California Licensed RCFE

Desert Cottage

83-617 Himilaya Drive, Indio, CA 92203 · Riverside County · View on map

State Facility #336413271

Record as of 2026-08-26, updated daily from California DSS records. Cached or archived copies of this page may be outdated; the live page always shows the current record.

License Status
Licensed
Capacity
6
First Licensed
8/28/2007
Last State Visit
3/3/2026

Desert Cottage has 8 complaint records in its state history. RCFEIntel offers a free family service: a local advisor will reach out to nearby options on your behalf so you can compare.

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Contact & Leadership

Administrator
Elizabeth Hengstler
Licensee
Desert Cottages L.l.c
Phone
(760) 342-7767

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Compliance Summary

Cumulative totals across this facility's entire California licensing history (first licensed 8/28/2007), per CCLD public records. “Substantiated Allegations” reflects the State of California's own findings, not RCFEIntel's. These are historical counts and do not indicate current conditions or quality of care.

Total State Visits
24
Inspections
5
Complaints on Record
8
Substantiated Allegations
4

Complaint Records (8)

Individual complaint records as published by the state and collected by our daily monitoring. The state occasionally revises or removes records; the Compliance Summary above reflects the state's current authoritative totals. Historical records, not an assessment of current conditions.

#18-AS-2025082513374903/02/20262 substantiated · 0 unsubstantiated · 0 unfoundedcitations: 1A / 0B
#18-AS-2024100719171703/02/20260 substantiated · 1 unsubstantiated · 0 unfounded
#18-AS-2025091208205601/30/20260 substantiated · 0 unsubstantiated · 1 unfounded
#18-AS-2024120315543612/31/20251 substantiated · 6 unsubstantiated · 0 unfoundedcitations: 0A / 1B
#18-AS-2023092215241609/24/20250 substantiated · 0 unsubstantiated · 5 unfounded
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#18-AS-2024041114390809/18/20250 substantiated · 3 unsubstantiated · 0 unfounded
#18-AS-2022033011375601/30/20251 substantiated · 0 unsubstantiated · 0 unfoundedcitations: 1A / 0B
#18-AS-2024093010450611/27/20240 substantiated · 1 unsubstantiated · 0 unfounded

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Data source: California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division public records. Data as of 2026-08-26. RCFEIntel is not affiliated with or endorsed by the State of California.

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