Desert Sage
Indio · 0.3 mi · 49 beds
CitationsNoneSubstantiated0
Desert Springs Healthcare & Wellness Centre
82262 VALENCIA AVENUE, Indio, CA, 92201
Nursing home68 licensed beds0 citations on record
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Has this facility been cited?
Yes. Federal inspectors cited 9 deficiencies against Desert Springs Healthcare & Wellness Centre in Indio, California at its most recent standard inspection on 2025-09-18, 2 of them arising from complaints. 3 findings have been recorded at the actual-harm level. Medicare has fined it 1 time, totalling $66,151. Medicare rates it 3 out of 5 overall.
3 / 5Medicare overall rating
68certified beds
9deficiencies at the last inspection
0immediate-jeopardy findings on record
3actual-harm findings on record
1federal fines, $66,151
What the inspectors found
Every deficiency on record, by how serious CMS judged it
CMS grades each finding from A to L on two axes: how badly residents were affected, and how many. These are its bands, not ours. The figures cover every standard and complaint survey on record, which is a longer window than the rating cycle above.
Immediate jeopardyA resident was placed in immediate danger. The most serious band CMS uses.0
Actual harmA resident was harmed, but not placed in immediate danger.3
Potential for more than minimal harmNo resident was harmed, but the failing could have caused it.46
Potential for minimal harmThe least serious band.0
Most recentDEEDDDDDDDDDGDDDEDDE
The last 20 findings, newest first
Each is the federal requirement the home was found not to meet, in CMS’s own wording, with the tag number so it can be looked up against the inspection report.
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · F0686 · 2026-05-27 · from a complaint · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · F0761 · 2025-09-18 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · F0880 · 2025-09-18 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · F0552 · 2025-09-18 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · F0578 · 2025-09-18 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · F0605 · 2025-09-18 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · F0641 · 2025-09-18 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · F0756 · 2025-09-18 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Notify each resident of certain balances and convey resident funds upon discharge, eviction, or death.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · F0569 · 2025-07-30 · from a complaint · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · F0676 · 2025-04-17 · from a complaint · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · F0684 · 2025-03-27 · from a complaint · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · F0689 · 2025-01-24 · from a complaint · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · F0697 · 2024-09-18 · from a complaint · Actual harm to a resident
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · F0550 · 2024-09-18 · from a complaint · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · F0755 · 2024-09-18 · from a complaint · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Environmental Deficiencies · F0908 · 2024-09-18 · from a complaint · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · F0726 · 2024-09-17 · from a complaint · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · F0684 · 2024-09-17 · from a complaint · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · F0689 · 2024-08-09 · from a complaint · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · F0578 · 2024-07-18 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Medicare’s own rating
How CMS scores this home
These stars are Medicare’s, not ours — we publish no rating of our own. They are reproduced here because they are part of the public record.
OverallCombines the three below3 of 5
Health inspectionBased on the last three inspection cycles3 of 5
StaffingNurse hours per resident, adjusted for how sick residents are2 of 5
Quality measuresResident outcomes reported by the home4 of 5
Nurse hours per resident per dayReported by the home to CMS4.08733
Penalties
What Medicare has fined this home
FinesCivil money penalties imposed by CMS1
Total fined$66,151
Payment denials and other penaltiesMedicare refusing to pay for new admissions is the usual one2
Ownership
Who owns Desert Springs Healthcare & Wellness Centre
Nursing homes are frequently owned through layers of companies, and the name over the door is rarely the one that holds the licence. This is the ownership CMS has on file.
| Owner | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| CITRUS WELLNESS CENTRE LLC | Organization | 97% | since 04/28/2010 |
| WEISS, JONATHAN | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 07/01/2010 |
| CORPORATE INTERFACE SERVICES LLC | Organization | NOT APPLICABLE | since 03/18/2024 |
| ROCKPORT ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, LLC | Organization | NOT APPLICABLE | since 09/01/2010 |
| LIN, SAM | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 05/14/2025 |
| RECHNITZ, SHLOMO | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 12/28/2010 |
| THOMAS, DILLON | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 03/17/2025 |
| CORPORATE INTERFACE SERVICES LLC | Organization | NOT APPLICABLE | since 06/19/2025 |
| INDIO-LET LLC | Organization | NOT APPLICABLE | since 06/19/2025 |
| ROCKPORT ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, LLC | Organization | NOT APPLICABLE | since 06/19/2025 |
| LIN, SAM | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 05/14/2025 |
| RECHNITZ, SHLOMO | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 12/28/2010 |
Part of the CITRUS WELLNESS CENTRE group.
Nearby
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Listed by distance. Nobody paid to appear here and the order is not for sale.
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Nursing Home Care Compare. Retrieved 2026-07-29. Facility number 555084.
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