proprietary(760) 347-6191
- Eisenhower Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 10.65 miles away39-000 Bob Hope Drive Rancho Mirage California 92270Proprietary(760) 340-3911
- Desert Regional Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 19.92 miles away1150 North Indian Canyon Drive Palm Springs California 92262Proprietary(760) 323-6511
Nearby Dialysis
- Fmc-Rai-Monroe-Indio0.76 miles away46-767 Monroe Street, Suite 101 Indio California 92201CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (760) 347-3986
- Kidney Institute of the Desert1.31 miles away81715 Doctor Carreon Blvd., Suite B-2 Indio California 92201CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 20 (760) 347-8181
- Davita Indio Dialysis1.55 miles away82900 Ave 42 Suite E Indio California 92203Dialysis Stations: 37 (760) 342-6842
- La Quinta Kidney Center, LLC3.73 miles away43576 Washington Street, Suite 101 La Quinta California 92253Dialysis Stations: 28 (760) 200-1000
- Coachella Kidney Institute, LLC4.46 miles away1413 6th Street Coachella California 92236Dialysis Stations: 25 (760) 391-5300
- Davita Desert Sands Home Training5.12 miles away78030 Wildcat Dr. Ste 102 Palm Desert California 92211Dialysis Stations: 6 (760) 772-5608
- Davita-Bermuda Dunes Dialysis5.12 miles away78030 Wildcat Drive Suite 101 Palm Desert California 92211CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (760) 345-5115
- Fmc-Rai-Corporate Way-Palm Desert10.4 miles away41-501 Corporate Way Palm Desert California 92260CMS Rating: 2 stars Dialysis Stations: 21 (760) 346-7588