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Desert Springs Healthcare & Wellness Centre

  • Nursing Home

Updated Jun 1, 2022 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: B-plus
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Desert Springs Healthcare & Wellness Centre's website

82-262 Valencia Avenue,
Indio CA 92201

(760) 347-6000

88.23% estimated occupancy 1

Desert Springs Healthcare & Wellness Centre is a small nursing home located in Indio, California. Sporting an overall grade of B+, this nursing home should work for most prospective residents. Based on our ratings, this place ought to meet the needs of most people. Fortunately, this facility did not have any weak links in any of the major categories. More information about these categories can be found below.

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

Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2021)
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Nurse Quality

Grade: A-minus

This nursing home received a strong overall grade as described above, but we especially wanted to emphasize its excellent nursing grade. We gave them an A- in this category. The nursing rating consists of several factors, but the main one is the quantity of nurse hours per patient per week. This nursing home averages 0.4 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also looked at several nursing quality measures 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 place the country in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can many times be prevented by offering better nursing care, such as by having a protocol of turning a patient even once per day.

Facility Inspections

Grade: A-minus

In addition, this facility also excelled in inspections, where it earned an A-. Few nursing homes performed as well in this category. Our inspection grades are tied to many datapoints located in the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that score well in this area typically have very few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these facilities generally do not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. This nursing home received 5 deficiencies on its inspection report, but fortunately none of the deficiencies were considered to be severe deficiencies. This means that the inspectors did not deem any of these deficiencies to cause an immediate risk to patient safety or health. Remember that deficiency-free inspections are rare in this industry.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B

Turning to our third area, this nursing home also received a score of B for its short-term care rating. This is a well above average score in this category. Our short-term care grades are likely more important for folks requiring a nursing home for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation typically mandates higher levels of highly-skilled nursing. Skilled nursing means not just nursing, but also physical and occupational therapy, as well as other forms of therapy. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like this facility provided data regarding its registered nurse or physical therapy staffing. Lastly, we considered the percentage of residents who were able to return to the community from this facility. We found that 5.3 percent of this facility's residents returned home.

Long-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

The last area we assessed is long-term care. We awarded this nursing home a solid grade in that category, with a B-. Even though this wasn't as high as a few of this nursing home's other grades, it is nevertheless nothing to be ashamed of. Long-term care grades focus on a nursing home's assistance with daily living instead of the highly skilled nursing and medical services that are critical to a rehabilitation facility. In addition to assessing the volume of care provided by nurses and other staff, we analyzed the percentage of residents vaccinated for pneumonia. This facility vaccinated 100 percent of its patients. Finally, this place was also able to limit hospitalizations. Indeed, it had only 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Jul 22

Desert Springs Healthcare & Wellness Centre Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A

In Desert Springs Healthcare & Wellness Centre, 7.62% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This tells you the percentage of patients who sustained a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be an indicator of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are often the result of patients staying in one position for too long.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: A-minus

In Desert Springs Healthcare & Wellness Centre, 1.67% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percent of patients who have had a major fall. Falls leading to serious injuries are often linked to lower levels of patient supervision. Better nursing protocols can minimize the number of major falls sustained by residents in a nursing home.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: B-plus

In Desert Springs Healthcare & Wellness Centre, 1.21% of Patients had UTIs

This statistic indicates the percent of long-term care residents who have had a UTI. UTI's could be an indication of worse hygiene protocols. However, this metric can be misleading for some nursing homes due to different reporting standards for UTI's.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: A+

In Desert Springs Healthcare & Wellness Centre, 10.06% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This statistic is an indication of the percent of long-term stay residents who were administered antipsychotic drugs. Excessive reliance on these medications may mean a facility is using these medications to subdue residents in situations where such drugs are not medically required. However, some facilities may need to rely on these drugs due to an increased number of patients with dementia.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: B-plus

In Desert Springs Healthcare & Wellness Centre, 13.91% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This is the percentage of residents who were given antianxiety drugs. These drugs are commonly given to residents experiencing depression and anxiety.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: B

In Desert Springs Healthcare & Wellness Centre, 4.33% of Patients

This datapoint measures the percent of long-term stay residents who are exhibiting depressive symptoms. Some argue that this is a reasonable measure of resident quality of care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: B-plus

In Desert Springs Healthcare & Wellness Centre, 95.72% of Patients

This metric is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents who have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for seniors, making these types of vaccines critical to patient safety.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: A-plus

In Desert Springs Healthcare & Wellness Centre, 8.37% Percentage of Patients

This is the percent of residents that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: F

In Desert Springs Healthcare & Wellness Centre, 14.05% Percentage of Residents

This is the percent of residents that retained mobility levels over time. Preserving mobility can be a good sign for residents' well-being.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: A-plus

In Desert Springs Healthcare & Wellness Centre, 14.05 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized

This tells you the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term patient care.

Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement

Grade: A

In Desert Springs Healthcare & Wellness Centre, 79.63% Percentage of Resident

This indicates the percent of short-term care patients that experienced functional improvements, such as with activities of daily living. Higher levels of independence with activities of daily living generally correlates with successful rehabilitation services.

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

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Footnotes:

  1. https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare/profile.html#ID=555084