Desert Springs Post Acute

Working at Desert Springs Post Acute

Desert Springs Post Acute is a 178-bed nursing home in Palm Desert, California. Over the 12-month period CMS measures, 40% of its registered nurses stopped working here. Across the 925 California nursing homes CMS reports, the average is 37.7%, so RN turnover here is higher than at 60% of nursing homes in the state.

Staffing tells the same kind of story. Residents here receive about 17 minutes of RN time per day, against 42 minutes across California. That is less RN coverage than most California nursing homes. CMS gives Desert Springs Post Acute a staffing rating of 2 out of 5.

Turnover for the whole nursing team, which counts RNs, LPNs and nurse aides, is 50.5% here compared with 36.5% statewide.

What this means if you apply here

• Higher RN turnover means you may be training alongside newer colleagues. Ask what the facility is doing to keep its nurses.
• RN hours per resident run below the state average, so ask how assignments are built on your shift.

Nursing Matters

Nursing Matters: Turnover Numbers and Your Pay

What turnover numbers tell you before you take the job.

Subscribe to Nursing Matters on YouTube

More healthcare employers in Palm Desert