MONTEREY PALMS HEALTH CARE CENTER

44610 MONTEREY AVENUE, PALM DESERT, CA 92260 · CCN 555403 · 99 certified beds · Data as of 2026-07-01

CMS overall5 of 5CMS inspections4 of 5CMS staffing4 of 5CMS quality5 of 5

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No immediate-jeopardy or actual-harm citations, and no CMS enforcement fines, appear in this facility's current record.

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Serious inspection findings

No citations at CMS's actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy levels appear in this facility's current record.

Staffing, from payroll records

Nursing hours / resident / day

3.93

state median 3.94

Weekend staffing gap

−3%

fewer nursing hours on weekends · state median −5%

RN hours / resident / day

0.22

registered nurses only

Contract (agency) staff

25%

share of all nursing hours

Nursing staff turnover

41%

per year, per CMS

Source: CMS Payroll-Based Journal, 2026Q1, 90 reported days — actual payroll data, not the facility's own estimates.

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Penalties and enforcement

CMS records no penalties for this facility.

Ownership

Ownership type: For profit - Limited Liability company. Part of the MARINER HEALTH CARE chain.

Other facilities under the same ownership, with their CMS overall ratings:

Creekside Healthcare Center (SAN PABLO, CA) — CMS overall5 of 5
DRIFTWOOD HEALTHCARE CENTER - SANTA CRUZ (SANTA CRUZ, CA) — CMS overall4 of 5
AUTUMN HILLS HEALTH CARE CENTER (GLENDALE, CA) — CMS overall3 of 5
SKYLINE HEALTHCARE CENTER - SAN JOSE (SAN JOSE, CA) — CMS overall1 of 5
INGLEWOOD HEALTH CARE CENTER (INGLEWOOD, CA) — CMS overall2 of 5
SANTA MONICA HEALTH CARE CENTER (SANTA MONICA, CA) — CMS overall3 of 5
PINE RIDGE CARE CENTER (SAN RAFAEL, CA) — CMS overall4 of 5
La Crescenta Healthcare Center (LA CRESCENTA, CA) — CMS overall4 of 5

Full citation history

By severity: Potential for more than minimal harm: 30

Survey date	Tag	Category	Severity	Corrected
2026-01-29	F0550	Resident Rights Deficiencies	D	not recorded
2025-06-13	F0755	Pharmacy Service Deficiencies	E	not recorded
2025-06-13	F0842	Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies	E	not recorded
2025-01-31	F0656	Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies	D	not recorded
2025-01-31	F0677	Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies	D	not recorded
2025-01-31	F0761	Pharmacy Service Deficiencies	D	not recorded
2025-01-31	F0802	Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies	E	not recorded
2025-01-31	F0803	Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies	E	not recorded
2025-01-31	F0804	Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies	E	not recorded
2025-01-31	F0806	Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies	D	not recorded
2025-01-31	F0812	Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies	E	not recorded
2025-01-31	F0814	Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies	D	not recorded
2025-01-31	F0880	Infection Control Deficiencies	D	not recorded
2024-07-02	F0558	Resident Rights Deficiencies	D	not recorded
2024-04-19	F0558	Resident Rights Deficiencies	D	not recorded
2024-03-21	F0814	Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies	D	not recorded
2023-12-11	F0600	Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies	D	not recorded
2023-10-09	F0684	Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies	D	not recorded
2023-09-14	F0584	Resident Rights Deficiencies	E	not recorded
2023-03-06	F0658	Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies	D	not recorded
2023-03-06	F0690	Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies	D	not recorded
2023-03-06	F0761	Pharmacy Service Deficiencies	E	not recorded
2023-03-06	F0812	Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies	D	not recorded
2019-09-26	F0658	Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies	D	not recorded
2019-09-26	F0684	Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies	E	not recorded
2019-09-26	F0685	Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies	D	not recorded
2019-09-26	F0693	Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies	D	not recorded
2019-09-26	F0711	Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies	E	not recorded
2019-09-26	F0755	Pharmacy Service Deficiencies	D	not recorded
2019-09-26	F0757	Pharmacy Service Deficiencies	D	not recorded

Sources: CMS Provider Information, Health Deficiencies, Penalties, and Ownership datasets (data.cms.gov/provider-data), processed 2026-07-01; CMS Payroll-Based Journal daily staffing. Find this facility on Care Compare: search “MONTEREY PALMS HEALTH CARE CENTER, PALM DESERT” at medicare.gov/care-compare.