Overview
Desert Highlands Care Center has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, below the Arizona average of 3.4. Among the 3 nursing homes in Kingman, it ranks first. It scores 3 of 5 on health inspections, quality of care and staffing alike.
Residents receive about 3.7 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 51% of nursing homes in Arizona (the state average is 4.1 hours). Of that, 0.5 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on March 14, 2025, found 7 health deficiencies, more than the Arizona average of 6.2. 1 of them came from complaint investigations. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 28% of Arizona nursing homes have been fined.
Desert Highlands Care Center is a for-profit facility with 120 certified beds, caring for about 75 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1988.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 34%
Top 63%
Top 70%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- March 14, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 7
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 1
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.74 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.55 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.91 hrs
- Nurse aides2.28 hrs
- Physical therapists0.02 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 120
- Average residents per day
- 75
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- May 23, 1988
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes