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Desert Regional Medical Center D/p Snf

1150 NORTH INDIAN CANYON DRIVE, PALM SPRINGS, CA, 92262

(760) 323-6511

32 licensed beds

★★★★★5/5CMS Five-Star overall4/5 health inspections5/5 staffing4/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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1150 North Indian Canyon Drive

Palm Springs, CA 92262

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Bed capacity

CMS facility ID

555417

Care type

Nursing home

County

Riverside

Facility name

Desert Regional Medical Center D/p Snf

Street address

1150 NORTH INDIAN CANYON DRIVE

City / state / ZIP

Palm Springs, CA 92262

Phone

(760) 323-6511

About this facility — Desert Regional Medical Center D/p Snf

Desert Regional Medical Center D/p Snf is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Palm Springs, California. It is licensed for 32 beds — well below the median for skilled nursing facilities in California (98 beds).

It is one of 21 senior care facilities in Palm Springs 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.

Federal inspectors have cited Desert Regional Medical Center D/p Snf 44 times across 9 inspections in the last three years, including 7 food-safety citations, and CMS has imposed $14,043 in fines. 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 August 31, 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

Ownership type

For profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Burkett, Joshua

Officer — since 2024

Ditoro, Michael

Officer · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025

Gulle, Apollo Lester

Additional disclosable party — since 2025

Health Services Network Hospitals, Inc.

Indirect owner — since 2014

Mack, Kristina

Officer — since 2008

Pagano, Angelo

Officer — since 2024

Smith, Sharilee

Director — since 2024

Tenet California Inc

Direct owner — since 2009

Tenet Healthcare Corporation

Indirect owner — since 2009

Regulatory standing

Licensed / certified since

1990-03-28

CMS overall rating

5 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

4 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

$14,043 total

Last standard inspection

2026-06-11

Nurse staffing

8.1 hours per resident per day

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

Medicare

Accepted

Medicaid

Accepted

Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset · last verified 2026-08-31. 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 7 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2026-06-11Health inspection4 citations

F-0580

D · No harm found

Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.

Corrected 2026-06-30

F-0655

D · No harm found

Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted

Corrected 2026-06-30

F-0684

D · No harm found

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

Corrected 2026-06-30

F-0804

E · No harm foundFood safety

Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.

Corrected 2026-06-30

2025-08-21Health inspection8 citations

F-0578

E · 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 2025-09-12

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 2025-09-12

F-0692

E · No harm found

Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.

Corrected 2025-09-12

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 2025-09-12

F-0804

E · No harm foundFood safety

Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.

Corrected 2025-09-12

F-0812

F · 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 2025-09-12

F-0814

F · No harm foundFood safety

Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.

Corrected 2025-09-12

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2025-09-12

7 earlier / fire-safety inspections (32 citations)

2025-01-14Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0580

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.

Corrected 2025-02-03

2024-08-01Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation

F-0947

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.

Corrected 2024-08-26

2024-02-29Health inspection7 citations

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 2024-03-19

F-0801

D · No harm foundFood safety

Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.

Corrected 2024-03-11

F-0803

F · No harm foundFood safety

Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.

Corrected 2024-03-22

F-0812

L · Immediate jeopardyFood safety

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

Corrected 2024-04-12

F-0880

E · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2024-03-22

F-0908

E · No harm found

Keep all essential equipment working safely.

Corrected 2024-03-24

F-0925

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-04-12

2024-01-03Health 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 2024-01-24

2026-06-11Fire-safety inspection6 citations

E-0039

C · No harm found

Conduct testing and exercise requirements.

K-0363

D · No harm found

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

K-0521

E · No harm found

Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.

K-0712

C · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

K-0761

E · No harm found

To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.

K-0918

F · No harm found

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

2025-08-21Fire-safety inspection6 citations

E-0031

C · No harm found

Provide emergency officials' contact information.

Corrected 2025-09-03

E-0037

F · No harm found

Establish staff and initial training requirements.

Corrected 2025-09-12

E-0041

C · No harm found

Implement emergency and standby power systems.

Corrected 2025-09-11

K-0345

E · No harm found

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

Corrected 2025-09-11

K-0352

E · No harm found

Properly install and monitor supervisory attachments on automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2025-09-11

K-0353

E · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2025-09-04

2024-02-29Fire-safety inspection10 citations

K-0311

D · No harm found

Have an enclosure around a vertical opening shaft.

Corrected 2024-03-24

K-0324

F · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2024-03-24

K-0345

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-03-24

K-0346

C · No harm found

Follow proper procedures when the fire alarm was out of service for more than 4 hours.

Corrected 2024-03-24

K-0353

F · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2024-03-24

K-0354

C · No harm found

Follow proper procedures when the automatic sprinkler systems was out of service for more than 10 hours.

Corrected 2024-03-24

K-0362

D · No harm found

Ensure that corridors are separated from use areas by walls constructed to limit the passage of smoke.

Corrected 2024-03-24

K-0712

F · No harm found

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2024-03-24

K-0918

F · No harm found

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

Corrected 2024-03-24

K-0926

F · No harm found

Ensure that personnel concerned with handling of medical gases and cylinders are trained on the risk.

Corrected 2024-03-24

Federal penalties

2024-02-29Fine$14,043

2024-02-29Medicare payment denial — 14 days

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 555417.

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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