CMS data snapshot: July 2026
Facility results compared with averages for CMS-certified nursing homes in Arizona. Ratings, staffing and turnover measure different parts of care and should be reviewed together.
Comparisons use the matching CMS state averages without a proprietary combined score. Review the comparison methodology.
A side-by-side view of the two CMS inspection cycles included in the current dataset.
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Cost data: Genworth/CareScout Cost of Care Survey (2024). Demographics: U.S. Census Bureau ACS (2022).
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Desert Cove Nursing Center is a 2-star Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home in Chandler, Arizona with 120 certified beds. It has been operating since 1984. Its overall CMS rating is 2 out of 5.
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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.
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
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.
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
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.
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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.
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
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.
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
+ 7 more deficiencies
No penalties on record.
Staffing hours per resident per day. The black line shows the national average.
Quality measures as percentages of residents. Lower is better for all measures.
| Name | Role | Type | Ownership % | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEVELOPERS INVESTMENT COMPANY INC | INDIRECT OWNERSHIP INTEREST | Organization | N/A | Jun 1, 1993 |
| BUTNER, NANCY | MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY | Individual | N/A | Sep 16, 2018 |
| JOHNSON, BRANDON | MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY | Individual | N/A | Dec 15, 2025 |
| PINA, JAYELEEN | MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY | Individual | N/A | Apr 21, 2026 |
| FRANCO, MARK | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | Individual | N/A | Sep 12, 2025 |
| SMITH, FRANK | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | Individual | N/A | Jun 19, 2025 |
| CROSS, CINDY | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | Apr 21, 1994 |
| HENRY, TERRY | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | Aug 16, 1999 |
| LAY, LISA | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | Feb 9, 2018 |
| SWANKER, RICHARD | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | Apr 1, 2011 |
| THURMOND, JOAN | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | Sep 22, 2000 |
| CHANDLER UNITED MEDICAL INVESTORS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Organization | N/A | Oct 1, 1988 |
| DEVELOPERS INVESTMENT COMPANY INC | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Organization | N/A | Dec 31, 1992 |
| LIFE CARE AFFILIATES II | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Organization | N/A | Jun 1, 1993 |
| LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA, INC. | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Organization | N/A | Oct 1, 1988 |
| BUTNER, NANCY | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Sep 16, 2018 |
| FLETCHER, TODD | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Dec 13, 2024 |
| JOHNSON, BRANDON | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Dec 15, 2025 |
| KANE, RONALD | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Jul 14, 2019 |
| PINA, JAYELEEN | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Apr 21, 2026 |
| PRESTON, AUBREY | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Dec 13, 2024 |
| ZIEGLER, JAMES | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Dec 13, 2024 |
| LIFE CARE AFFILIATES II | GENERAL PARTNERSHIP INTEREST | Organization | N/A | Jun 1, 1993 |
| PRESTON, FORREST | LIMITED PARTNERSHIP INTEREST | Individual | N/A | Sep 8, 1988 |
| CHANDLER UNITED MEDICAL INVESTORS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | ADP OF THE SNF | Organization | N/A | Aug 31, 2000 |
| LIFE CARE AFFILIATES II | ADP OF THE SNF | Organization | N/A | Aug 31, 2000 |
| LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA, INC. | ADP OF THE SNF | Organization | N/A | Mar 18, 2025 |
| JOHNSON, BRANDON | ADP OF THE SNF | Individual | N/A | May 4, 2026 |
| KANE, RONALD | ADP OF THE SNF | Individual | N/A | May 4, 2026 |
| PRESTON, FORREST | ADP OF THE SNF | Individual | N/A | Aug 31, 2000 |
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