Based on interviews and record review, the facility failed to ensure three (#15, #28 and #30) of five residents out of 31 sample residents had the right to choose their own attending physician. Specifically, the facility failed to allow Resident #15, Resident #28 and Resident #30 to choose their primary care physician while the resident resided in the facility.Findings include: I. Facility policy and procedure The Choice of Attending Physician policy and procedure, revised November 2025, was provided by the nursing home administrator (NHA) on 4/22/26 at 5:09 p.m. It revealed in pertinent part, Residents have the right to choose their own attending physician or licensed healthcare provider who meets the requirements and responsibilities of an attending physician/provider. …
F555 citations in Colorado
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to choose his or her attending physician.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Colorado cites F555 more often than its own record predicts
8.68 times the share F555 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Colorado in 2025, this is the portion that was F555.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Colorado surveyors wrote
F555 findings written in Colorado, one from each severity band recorded here, most serious first.
Severity is as the surveyor wrote it. Some findings had already been corrected before the survey.
The short window
Recent years
| Year | Share of Colorado citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.22% | 12.42× |
| 2025 | 0.11% | 8.68× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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