Desert Cottage Iii is a residential care home for the elderly (RCFE) in Indio, Riverside County, California — state license #336426273, licensed for 6 residents, listed as licensed in the CDSS record we retrieved August 2, 2026. It does not appear on the DHCS Assisted Living Waiver participant list checked August 9, 2026 — that list covers the state waiver only, not a home's own payment arrangements. California has 10 dated inspection and complaint documents on file for this home going back to 2022, the most recent dated October 30, 2025 — published below in full, verbatim and unscored.
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Since 2022, the state has visited this home 11 times and filed 10 documents. The most recent is a facility evaluation report, dated October 30, 2025.
The state's published file for this home includes 1 document with transcribed findings, dated April 17, 2024. 1 of the 1 carries the state's recorded outcome word: “Unfounded” (1). 1 includes the transcribed allegation the state investigated, word for word.
Summary composed by computer from the 1 document below — every count derives from them, and the documents themselves are the state's records, verbatim. We never grade, score, or color a record.
What the state’s words mean
Oct 30, 2025Report on file
Report on file with the state — no findings text was published for this visit. The complete document is on the state’s site.
Oct 10, 2025Report on file
Report on file with the state — no findings text was published for this visit. The complete document is on the state’s site.
Sep 26, 2025Report on file
Report on file with the state — no findings text was published for this visit. The complete document is on the state’s site.
Sep 16, 2025Report on file
Report on file with the state — no findings text was published for this visit. The complete document is on the state’s site.
Aug 30, 2025Report on file
Report on file with the state — no findings text was published for this visit. The complete document is on the state’s site.
May 15, 2025Report on file
Report on file with the state — no findings text was published for this visit. The complete document is on the state’s site.
Aug 21, 2024Report on file
Report on file with the state — no findings text was published for this visit. The complete document is on the state’s site.
Apr 17, 2024Unfounded
Allegation investigated: Staff are prohibiting the Long Term Ombudsman from touring the facility
Licensing Program Analyst (LPA) Sara Martinez and Licensing Program Manager Tricia Danielson conducted an unannounced visit to the facility to initiate the investigation regarding the allegation listed above. LPM and LPA were granted entry and met with Administrator Elizabeth Hengstler who was informed of the purpose for this visit. Regarding the allegation, it was reported that Riverside County Ombudsman was not allowed to enter this facility. Interview with Administrator Elizabeth Hengstler stated the facility has not had any residents residing at this facility since 2021 and the facility was last utilized as a COVID-19 surge facility. LPA and LPM toured the facility and did not see any evidence of residents residing at the facility. Due to the facility not having any residents currently residing at the facility, no personal rights of residents were violated in prohibiting the Ombudsman from touring the facility. This agency has investigated the complaint alleging "Staff are prohibitthe state’s words, verbatim · CDSS document, Apr 17, 2024 · control 18-AS-20240411142009
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Is Desert Cottage Iii licensed?
Yes — Desert Cottage Iii is a licensed residential care home for the elderly (RCFE) in Indio (Riverside County): California license #336426273, shown as licensed in the CDSS state record checked August 2, 2026, licensed for 6 residents. State records list 10 inspection and complaint documents since 2022; the most recent, a facility evaluation report dated October 30, 2025, appears in the inspection record on this page.
Can Desert Cottage Iii care for dementia, hospice, bedridden, or non-ambulatory residents?
From the CDSS license record, checked August 2, 2026.
The CDSS license record checked August 2, 2026 lists Desert Cottage Iii with clearances for wheelchair / non-ambulatory, dementia / memory care, and bedridden; it does not list hospice care. A clearance that is not on file is not a “no” — it may simply be unrecorded, so if your family needs one of these, ask the home directly and confirm its current scope on a tour.
From the California state record. Some approvals are bed- or room-specific — always confirm current scope with the facility.
What the state record says, word for word
Verbatim, from the CDSS license record6 NON-AMBULATORY, OF WHICH 6 MAY BE BEDRIDDEN.
How much does Desert Cottage Iii cost?
California's public licensing record does not include Desert Cottage Iii's monthly price, so we never show or estimate one for a specific home. As county-level context only, assisted living in Riverside County typically runs $3,500–$5,500/mo and small board-and-care homes $3,000–$5,000/mo (market research compiled June 2026 — ranges, not quotes; California's 2026 SSI/SSP board-and-care payment standard is $1,626.07/month, of which $1,444.07 is the room-and-board portion paid to the home). Ask the home for its own rate sheet and what the base rate includes — or use the cost section at the top of this page.
Does Desert Cottage Iii accept Medi-Cal or the Assisted Living Waiver?
Desert Cottage Iii is not in the DHCS Assisted Living Waiver participant record we checked August 9, 2026 — that list covers only the state's ALW program, not a home's own payment policies, so ask the home directly about private Medi-Cal arrangements. The waiver pays for assisted-living care services (not room and board) at participating homes; every DHCS-listed home appears on our statewide Medi-Cal page.
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0 of 6 beds occupied (0%) when the state visited on April 17, 2024. Availability changes constantly — confirm a current opening with the home.
What do state inspections show for Desert Cottage Iii?
Verbatim from CDSS complaint-investigation reports — the state's own words, never summarized by us. Record checked August 2, 2026.
The CDSS state record checked August 2, 2026 lists 11 state visits and 10 dated documents since 2022 for Desert Cottage Iii; 1 complaint-investigation narrative is transcribed verbatim below. The most recent, dated April 17, 2024, records an allegation the state marked “Unfounded”. Open any entry to read the state's full finding, word for word.
Most licensed homes receive some findings over 36 months; what matters is what was found and whether it was corrected. Counts here are shown compared with homes of similar size, and the state's own words appear in full below.
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Transcribed from CDSS complaint-investigation reports · record checked August 2, 2026.
What the state has logged
California has logged 11 state visits for this home as of August 2, 2026. These are the home's own counts, straight from that record — shown beside the statewide median for small board-and-care homes (6 or fewer beds), computed across all 5,773 licensed homes of that size, because larger and longer-licensed homes naturally accumulate more visits and reports. They are facts, not a grade — a citation may be minor and since corrected, and an “unsubstantiated” complaint is not a finding of wrongdoing. No substantiated complaints are on file.
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