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Desert Mountain Care Center

47-763 MONROE AVENUE, INDIO, CA, 92201

(760) 347-0750

99 licensed beds

CMS rates Desert Mountain Care Center 4 out of 5 overall. Federal inspectors issued 63 citations across 22 inspections in the last three years, with no federal fines. Listing last updated 2026-11-06.

★★★★★4/5CMS Five-Star overall3/5 health inspections2/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Indio, CA 92201

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity

CMS facility ID

555742

Care type

Nursing home

County

Riverside

Facility name

Desert Mountain Care Center

Street address

47-763 MONROE AVENUE

City / state / ZIP

Indio, CA 92201

Phone

(760) 347-0750

Website

ensignservices.net

About this facility — Desert Mountain Care Center

Desert Mountain Care Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Indio, California. It is licensed for 99 beds — close to the median for skilled nursing facilities in California (98 beds).

It is one of 11 senior care facilities in Indio and 1,165 skilled nursing facilities across California. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

It is listed as part of The Ensign Group, a group of 347 facilities on this site.

Federal inspectors have cited Desert Mountain Care Center 63 times across 22 inspections in the last three years, including 2 food-safety citations; no federal fines are on record. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on November 6, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Parent company

The Ensign Group

Ownership type

For profit - Limited Liability company

Registered owners & officers

Burnam, Soon

Officer — since 2022

Ensign Services Inc

Additional disclosable party — since 2021

Guerra, Monica

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2022

Jergensen, Jeremy

Officer — since 2024

Jkmz Holdings Llc

Operational control — since 2022

Keetch, Chad

Officer — since 2011

Kensett J. Moyle Iii, an Individual and the Humphreville Family Trust

Additional disclosable party — since 2026

Moshiri, Kourosh

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024

Port, Barry

Owner of a disclosable party — since 2025

Sato, Ami

Director — since 2024

Twomagnets Llc

Operational control — since 2022

Willits, Adam

Director — since 2022

Regulatory standing

Federal court records

11 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)

Licensed / certified since

1999-09-13

CMS overall rating

4 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

15 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2025-06-26

Nurse staffing

5.3 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$610 per day (≈ $18,540/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

81% Medicaid · 6% Medicare · 14% private/other

Occupancy

85% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

19% above the CA median of $514/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

Medicare

Accepted

Medicaid

Accepted

Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · last verified 2026-11-06. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 2 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2026-05-27Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0690

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

Corrected 2026-06-07

2026-05-13Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0880

E · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2026-06-07

19 earlier / fire-safety inspections (61 citations)

2026-04-17Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0686

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.

Corrected 2026-04-27

2026-02-18Health inspectionComplaint-triggered4 citations

F-0690

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

Corrected 2026-02-19

F-0697

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.

Corrected 2026-02-19

F-0908

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Keep all essential equipment working safely.

Corrected 2026-02-19

F-0921

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.

Corrected 2026-02-19

2025-06-26Health inspection8 citations

F-0554

D · No harm found

Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.

Corrected 2025-07-02

F-0755

E · No harm found

Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

Corrected 2025-07-02

F-0761

D · No harm found

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.

Corrected 2025-07-02

F-0790

D · No harm found

Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident.

Corrected 2025-07-02

F-0806

D · No harm foundFood safety

Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.

Corrected 2025-07-02

F-0812

E · No harm foundFood safety

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2025-07-02

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2025-07-02

F-0908

D · No harm found

Keep all essential equipment working safely.

Corrected 2025-07-02

2025-06-04Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0684

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2025-06-04

2025-04-22Health inspectionComplaint-triggered3 citations

F-0689

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2025-05-06

F-0741

E · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Ensure that the facility has sufficient staff members who possess the competencies and skills to meet the behavioral health needs of residents.

Corrected 2025-05-06

F-0880

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2025-05-06

2025-04-01Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0684

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2025-04-02

2025-01-23Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0880

E · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2025-01-23

2024-11-05Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0689

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2024-12-02

2024-07-30Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations

F-0584

E · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.

Corrected 2024-08-16

F-0677

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

Corrected 2024-08-16

2024-06-04Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0925

E · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.

Corrected 2024-06-07

2024-04-25Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0684

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2024-04-30

2024-02-14Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0755

E · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

Corrected 2024-02-20

2024-01-29Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0880

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2024-02-08

2023-11-03Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0609

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

Corrected 2023-11-24

2021-08-27Health inspection16 citations

F-0558

D · No harm found

Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.

Corrected 2021-09-23

F-0578

D · No harm found

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.

Corrected 2021-09-23

F-0635

D · No harm found

Provide doctor's orders for the resident's immediate care at the time the resident was admitted.

Corrected 2021-09-23

F-0656

D · No harm found

Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.

Corrected 2021-09-23

F-0657

D · No harm found

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

Corrected 2021-09-23

F-0658

D · No harm found

Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

Corrected 2021-09-23

F-0684

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2021-09-23

F-0688

E · No harm found

Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.

Corrected 2021-09-23

F-0755

D · No harm found

Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.

Corrected 2021-09-23

F-0756

D · No harm found

Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.

Corrected 2021-09-23

F-0758

D · No harm found

Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.

Corrected 2021-09-23

F-0761

E · No harm found

Corrected 2021-09-23

F-0773

D · No harm found

Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.

Corrected 2021-09-23

F-0776

D · No harm found

Provide timely, approved x-ray services, or have an agreement with an approved provider to obtain them.

Corrected 2021-09-23

F-0777

D · No harm found

Provide or obtain x-rays/tests when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.

Corrected 2021-09-23

F-0880

E · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2021-09-23

2025-06-26Fire-safety inspection4 citations

K-0345

F · No harm found

Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.

Corrected 2025-07-11

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2025-07-11

K-0712

C · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2025-07-11

K-0918

F · No harm found

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2025-07-11

2025-04-14Fire-safety inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

K-0918

F · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2025-04-14

2024-05-29Fire-safety inspection6 citations

E-0032

C · No harm found

Provide primary/alternate means for communication.

Corrected 2024-06-07

K-0347

D · No harm found

Properly provide smoke detection systems in areas open to corridors.

Corrected 2024-06-07

K-0353

D · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2024-06-07

K-0363

D · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2024-06-07

K-0918

E · No harm found

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2024-06-07

K-0920

F · No harm found

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2024-06-07

2021-08-27Fire-safety inspection7 citations

E-0037

D · No harm found

Establish staff and initial training requirements.

Corrected 2021-09-13

E-0039

D · No harm found

Conduct testing and exercise requirements.

Corrected 2021-09-13

K-0161

D · No harm found

Use approved construction type or materials.

Corrected 2021-09-13

K-0353

D · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2021-09-13

K-0511

D · No harm found

Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.

Corrected 2021-09-13

K-0914

D · No harm found

Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.

Corrected 2021-09-13

K-0918

C · No harm found

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2021-09-13

Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 555742.

Quality of care & staffing

How it compares in California.

Inspection citations, 3 years

More than 47% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 65

Federal fines, 3 years

No federal fines on record

State median: $0

Nurse staffing, hours per resident per day

5.3

Higher than 88% of nursing homes in the state

State median: 4.3

Resident outcomes

On 21 federal quality measures, this facility does better than the California average on 12 and worse on 5. Differences within 10% of the average are shown as near average.

Long-stay residents	This facility	State	US	Compared with state
Need for help with daily activities has increased	1.7%	10.2%	13.5%	Better than state
Lose too much weight	0.4%	4.1%	5.1%	Better than state
With a catheter inserted and left in their bladder	0.0%	0.7%	0.7%	Better than state
With a urinary tract infection	0.0%	1.2%	1.5%	Better than state
Have depressive symptoms	2.9%	7.6%	13.5%	Better than state
Were physically restrained	0.0%	0.3%	0.1%	Better than state
Experiencing one or more falls with major injury	0.0%	1.6%	3.2%	Better than state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	100.0%	98.7%	93.7%	Near state average
Ability to walk independently worsened	0.0%	8.9%	12.7%	Better than state
Received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication	24.1%	13.7%	19.5%	Worse than state
Assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	98.6%	97.9%	95.3%	Near state average
With pressure ulcers	7.7%	4.3%	4.5%	Worse than state
With new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence	6.4%	9.8%	18.3%	Better than state
Received an antipsychotic medication	2.9%	12.3%	15.4%	Better than state
Hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days	1.22	2.21	1.81	Better than state
Outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days	1.74	1.50	1.69	Worse than state

Short-stay residents	This facility	State	US	Compared with state
Assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine	88.7%	94.6%	82.3%	Near state average
Newly received an antipsychotic medication	0.0%	1.3%	1.5%	Better than state
Were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine	83.3%	93.1%	80.1%	Worse than state
Were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission	23.8%	22.6%	23.4%	Near state average
Had an outpatient emergency department visit	13.3%	11.1%	11.8%	Worse than state

Source: CMS MDS and Medicare claims quality measures, measure period 2025Q3-2026Q2. Averages are computed from all nursing homes reporting each measure.

Cited more than once

The same rule cited at separate inspections can point to a problem that wasn't fully fixed.

F-0880 6 inspections. Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
K-0918 4 inspections. Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
F-0684 4 inspections. Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
F-0755 3 inspections. Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
K-0353 3 inspections. Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
F-0690 2 inspections. Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.

Verify & compare

Where to check, and what's nearby.

Who to contact in California

Licensing: California Department of Public Health, Center for Health Care Quality, Licensing and Certification
File a complaint: 844-538-8766 · Online
Long-Term Care Ombudsman: 800-231-4024. A free advocate for residents and families.
Adult Protective Services: 833-401-0832. Some states send facility cases to licensing instead. In an emergency, call 911.
Eldercare Locator: 800-677-1116, a federal service for local aging help.

Nearest emergency hospitals

John F Kennedy Memorial Hospital, about 2.1 miles. CMS rating 2 of 5.
Desert Regional Medical Center, about 19 miles. CMS rating 2 of 5.
Hi-desert Medical Center, about 28 miles. CMS rating 2 of 5.

Source: CMS Hospital General Information. Straight-line distance.

Nearby facilities with inspection records

Desert Springs Healthcare & Wellness Centre, Indio, about 0.9 miles. CMS rating 3 of 5.
Angelic Hands Senior Services, Indio, about 1.0 miles. 9 state visits on record.
Sunset Retreats Senior Living, Indio, about 1.1 miles. 2 state visits on record.
Desert Cottages, Indio, about 2.3 miles. 6 state visits on record.
Casa Hermosilla, La Quinta, about 2.3 miles. 3 state visits on record.

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Last verified 2026-11-06

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