101 S YUCCA ST, Chandler, AZ 85224
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Desert Cove Nursing Center
Chandler, ArizonaMedicare inspection record
About Desert Cove Nursing Center
Desert Cove Nursing Center provides comprehensive skilled nursing and rehabilitation services to Chandler, Arizona residents who need short-term recovery or ongoing medical care. Our compassionate team supports each person's path back to independence with personalized therapy and nursing expertise.
Community at a glance
Capacity
120 residents
Location
Chandler, AZ
Status
Listed in a public registry
Care & services offered
Skilled Nursing
Contact & location
1750 WEST FRYE ROAD, Chandler, Arizona 85224
Medicare inspection record
From CMS Care Compare, the federal record every Medicare-certified nursing home is held to. Data as of September 1, 2026. Check it on Medicare.gov
- Medicare flags Desert Cove Nursing Center for a citation related to abuse of residents in its recent inspections.
At its most recent standard inspection, on November 19, 2025, state inspectors cited 16 health deficiencies (the Arizona average is 6.3).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 3 hours 49 minutes with each resident a day, about the same as the Arizona average.
Medicare has not fined Desert Cove Nursing Center in the last three years.
Staffing
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 3 hours 49 minutes |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 42 minutes |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 50%Above the Arizona average |
1 administrator has left the home in the past year.
Inspections
29 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
June 29, 2026 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationFrom a complaintCorrected Jul 28, 2026
April 15, 2026 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningFrom a complaintCorrected Apr 16, 2026
December 18, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 3 citations+
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Mar 5, 2026Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Infection ControlFrom a complaintCorrected Mar 5, 2026Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningFrom a complaintCorrected Mar 5, 2026
November 19, 2025 · Standard inspection · 9 citations+
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Infection ControlCorrected Nov 20, 2025Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Nursing and Physician ServicesCorrected Nov 20, 2025Post nurse staffing information every day.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Nursing and Physician ServicesCorrected Nov 20, 2025Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Nov 20, 2025Honor 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.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Nov 20, 2025Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationFrom a complaintCorrected Nov 20, 2025Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Nov 20, 2025Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Nov 20, 2025Ensure 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.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Nov 20, 2025
September 19, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 2 citations+
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Sep 30, 2025Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Sep 30, 2025
July 22, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation+
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationFrom a complaintCorrected Aug 18, 2025
April 24, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation+
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected May 31, 2025
January 3, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation+
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationFrom a complaintCorrected Jan 22, 2025
November 19, 2024 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation+
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationFrom a complaintCorrected Jan 9, 2025
February 9, 2024 · Standard inspection · 9 citations+
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Nutrition and DietaryCorrected Apr 18, 2024Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Apr 18, 2024Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Infection ControlCorrected Apr 18, 2024Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Apr 18, 2024Have 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.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Nursing and Physician ServicesCorrected Apr 15, 2024Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Apr 18, 2024Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Apr 18, 2024Ensure 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.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Apr 18, 2024Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Apr 15, 2024
Fines and payment denials
No fines or Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
About the home, per Medicare
- Ownership
- For profit - Partnership
- Legal business name
- Chandler United Medical Investors Limited Partnership
- Medicare-certified beds
- 120
- Average residents per day
- 69
- Accepts
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- December 3, 1984
- Part of a chain
- Life Care Centers of America, 194 homes
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
- CMS Certification Number
- 035095
Location
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1750 WEST FRYE ROADChandler, AZ 85224
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Questions about Desert Cove Nursing Center
How did Desert Cove Nursing Center do on its last inspection?+
State inspectors visited on November 19, 2025 and cited 16 health deficiencies, 8 of them from complaint investigations. The Arizona average is 6.3.
How much nursing care does each resident get at Desert Cove Nursing Center?+
Nurses and aides spend 3 hours 49 minutes with each resident per day, including 42 minutes from registered nurses. 50% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Has Desert Cove Nursing Center been fined by Medicare?+
Medicare's records show no fines against Desert Cove Nursing Center in the last three years.
Does Medicare cover skilled nursing?+
Medicare covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing per benefit period after a qualifying 3-day hospital stay — fully for the first 20 days, then with a daily copay. Long-term custodial stays are generally not covered.
How much does a nursing home cost?+
A semi-private room averages about $7,900 per month nationally; private rooms cost more. Medicaid is the largest payer for long-term nursing home care.
What is the CMS star rating?+
Medicare rates nursing homes 1 to 5 stars on its Care Compare site. We don't repeat those stars here. Each nursing home page shows Medicare's underlying record instead: inspections, staffing and fines, with a link to check it on Medicare.gov.