Public Record
The Springs Healthcare Center at the Carlotta
Operated by Aspen Skilled Healthcare
From CMS
Facility profile
- CMS overall rating
- 5 / 5
- Certified beds
- 59
- Avg. residents per day
- 41.1
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California cost report
Food cost per resident day
Raw food costs divided by total patient days from the same HCAI filing. Each year is compared with the median across California HCAI filers that carry a Medicare provider number for that report year; the roughly 18 percent of filers without one are not in the comparison.
2024 raw food costs per resident day
$7.16
Filing period: to
California median $8.96 across 825 filers. This facility: 17.1th percentile of those filers.
Within its operator's California portfolio ( 34 filers): median $11.07.
RN, LVN, and CNA staffing mix
Census context: 13,983 total patient days in this filing.
| Role | Productive hours | Productive salaries | Hourly rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| RN | 4,313 | $217,364 | $50.40/hour |
| LVN | 22,168 | $791,429 | $35.70/hour |
| CNA | 39,884 | $941,981 | $23.62/hour |
2023 raw food costs per resident day
$61.51
Filing period: to
2023 raw food costs per resident day
$7.55
Filing period: to
California median $8.51 across 892 filers. This facility: 93.6th percentile of those filers.
Within its operator's California portfolio ( 32 filers): median $11.01.
RN, LVN, and CNA staffing mix
Census context: 2,502 total patient days in this filing.
| Role | Productive hours | Productive salaries | Hourly rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| RN | 1,169 | $41,756 | $35.72/hour |
| LVN | 5,632 | $118,009 | $20.95/hour |
| CNA | 10,372 | $141,996 | $13.69/hour |
Census context: 9,866 total patient days in this filing.
| Role | Productive hours | Productive salaries | Hourly rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| RN | 3,346 | $175,006 | $52.30/hour |
| LVN | 14,373 | $499,425 | $34.75/hour |
| CNA | 27,181 | $611,498 | $22.50/hour |
2021 raw food costs per resident day
$62.26
Filing period: to
California median $8.32 across 111 filers. This facility: 91.9th percentile of those filers.
RN, LVN, and CNA staffing mix
Census context: 10,548 total patient days in this filing.
| Role | Productive hours | Productive salaries | Hourly rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| RN | 3,848 | $209,687 | $54.49/hour |
| LVN | 11,068 | $383,873 | $34.68/hour |
| CNA | 27,152 | $566,527 | $20.87/hour |
HCAI cost-report figures unavailable for 2022: no filing on record.
*HCAI Long-Term Care Integrated Disclosure
Inspection record
On record from CMS
- Health citations
- 24
- Fire safety findings
- 17
- Inspections on file
- 14
- Last inspection
- 2026-01-28
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Citations
24 citations on record
Each deficiency cited on a CMS health inspection of this facility, sourced from the federal record. Open a report for the raw CMS Scope and Severity grade on each finding.
What do CMS severity letters mean?
Serious (G-L). Actual harm to a resident, or immediate jeopardy. Codes G through I indicate actual harm; J through L indicate immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety.
General (A-F). No actual harm found, or harm that is minimal. The facility must still submit a Plan of Correction. Most CMS citations land here.
Each letter combines severity with scope: how many residents the deficiency affected.
- 0880Generalpotential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- 0684Generalpotential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- 0689Generalpotential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- 0755Generalpotential for harm
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
- 0880Generalpotential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- 0814Generalpotential for harm
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
- 0812Generalpotential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- 0605Generalpotential for harm
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
- 0761Generalpotential for 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.
- 0684Generalpotential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- 0686Seriousactual harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- 0656Generalpotential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- 0880Generalpotential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- 0684Generalpotential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- 0761Generalpotential for 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.
- 0803Generalpotential for harm
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.
- 0656Generalpotential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- 0657Generalpotential for harm
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- 0842Generalpotential for harm
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
- 0686Generalpotential for harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- 0745Generalpotential for harm
Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life.
- 0676Generalpotential for harm
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
- 0761Generalpotential for 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.
- 0812Generalpotential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Inspection history
Every health inspection on record
Each CMS health inspection of this facility, and the deficiencies the surveyors cited. Where the verbatim Form 2567 statement of deficiencies is on file, it links to the full report.
- Inspection1 deficiency
555226 01/28/2026 The Springs Healthcare Center at the Carlotta 41505 Carlotta Drive Palm Desert, CA 92211 F 0880 Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm **NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT…
Read full statement of deficiencies - Inspection1 deficiency
555226 12/15/2025 The Springs Healthcare Center at the Carlotta 41505 Carlotta Drive Palm Desert, CA 92211 F 0684 Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm **NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS…
Read full statement of deficiencies - Inspection1 deficiency
555226 08/19/2025 The Springs Healthcare Center at the Carlotta 41505 Carlotta Drive Palm Desert, CA 92211 F 0689 Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm Residents Affected - Few Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision…
Read full statement of deficiencies - View inspection reportInspectionFire Safety3 deficiencies
- Inspection6 deficiencies
555226 06/06/2025 The Springs Healthcare Center at the Carlotta 41505 Carlotta Drive Palm Desert, CA 92211 F 0605 Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm Residents Affected - Few Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a…
Read full statement of deficiencies - Inspection1 deficiency
555226 05/15/2025 The Springs Healthcare Center at the Carlotta 41505 Carlotta Drive Palm Desert, CA 92211 F 0684 Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm **NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS…
Read full statement of deficiencies - Inspection1 deficiency
555226 06/27/2024 The Springs Healthcare Center at the Carlotta 41505 Carlotta Drive Palm Desert, CA 92211 F 0686 Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. Level of Harm - Actual harm **NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT…
Read full statement of deficiencies - Inspection2 deficiencies
555226 06/18/2024 The Springs Healthcare Center at the Carlotta 41505 Carlotta Drive Palm Desert, CA 92211 F 0656 Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm Residents Affected - Few Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables…
Read full statement of deficiencies - Inspection5 deficiencies
555226 05/02/2024 The Springs Healthcare Center at the Carlotta 41505 Carlotta Drive Palm Desert, CA 92211 F 0656 Level of Harm - Minimal harm or potential for actual harm Residents Affected - Few Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables…
Read full statement of deficiencies - View inspection reportInspectionFire Safety9 deficiencies
Showing the 10 most recent inspections. 4 earlier inspections are also on record.
Ownership
Aspen Skilled Healthcare
35nursing homes nationwide, in CMS records
34 in California, 1 in other states.
Counted from the chain CMS itself discloses for this home, which matches CMS Care Compare. ReadyRule's own common-control analysis is a separate and broader lens, and the two can differ.
FAQ
Questions and answers
- What is The Springs Healthcare Center at the Carlotta?
- The Springs Healthcare Center at the Carlotta is a Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing home in Palm Desert, CA, tracked by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Its CMS Certification Number (CCN) is 555226.
- What is the CMS rating for The Springs Healthcare Center at the Carlotta?
- The Springs Healthcare Center at the Carlotta has a CMS overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars. CMS rates nursing homes on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures.
- How many beds does The Springs Healthcare Center at the Carlotta have?
- The Springs Healthcare Center at the Carlotta is certified for 59 beds. It serves an average of 41.1 residents per day.
- How many citations does The Springs Healthcare Center at the Carlotta have?
- The Springs Healthcare Center at the Carlotta has 24 citations on record from CMS health inspections, each tied to a federal deficiency tag.
- When was The Springs Healthcare Center at the Carlotta last inspected?
- The Springs Healthcare Center at the Carlotta was last inspected on January 28, 2026. CMS surveys nursing homes about once a year and after complaints.
- What can I do if I have concerns about care at this facility?
- Start by raising the concern with the facility administrator or director of nursing. Every state also runs a free long-term care ombudsman program that advocates for residents and families; the federal Eldercare Locator at eldercare.acl.gov can connect you with yours. Complaints about quality of care can also be filed with your state survey agency.
*Sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). See the official record on CMS Care Compare. If you believe any information is inaccurate, report it here.
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