Desert Cove Nursing Center
Nursing Home · Chandler, AZ
CMS certification number035095
This facility was cited for abuse, neglect or exploitation in a recent inspection (CMS abuse icon).
Contact & location
1750 West Frye RoadChandler, AZ 85224
Maricopa County
- Phone
- (480) 899-0641
- ZIP code
- 85224 – all care providers
Facility details
- Certified beds
- 120
- Residents per day
- 68.7 (57% occupied)
- Ownership
- For profit - Partnership
- Legal name
- Chandler United Medical Investors Limited Partnership
- Chain
- Life Care Centers of America (194 facilities, avg 3.4★)
- Medicare certified since
- December 3, 1984
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Council
- Resident council
CMS star ratings
Staffing
Hours of nursing care per resident per day, from payroll data. More hours generally mean more time for each resident.
- Total nurse staffing
- 3.81 (state 3.97 · U.S. 3.86)
- Registered nurses (RN)
- 0.69 (state 0.70 · U.S. 0.69)
- Licensed practical nurses
- 1.15 (state 1.04 · U.S. 0.86)
- Nurse aides
- 1.96 (state 2.23 · U.S. 2.32)
- Weekend total
- 3.16 (state 3.50 · U.S. 3.42)
- Nursing staff turnover
- 50.0 (state 45.1 · U.S. 45.8)%
- RN turnover
- 75.0 (state 43.6 · U.S. 42.9)%
- Administrators who left
- 1 in the last year
Inspections
- Last standard inspection
- November 19, 2025
- Health deficiencies (last cycle)
- 16.0 (state 6.4 · U.S. 9.3)
- From complaints
- 8
- Citations on record (3 years)
- 35 health · 15 fire safety
| Date | Citation | Severity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-29 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. F0600 · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · complaint inspection |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Deficient, Provider has no plan of correction |
| 2026-04-15 | Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. F0842 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · complaint inspection |
E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2026-04-16 |
| 2025-12-18 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. F0658 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · complaint inspection |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2026-03-05 |
| 2025-12-18 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. F0689 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · complaint inspection |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2026-03-05 |
| 2025-12-18 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. F0880 · Infection Control Deficiencies · complaint inspection |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2026-03-05 |
| 2025-11-19 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. F0880 · Infection Control Deficiencies |
E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2025-11-20 |
| 2025-11-19 | 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. F0578 · Resident Rights Deficiencies |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2025-11-20 |
| 2025-11-19 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. F0600 · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · complaint inspection |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2025-11-20 |
| 2025-11-19 | 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. F0726 · Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2025-11-20 |
| 2025-11-19 | Post nurse staffing information every day. F0732 · Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2025-11-20 |
| 2025-11-19 | Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist. F0755 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2025-11-20 |
| 2025-11-19 | Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. F0760 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2025-11-20 |
| 2025-11-19 | 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. F0761 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2025-11-20 |
| 2025-11-19 | Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. F0842 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2025-11-20 |
| 2025-09-19 | Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. F0677 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · complaint inspection |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2025-09-30 |
| 2025-09-19 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. F0684 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · complaint inspection |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2025-09-30 |
| 2025-07-22 | Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. F0609 · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · complaint inspection |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2025-08-18 |
| 2025-04-24 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. F0684 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · complaint inspection |
E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2025-05-31 |
| 2025-01-03 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. F0600 · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · complaint inspection |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2025-01-22 |
| 2024-11-19 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. F0600 · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · complaint inspection |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2025-01-09 |
| 2024-02-09 | Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. F0677 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies |
E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2024-04-18 |
| 2024-02-09 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. F0689 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies |
E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2024-04-18 |
| 2024-02-09 | Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis. F0727 · Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies |
E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2024-04-15 |
| 2024-02-09 | Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. F0757 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies |
E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2024-04-18 |
| 2024-02-09 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. F0812 · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies |
E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2024-04-18 |
| 2024-02-09 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. F0880 · Infection Control Deficiencies |
E No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2024-04-18 |
| 2024-02-09 | Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. F0554 · Resident Rights Deficiencies |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2024-04-18 |
| 2024-02-09 | Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. F0698 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2024-04-15 |
| 2024-02-09 | 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. F0761 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2024-04-18 |
| 2022-11-03 | Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. F0552 · Resident Rights Deficiencies |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2022-12-27 |
| 2022-11-03 | Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate. F0554 · Resident Rights Deficiencies |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2022-12-27 |
| 2022-11-03 | Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. F0658 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2022-12-27 |
| 2022-11-03 | Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. F0677 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2022-12-27 |
| 2022-11-03 | Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs. F0757 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2022-12-27 |
| 2022-11-03 | 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. F0758 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies |
D No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm |
Corrected 2022-12-27 |
Severity letters A–L combine how widespread a problem was (isolated, pattern, widespread) with how serious (from potential for minimal harm to immediate jeopardy). How to read inspection results
Fines & penalties
No federal fines or payment denials in the last three years.
Ownership & management
| Name | Role | Since |
|---|---|---|
| Chandler United Medical Investors Limited Partnership (organization) | Administrator · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Johnson, Brandon (individual) | Administrator · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Kane, Ronald (individual) | Administrator · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Life Care Affiliates II (organization) | Administrator · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Life Care Centers of America, INC. (organization) | Administrator · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Preston, Forrest (individual) | Administrator · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Franco, Mark (individual) | Corporate Director · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Smith, Frank (individual) | Corporate Director · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Cross, Cindy (individual) | Corporate Officer · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Henry, Terry (individual) | Corporate Officer · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Lay, Lisa (individual) | Corporate Officer · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Swanker, Richard (individual) | Corporate Officer · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Thurmond, Joan (individual) | Corporate Officer · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Life Care Affiliates II (organization) | General Partnership Interest · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Developers Investment Company INC (organization) | Indirect Ownership Interest · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Preston, Forrest (individual) | Limited Partnership Interest · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Butner, Nancy (individual) | Managing Control - Governing Body · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Johnson, Brandon (individual) | Managing Control - Governing Body · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Pina, Jayeleen (individual) | Managing Control - Governing Body · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Butner, Nancy (individual) | Operational/managerial Control · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Chandler United Medical Investors Limited Partnership (organization) | Operational/managerial Control · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Developers Investment Company INC (organization) | Operational/managerial Control · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Fletcher, Todd (individual) | Operational/managerial Control · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Johnson, Brandon (individual) | Operational/managerial Control · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Kane, Ronald (individual) | Operational/managerial Control · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Life Care Affiliates II (organization) | Operational/managerial Control · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Life Care Centers of America, INC. (organization) | Operational/managerial Control · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Pina, Jayeleen (individual) | Operational/managerial Control · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Preston, Aubrey (individual) | Operational/managerial Control · NOT APPLICABLE | |
| Ziegler, James (individual) | Operational/managerial Control · NOT APPLICABLE |
Frequently asked questions
What is the rating of Desert Cove Nursing Center?
Desert Cove Nursing Center has a 2-star overall rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on a scale of 1 to 5, compared with a 3.3-star average in Arizona.
How many beds does Desert Cove Nursing Center have?
It has 120 certified beds and cares for about 69 residents per day.
Has Desert Cove Nursing Center been fined?
CMS lists no federal fines or payment denials in the last three years.
Who owns Desert Cove Nursing Center?
It is part of Life Care Centers of America and is classified as for profit - partnership. See the ownership table above for all owners and managers reported to CMS.
What is the phone number of Desert Cove Nursing Center?
(480) 899-0641. The facility is located at 1750 West Frye Road, Chandler, AZ 85224.
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Source: CMS Care Compare, August 2026. Information is provided as published by CMS; verify details directly with the facility.