Assisted living in Palm Desert, CA
These are the 34 licensed assisted-living and memory-care communities in Palm Desert, California. Unlike nursing homes, assisted living has no federal or state star rating — so, to stay honest, we do not rank them and we do not invent a score. We list every community alphabetically, show what California licenses it for, and show its state inspection record where the state publishes one — saying so plainly where it doesn’t, because no record is not a clean record. No community pays to appear here.
How to read this: California publishes a per-community inspection record, so the badges below come from that file. “No violations on the state record” means the state looked and recorded nothing against this community — not that its record is empty. A community whose complaints were investigated and not substantiated belongs here: an allegation nobody substantiated is not a violation, and we will not badge it as one. It is a floor, not a quality score, and never a rating. Open each community to read what its record actually holds, then tour in person and ask the state ombudsman about complaints, which aren't always in the public file.
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- ·No findings published for this community6 licensed beds44556 San Pascual Ave, Palm Desert, CA
- ·No findings published for this community6 licensed beds72875 Amber Street, Palm Desert, CA
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- ·Findings on the state record6 licensed beds74101 Portola Pointe Ln, Palm Desert, CA
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- ·Findings on the state record154 licensed beds44300 San Pascual Ave, Palm Desert, CA
- ·Findings on the state record10 licensed beds44645 San Onofre Avenue, Palm Desert, CA
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- ·No violations on the state record6 licensed beds73560 Woodward Dr, Palm Desert, CA
- ·No violations on the state record250 licensed beds41-505 Carlotta Drive, Palm Desert, CA
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- ·No findings published for this community96 licensed beds73685 Catalina Way, Palm Desert, CA
- ·Findings on the state record6 licensed beds74-092 Jeri Lane, Palm Desert, CA
- ·No findings published for this community6 licensed beds73748 De Anza Way, Palm Desert, CA
- ·No findings published for this community6 licensed beds74132 Windflower Ct, Palm Desert, CA
- ·No findings published for this community6 licensed beds73520 Woodward Dr, Palm Desert, CA
- ·No violations on the state record6 licensed beds74501 Columbine Drive, Palm Desert, CA
- ·No violations on the state record6 licensed beds74560 Coral Bells Cir, Palm Desert, CA
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- ·No findings published for this community6 licensed beds74115 Portola Pointe Lane, Palm Desert, CA
- ·Findings on the state record6 licensed beds74127 E. Petunia Place, Palm Desert, CA
- ·No violations on the state record182 licensed beds39905 Via Scena, Palm Desert, CA
- ·Findings on the state record6 licensed beds74039 Kokopelli Circle, Palm Desert, CA
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- ·No violations on the state record15 licensed beds44-277 Portola Avenue, Palm Desert, CA
- ·Findings on the state record6 licensed beds78554 Pleasant Drive, Palm Desert, CA
Keep looking: read the California state guides — assisted living and nursing homes — browse all assisted-living records by state, find the closest communities to your ZIP, or filter every facility by inspection record. Back to every California city.
How we order this list
We do not rank assisted living, because there is no federal star rating for it — the CMS five-star system covers nursing homes only, and assisted living is licensed and inspected by each state with no equivalent score. We could build a composite score out of capacity, memory-care beds and whatever enforcement data a state happens to publish, and put a number at the top of this page. We won’t: it would be our opinion wearing the costume of a government rating, and it would rank hardest on the states that publish least. So we list every licensed community alphabetically, show what the state licenses it for, and show its inspection record where the state publishes one.
Roughly two-thirds of states publish no bulk assisted-living inspection file at all. Where that is the case we say so on the community’s row rather than leaving a reassuring blank — an empty record is missing data, not a good record, and the difference matters most precisely where someone is about to make a decision.
No community pays to appear here. There is no sponsored placement, no paid listing, and no referral fee. The page carries ordinary Google display advertising, sold against the page and with no bearing on who is listed or in what order. Inspection records come straight from state licensing agencies.
Common questions
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What does the star rating mean?
Assisted-living inspection records are published by state licensing agencies and vary by state. The absence of a violation does not guarantee the absence of problems. Always verify with the community and your state Long-Term Care Ombudsman.