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Desert Cottage

83-617 Himilaya Drive, Indio, CA, 92203

Residential care home for the elderly6 licensed beds3 citations on recordHospice waiver
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Has this facility been cited?

Yes. State records show 2 Type A and 1 Type B citations against Desert Cottage in Indio, California, arising from complaint investigations. Type A is the state's most serious category. Of 21 complaint allegations investigated, 4 were substantiated. State licensing has visited 32 times, most recently on 3/3/2026.

6licensed beds
2Type A citations, from complaints
1Type B citations, from complaints
4 / 21allegations substantiated
32visits on record
On the licence

What this home is licensed to accept

Limits the state set on the licence — not services the operator advertises.

Non-ambulatory · up to 6Hospice waiver · 4 beds

6 NON-AMBULATORY. HOSPICE WAIVER FOR 4.

Inspection history

How often has the state visited, and what did it find?

California reports these categories separately. They are reproduced separately and never added together, because the state’s own headline figure counts complaint investigations only.

Complaint investigationsWhere the state's headline citation figure comes from9 visits · 2 A · 1 B
Routine inspectionsScheduled licensing visits4 visits · no citations
Other visitsFollow-ups, incident visits and case management19 visits · 1 A · 1 B
Complaints

What did complaint investigations find?

SubstantiatedInvestigators found the allegation to be true4
InconclusiveNot enough evidence either way0
UnsubstantiatedEvidence did not support the allegation11
UnfoundedDetermined not to have happened6
On file

Reports held by the state

32 reports, newest first. Each one opens in full — the inspector’s own account of the visit, not our summary of it.

Facility Evaluation Report03/03/2026
Complaint Investigation Report02/20/2026
Facility Evaluation Report02/18/2026
Complaint Investigation Report02/18/2026
Facility Evaluation Report01/14/2026
Complaint Investigation Report01/14/2026
Facility Evaluation Report12/17/2025
Complaint Investigation Report12/03/2025
Facility Evaluation Report11/26/2025
Facility Evaluation Report10/30/2025
Facility Evaluation Report10/24/2025
Facility Evaluation Report10/16/2025
Facility Evaluation Report10/10/2025
Facility Evaluation Report10/03/2025
Facility Evaluation Report09/26/2025
Complaint Investigation Report09/19/2025
Facility Evaluation Report09/16/2025
Facility Evaluation Report09/08/2025
Facility Evaluation Report09/04/2025
Facility Evaluation Report08/30/2025
Facility Evaluation Report08/27/2025
Complaint Investigation Report08/21/2025
Facility Evaluation Report08/21/2025
Facility Evaluation Report08/04/2025
Facility Evaluation Report07/08/2025
Complaint Investigation Report05/21/2025
Complaint Investigation Report01/09/2025
Complaint Investigation Report10/07/2024
Facility Evaluation Report08/21/2024
Facility Evaluation Report08/07/2023
Facility Evaluation Report08/30/2022
Facility Evaluation Report04/06/2022
Nearby

Other licensed providers within six miles

Listed by distance. Nobody paid to appear here and the order is not for sale.

Samuel Home

Indio · 1.6 mi · 6 beds

CitationsNoneSubstantiated0
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Source: California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing — facility transparency record. Retrieved 2026-08-20. Facility number 336413271.
Figures reproduce the state’s own totals and are not re-aggregated. Methodology · Report a correction